Press Release
Uganda: Murder of Gay Activist Must Be Investigated
David Kato, gay activist, died after an unknown attacker struck him on the head at his home. He successfully sued…
March 27, 2011
Press Release
Pakistan: Zadari’s UK visit must deliver human rights gains
Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari should use his United Kingdom visit to announce reforms in the country's northwest...
March 27, 2011
Press Release
One Year After Massive Political Dissent in Iran, Government Crackdown Widens with Hundreds Unjustly Imprisoned; Torture and Executions Widespread
One year after massive dissent erupted over Iran?s disputed June 2009 presidential election, Amnesty International documents...
March 27, 2011
Press Release
U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Case against Former Somali Minister of Defense One Month from Today
Major human rights organizations file amici curiae brief along with individual torture survivors and their families,...
March 27, 2011
Report
Israel/Occupied Palestinian Territories: As safe as houses? Israel’s demolition of Palestinian homes
Palestinians living under Israeli occupation in East Jerusalem and the rest of the west bank face such tight restrictions...
March 26, 2011
Report
Persecution and resistance: The experience of human rights defenders in Guatemala and Honduras
This report focuses on risks that human rights defenders face in Honduras and Guatemala, where the pattern of human rights…
March 26, 2011
Report
Senegal: Torture: the Casamance case
Between 1982 and 1989 several hundred people in Casamance region were arrested for political reasons connected with a...
March 26, 2011
Report
USA: Normalizing delay, perpetuating injustice, undermining the ‘rules of the road’
Document - USA: Normalizing delay, perpetuating injustice, undermining the 'rules of the road' Adherence to international human rights must…
March 26, 2011
Report
Uzbekistan: Government crackdown on human rights defenders
The ruthless campaign by the government of Uzbekistan to silence human rights activists and journalists shows no sign of abating.
March 26, 2011
Report
Iran: The last executioner of children
Iran has the status of being the world's last official executioner of children. Amnesty International is publishing this report...
March 26, 2011
Report
USA: More of the same: New Manual for military commissions confirms acquittal may not mean release
Like its predecessor ? released by the Bush administration in 2007 ? the new Manual for Military Commissions confirms that...
March 26, 2011
Report
USA: ‘Where is the justice for me?’: The case of Troy Davis, facing execution in Georgia
This report outlines the case of Troy Anthony Davis. Executive clemency will be his last hope if the courts prove…
March 26, 2011