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Press Release
Syria’s Surge of Deaths in Detention Revealed, in New Amnesty International Report
At least 88 people are believed to have died in detention in Syria during five months of bloody repression of pro-reform protests, a new Amnesty International report reveals today.
August 31, 2011
Report
Syria’s surge of deaths in detention revealed
Relentless repression has marked Syria since March 2011, as the government continues its efforts to stifle increasing numbers of pro-reform protests. Scores of people – believed to have been detained for their actual or suspected involvement in the protests – are reported to have died in custody. Some were children. However, the Syrian authorities have failed to carry out credible investigations into any of the cases or ensure accountability for the perpetrators. Amnesty International is calling on the UN Security Council to refer the situation in Syria immediately to the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court.
August 30, 2011
Report
Sudan: Possible war crimes in Southern Kordofan
Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch have collected evidence indicating that the Sudanese Armed Forces may have committed war crimes in Southern Kordofan, the organizations said today. In a rare trip to the Nuba Mountains region of Southern Kordofan, researchers from the two human rights groups found that an indiscriminate bombing campaign carried out by Sudan since early-June is killing and maiming men, women and children. The slideshow requires JavaScript and the Flash Player. Get Flash here.// var flashvars = {data:"https://adam.amnesty.org/asset-bank/assetfile/140243.xml", displayTime:"8", onExternalSite:"on", type:"photoEssay", modules:"AssetBank", modulePath:"https://adam.amnesty.org/images/slideshows/common/modules/"}; if (flashvars.type=="photoEssay") { flashvars.controlMenuOptions = "AssetBank_viewAsset,AssetBank_addToLightbox,AssetBank_addAllToLightbox,thumbnailBar,titleBar,infoBar,autoResize,embiggen"; flashvars.title = "IN PICTURES: The human face of…
August 30, 2011
Update
New Report And Website Track Syria's Surge of Deaths In Custody
Amnesty's latest report and interactive mapping site EyesOnSyria.org documents dozens of deaths in detention - including children - in Syria during five months of bloody repression.
August 30, 2011
Update
Victory: Release of Iranian HIV/AIDS Specialist!
On August 28th, internationally recognized HIV/AIDS doctor was released from prison in Iran. Amnesty activists worked tirelessly campaigning for his release.
August 30, 2011
Update
Turk Bombings and Civilian Casualties in Northern Iraq
During Turkish air raids on Northern Iraq, seven innocent civilians were killed. Amnesty International demands a thorough investigation.
August 30, 2011
Press Release
Southern Kordofan Civilians Tell of Air Strike Horror in Sudan, Says Amnesty International
The Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) are indiscriminately bombing civilian areas in the Nuba Mountains region of Southern Kordofan and preventing aid from reaching desperate displaced people, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch said today.
August 30, 2011
Press Release
Amnesty International Witnesses Abuse of Black Libyans in Tripoli; Fears for Safety of Detainees Held by Anti-Gaddafi Forces
Amnesty International said today it fears that people suspected of having fought for Colonel Mu'ammar al-Gaddafi, in particular black Libyans and sub-Saharan Africans, are increasingly at risk of abuse by anti-Gaddafi forces, after its representatives witnessed black Libyans being beaten and one dragged from a hospital bed in Tripoli on Monday.
August 30, 2011
Press Release
Amnesty International Urges Pakistan to End Enforced Disappearances
Authorities in Pakistan must urgently end the widespread practice of enforced disappearance and ensure anyone detained has full access to lawyers and the courts, Amnesty International said in a new briefing today.
August 30, 2011
Update
Finding the Disappeared
On August 30 take action for those 'disappeared' by oppressive governments.
August 29, 2011
Update
Accountability for Torture: What Would @FakeCheney Say?
Amnesty can't let former VP Dick Cheney have the last word in his new memoir. We're calling for accountability for torture during the “war on terror” using a parody Twitter account, @FakeCheney.
August 29, 2011
Update
Katrina, Six Years On: Criminal Justice and the NOPD
Six years after the levees broke during Katrina, there is finally an opening for deep, lasting change for New Orleans' criminal justice system and the NOPD.
August 29, 2011