Filter by
Showing 4477-4488 of 11268 Results
Press Release
Amnesty International USA to Observe North Dakota Pipeline Protests
As a federal court issues a decision regarding whether construction of a disputed pipeline can go forward, Amnesty International USA has sent a delegation of human rights observers to monitor…
Victory
Good News! – 10-Year-Old Girl In Need of Surgery Evacuated (Syria: UA 190/16)
Ghina Ahmad Wadi, a 10-year-old girl seriously wounded by sniper fire at a Syrian government checkpoint on 2 August, was successfully evacuated to Damascus to receive the urgent surgery she…
Press Release
Conference of States Parties must stop the secrecy and drag $100bn global trade out of the shadows
The second Conference of States Parties for the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) must make critical progress this week on holding governments to account by introducing mandatory public reporting of all…
Press Release
Police Must Protect the Right to Peacefully Protest Pipeline Construction in North Dakota
As thousands of Indigenous activists gather in 90-degree heat at the construction site of the Dakota Access Pipeline at the border of North and South Dakota, North Dakota state officials…
Victory
Good News! – USA: Execution Blocked for Jeffery Wood (UA 160/16)
On 19 August, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals granted a stay of execution to Jeffery Wood, who was scheduled to be executed in Texas on 24 August. He was…
Press Release
Iraq: Executions will not eliminate security threats
The execution of 36 men in Iraq yesterday marks an alarming rise in the authorities’ use of the death penalty in response to the dramatic security threats the country is…
Press Release
Art for Amnesty Partners with AFROPUNK Music Festival
Art for Amnesty, an Amnesty International USA program using the power of art, music, and culture to support human rights and inspire people to act, is partnering with AFROPUNK Festival.…
Press Release
Brazil: Rio’s Olympic legacy shattered with no let-up in killings by police
The legacy of the Rio 2016 Olympics has been shattered with at least eight people killed in police operations in the city during the Games and peaceful protests heavily repressed,…
Update
DOJ Review of Baltimore Policy Department Indicates Urgent Need for Meaningful Change
Earlier this week, the Department of Justice released findings from a “pattern and practice” review of the Baltimore Police Department. This is an important step towards transparency and accountability.
Press Release
UN: Zero tolerance for states who flout Arms Trade Treaty obligations
UN: Zero tolerance for states who flout Arms Trade Treaty obligations · States Parties still engaging in unscrupulous arms transfers, putting lives and human rights at risk · More than…
Press Release
Russia declares two more non-profits as ‘undesirable’
The Russian General Prosecutor’s Office Thursday designated two more US–based organizations as “undesirable” under a draconian law adopted last year, as it continued to turn the screw on Russian civil…
Update
Jeffrey Wood is Scheduled for Execution on August 24th, but he Didn’t Commit Murder
As death sentences and executions dwindle around the country and most states are abandoning the death penalty, a few states are determined to keep executions rolling. Top of the list…