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Amnesty International Report Describes “Unimaginable Daily Horrors” for Children in Somalia
Executions, Indiscriminate Attacks and Denial of Food, Water and Medical Care are Outlined in New Report Contact: Suzanne Trimel,…
July 20, 2011
Report
Children in Somalia facing war crimes
Children in southern and central Somalia are under relentless attack. Their lives are in constant danger and their hopes for…
July 19, 2011
Press Release
Amnesty International Responds to News Reports that the CIA is Involved in Secret Detention Site in Somalia
Amnesty International USA issued the following statement in response to news reports that the CIA has been involved in operating…
July 13, 2011
Press Release
Amnesty International Says Pakistan Orders to ‘Shoot on Sight’ Declare Karachi a War Zone
Sam Zarifi, Asia-Pacific director for Amnesty International issued the following statement in response to news that Pakistan authorities ordered 1,000…
July 8, 2011
Press Release
Amnesty International Welcomes Obama’s Decision to Hold Civilian Trial for Somali Terrorism Suspect but Very Concerned about Detention Aboard Ship
Contact: AIUSA media relations, 202-509-8194 (Washington, DC) Tom Parker, policy director for terrorism, (counter) and human rights for Amnesty International…
July 6, 2011
Press Release
Amnesty International Urges Thailand’s Political Parties to Respect Human Rights Following Elections
Thai political parties must publicly commit to respect human rights, Amnesty International said today, on the eve of the country’s…
July 1, 2011
Press Release
Amnesty International Condemns Hostility Towards Human Rights Defenders in Chechnya
The Chechen authorities must end their intimidation and harassment of human rights defenders, Amnesty International said today, after recent threats…
June 29, 2011
Press Release
Amnesty International Urges President of Mexico to Immediately Investigate Navy ‘Disappearances’
Mexico's President Felipe Calderón must immediately launch an independent civilian investigation into the whereabouts of least six people who were…
June 29, 2011
Press Release
Amnesty International Condemns Bombings Against Civilians in Nigeria
Contact: AIUSA media relations, 202-509-8194 (Washington, D.C.)-Nigerian armed groups must stop attacking civilians, Amnesty International said today, after as many…
June 27, 2011
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Amnesty International Responds to Release of Ai Weiwei
In reaction to reports that Ai Weiwei has been released on bail "because of his good attitude in confessing his…
June 22, 2011
Press Release
Amnesty International Urges Mexico to Investigate Disappearances of Men Seized by Navy
Contact: Wende Gozan Brown at 212-633-4247, [email protected]. (London) -- Mexican civilian authorities must urgently investigate the disappearance of a man…
June 17, 2011
Press Release
Amnesty International Says Russian Human Rights Defender Not Guilty of Slander Charges
A leading Russian human rights defender, Oleg Orlov, has been accused of slandering the Chechen president has been acquitted by…
June 15, 2011