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Update
Shocking New Evidence Reveals Extreme Brutality Against Syria Protestors and Their Families
New evidence of Syria brutality emerges as woman's mutilated body is found. Amnesty International new report documents 6 months of abuses.
September 26, 2011
Update
Day of Remembrance: Troy Davis Lives
October 1st is the day of remembrance for Troy Davis. Make sure he did not die in vain but pledging to help end the death penalty.
September 26, 2011
Report
Thailand: Insurgents must stop war crimes against civilians
Thailand’s three southern-most provinces are host to a non-international armed conflict, based on the intensity and duration of hostilities there, as well as the existence of organized groups of insurgents. Amnesty International believes that the insurgents, through widespread killings of civilians from both Buddhist and Muslim communities, are committing acts aimed at spreading terror among the civilian population. This report examines the circumstances surrounding 82 deaths that resulted from attacks by insurgents. Fifty-five of those killed were Muslims, while 27 were Buddhists. Individual cases are illustrative.
September 26, 2011
Report
Time for Tunisian political parties to deliver reform
Tunisians are still waiting for politicians to deliver on the fundamental change they have been promised, Amnesty International said today. A month ahead of Tunisia’s historic first elections since the fall of former President Ben Ali, the organization is asking all candidates in Tunisia’s elections to sign a “manifesto” with 10 pledges to signal that they are serious about meaningful human rights reform.“Nine months after former President Ben Ali fled, many Tunisians still have little confidence in the authorities to deliver them justice, dignity and institutions they can trust,” said Hassiba Hadj Sahraoui, Amnesty International’s Deputy Director for the Middle…
September 26, 2011
Press Release
Amnesty International Demands the Release of an Egyptian Blogger on a Hunger Strike, as His Health Fails
Egyptian authorities must immediately and unconditionally release a detained blogger who has been on hunger strike for over a month and has lost 26 pounds, Amnesty International said today, as the bloggers health deteriorates.
September 26, 2011
Press Release
Granting Women the Right to Vote in Saudi Arabia is Only a Tiny Step Toward Equality, Says Amnesty International
Granting women in Saudi Arabia the right to vote is a welcome step, Amnesty International said today, but authorities must take the much larger step toward dismantling the entire system in place to repress and discriminate against women.
September 26, 2011
Update
Amnesty Groups Mobilize for Rights of Indigenous People in India
Join other AI activists in demanding justice and accountability for human rights violations in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh.
September 23, 2011
Update
Women of Zimbabwe Arise Activists Arrested on International Day of Peace
Twelve activists from Women of Zimbabwe Arise were arrested during a march to commemorate the International Day of Peace. Jenni Williams and Magodonga Mahlongu remain in jail.
September 23, 2011
Press Release
Amnesty International Reveals Shocking New Evidence of Extreme Brutality in Syria — Mutilated Body of Abducted 18-Year-Old Woman Killed in Horrific Circumstances
Amnesty International today revealed new evidence of the extreme brutality being meted out to Syrian protesters and their families. The organization said the mutilated body of an 18-year-old woman who was abducted by security forces was discovered by her family in a morgue in Homs Sept. 13. Zainab al-Hosni would become the first woman known to have died in custody during the unrest.
September 23, 2011
Update
Georgia Kills Troy Davis
The state of Georgia has killed Troy Davis. Now we must redouble our efforts to abolish the death penalty so such a travesty of justice never happens again.
September 22, 2011
Press Release
Troy Davis Execution a ‘Catastrophic Failure of the Justice System,’ Charges Amnesty International
The U.S. justice system was shaken to its core as Georgia executed a person who may well be innocent. Killing a man under this enormous cloud of doubt is horrific and amounts to a catastrophic failure of the justice system.
September 22, 2011
Press Release
Amnesty International Urges Haitian Authorities to Bring Jean-Claude Duvalier to Justice
Amnesty International today urged Haitian authorities to bring former President Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier to justice for the human rights abuses committed under his regime from 1971 to 1986.
September 22, 2011