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Tweet to Free Jabbar Savalan
Join the global Twitter action to call for the release of Jabbar Savalan, jailed in Azerbaijan for using Facebook to organize peaceful protests.
October 17, 2011
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U.S. Public Turning Away From Death Penalty?
Public support for the death penalty is at its lowest since 1972, but it will still take a serious commitment to change the laws and abolish the death penalty.
October 17, 2011
Press Release
Iran Must Acknowledge Abuses Before U.N. Committee, Says Amnesty International
The Iranian authorities will make a farce of a U.N. Committee hearing into Iran's human rights record unless they acknowledge current and past abuses, Amnesty International warned today.
October 17, 2011
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The Man in the Mirror
President Obama needs to look in the mirror, reign in his administration’s baser instincts, and bring the rule of law back to US counterterrorism policies.
October 14, 2011
Press Release
ASEAN: End Discrimination Against Women to Improve Maternal Health
ASEAN must take urgent action if all of its member states are to meet targets under the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) for addressing poor sexual and reproductive health for women and girls, Amnesty International said today in a new briefing paper.
October 14, 2011
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A Lens on Human Rights: Film Festival Marks Amnesty's 50th Anniversary
The Hamptons International Film Festival marks the 50th anniversary of Amnesty International through a special panel examining the 50-year legacy of the American Civil Rights Movement.
October 13, 2011
Press Release
Amnesty International Finds Widespread Abuse — and Even Torture — of Captured and Detained Al-Gaddafi Soldiers, Loyalists and Mercenaries Under Libya’s Transitional Government
Captured al-Gaddafi soliders, suspected loyalists and mercenaries held in western Libya are being beaten, and, in some cases, tortured in custody, Amnesty International said today in a new report that calls on the Libyan transitional authorities to immediately halt both arbitrary detentions and widespread abuse of detainees.
October 13, 2011
Report
Canada urged to arrest and prosecute George W. Bush
Amnesty International today urged Canadian authorities to arrest and either prosecute or extradite former US President George W. Bush for his role in torture, ahead of his expected visit to Canada on 20 October. “Canada is required by its international obligations to arrest and prosecute former President Bush given his responsibility for crimes under international law including torture,” said Susan Lee, Americas Director at Amnesty International. “As the US authorities have, so far, failed to bring former President Bush to justice, the international community must step in. A failure by Canada to take action during his visit would violate the…
October 12, 2011
Report
New Libya ’stained’ by detainee abuse
Militia fighting against Colonel Mu'ammar al-Gaddafi have detained about 2,500 people in the capital Tripoli and surrounding areas since taking control of these areas in late August 2011. Most have been held without legal orders and many have been beaten and otherwise ill-treated. The new Libyan authorities – the National Transitional Council (NTC) – have promised to respect international human rights law. In this report Amnesty International urges the NTC to investigate abuses by its supporters as well as by al-Gaddafi forces, and bring the perpetrators to justice.
October 12, 2011
Update
Graphic Novel About Iran's Post-Election Crackdown Catapults to New York Times Bestsellers List
A new graphic novel is the perfect vehicle to convey the extent of the horror that affected and continues to affect millions of Iranians.
October 11, 2011
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220,00 Children: Creating A Lost Generation in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe used to have a top educational system. Now it's creating a lost generation of hundreds of thousands of children deprived of education.
October 11, 2011
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Women, War and Peace: An Interview with Pamela Hogan
Pamela Hogan's new PBS series, Women, War & Peace, challenges the thought that war and peace are men’s domain.
October 11, 2011