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Update
How To: Write a Defiant Dictator's Speech
When the going gets touch, the tough ramble wildly for three hours on state TV.
August 11, 2011
Update
Renowned Iranian HIV/AIDS Doctor Imprisoned For Doing His Job
Dr. Arash Alaei and his brother created programs considered 'models' by the international health community. And that was the problem.
August 11, 2011
Press Release
Amnesty International Urges NATO to Investigate Civilian Deaths During Libya Air Strikes
Contact: AIUSA media relations, 202-509-8194 (Washington, D.C.) - NATO must take all necessary precautions to avoid civilian casualties during military operations, Amnesty International said today, after allegations by Libyan officials loyal to Colonel Mu'ammar al-Gaddafi that 85 people were killed during an air strike on Monday night. The organization called on NATO to thoroughly investigate allegations of the deaths of unarmed civilians during the air strike in the area of Majar, south of Zlitan city. Independent journalists taken to the scene reported having been shown up to 30 body bags, of which the bodies of two women and two children…
August 11, 2011
Update
The California Abolition Bill Is Moving
California's death penalty abolition bill is making progress; it passed one committee last month, and now has a second committee hearing on August 17.
August 10, 2011
Press Release
Viet Nam urged to release jailed blogger
The Vietnamese authorities must immediately release a French-Vietnamese blogger who has been sentenced to three years in prison on national security charges, Amnesty International said today.
August 10, 2011
Press Release
Neglected Congolese Victims Deserve Justice Now, Says Amnesty International
Crimes under international law, including rape and murder, continue to be committed by the Congolese army and armed groups in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
August 10, 2011
Press Release
Amnesty International Urges Vietnam to Release Jailed Blogger
The Vietnamese authorities must immediately release French-Vietnamese blogger Pham Minh Hoang, who has been sentenced to three years in prison on national security charges.
August 10, 2011
Press Release
Amnesty International Urges India to Conduct Thorough and Fair Inquiry into Land Protest Deaths
The Government of Maharashtra must ensure a thorough and fair inquiry into deaths when police fired on a protest by farmers.
August 10, 2011
Press Release
Amnesty International Urges NATO to Investigate Civilian Deaths During Libya Air Strikes
NATO must take all necessary precautions to avoid civilian casualties during military operations.
August 10, 2011
Update
Stand Up For Native Women On Indigenous Peoples Day
Looming budget cuts may threaten the progress made to protect Native American and Alaska Native women from sexual violence.
August 9, 2011
Report
DRC: Neglected Congolese victims deserve justice now
Crimes under international law, including rape and murder, continue to be committed by the Congolese army and armed groups in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo following decades of similar crimes across the country, Amnesty International said today. A new Amnesty International report The time for justice is now; new strategy needed in the Democratic Republic of Congo calls for the reform and strengthening of the country's national justice system to combat impunity that has been fostering a cycle of violence and human rights violations for decades. "The people of the DRC have suffered war crimes and crimes…
August 9, 2011
Report
Maze of Injustice
A Summary of Amnesty International's Findings Sexual violence against Indigenous women in the USA is widespread. According to US government statistics, Native American and Alaska Native women are more than 2.5 times more likely to be raped or sexually assaulted than other women in the USA. Some Indigenous women interviewed by Amnesty International said they didn't know anyone in their community who had not experienced sexual violence. Though rape is always an act of violence, there is evidence that Indigenous women are more likely than other women to suffer additional violence at the hands of their attackers. According to the…
August 8, 2011