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Press Release
Syria Urged to End Enforced Disappearances
Amnesty International commemorates International Day of the Disappeared with spotlight on disappeared Syrian activists
August 29, 2012
Press Release
Syria Urged to End Enforced Disappearances
Amnesty International commemorates International Day of the Disappeared with spotlight on disappeared Syrian activists
August 29, 2012
Press Release
Rachel Corrie Verdict Highlights Impunity for Israeli Military
Amnesty International condemns an Israeli court’s verdict that the government of Israel bears no responsibility in the death of Rachel Corrie.
August 28, 2012
Press Release
Civilians Bear Brunt of Horrific Violence as Battle for Aleppo Rages
There is no longer any question: Syria's most populous city has been turned into a battlefield, rendering Aleppo's civilian residents disposable pawns in a deadly game of cat-and-mouse.
August 22, 2012
Press Release
Use of Amputation as Punishment in Northern Mali is Reason for Concern
Amnesty international condemns the punitive amputations carried out on Wednesday by the Unity Movement for Jihad in West Africa in Ansongo, a town in the North of Mali.
August 10, 2012
Press Release
DR Congo Must Protect Human Rights Defenders Working Amid Conflict in North Kivu
Amnesty International urges DR Congo to end threats being made against human rights defenders and journalists by government officials and armed group M23.
August 8, 2012
Press Release
Satellite Images from Escalating Syrian Conflict Are Reason for Concern
Amnesty International says satellite images from Aleppo and nearby areas raise further concerns about escalating conflict and risk to Syrian civilians.
August 6, 2012
Report
All-Out Repression: Purging Dissent in Aleppo, Syria
Research by Amnesty International details the brutal crackdown in Aleppo, as Syrian security forces and militia target protesters, medical staff and bystanders.
July 31, 2012
Report
Mali: “We Haven’t Seen Our Cellmates Since”
Amnesty report on Mali looks at enforced disappearances and torture of soliders and police officers opposed to the junta.
July 30, 2012
Press Release
Reports Increase of Unlawful Killings of Captured Security Forces by Opposition Forces in Syria
Amnesty International continues to receive reports of unlawful executions and other atrocities by both sides in the Syrian conflict
July 25, 2012
Press Release
Latest Exectutions in Hamas-Controlled Gaza Fail to Meet International Justice Standards
Three Men Hanged by Hamas Authorities Faced Questionable Trials, One Man Confessed to Murder After Suspected Torture
July 18, 2012
Report
One-Way Accountability
Guantanamo detainee Majid Khan pleads guilty; details of government crimes against him remain classified top secret.
July 18, 2012