Report
Libya: Rule of the Gun — Abductions, Torture and Other Militia Abuses in Western Libya
Lawless militias and armed groups on all sides of the conflict in western Libya are carrying out rampant human rights…
October 28, 2014
Press Release
Amnesty International Releases New Ferguson Report Documenting Human Rights Abuses
Following the initial protests in Ferguson, Missouri sparked by the shooting death of unarmed 18-year-old Michael Brown, Amnesty International USA…
October 23, 2014
Report
On the Streets of America: Human Rights Abuses in Ferguson
Michael Brown, an 18-year-old unarmed African American man, was fatally shot by police officer Darren Wilson in Ferguson, Missouri on…
October 23, 2014
Report
Amnesty International Submission for the UN Universal Periodic Review
During the USA’s first Universal Periodic Review (UPR) in 2010, 228 recommendations were made to it by other states. The…
October 20, 2014
Report
On The Brink Of Death: Violence Against Women And The Abortion Ban In El Salvador
Every year, thousands of women and girls are denied their rights and choices by El Salvador’s total ban on abortion…
October 17, 2014
Press Release
Hong Kong: Women and girls attacked as police fail to protect peaceful protesters
Hong Kong’s police failed in their duty to protect hundreds of peaceful pro-democracy protesters from attacks by counter demonstrators on…
October 3, 2014
Press Release
Burge is Being Released From Prison While Those he Tortured Continue to Suffer
When Will Chicago’s City Council Pass the Ordinance Providing Reparations for the Burge Torture Survivors? On Oct. 2nd convicted, former…
October 2, 2014
Press Release
Bahrain must release activist Nabeel Rajab, detained for ‘insulting’ tweets
The Bahraini authorities must immediately release a prominent human rights activist who has been detained for posting tweets deemed insulting…
October 2, 2014
Press Release
China: Release supporters of Hong Kong protests
The Chinese authorities must immediately and unconditionally release all those detained for peacefully showing support for pro-democracy protests in Hong…
October 1, 2014
Press Release
Iran must halt imminent execution of 26-year-old woman
Iranian authorities have today confirmed that a woman convicted of killing a man whom she said tried to sexually abuse…
September 29, 2014
Press Release
Chinese Dissident Ai Weiwei Opens Exhibit Featuring Amnesty International Research at Alcatraz
The latest installation from Chinese artist and human rights activist Ai Weiwei, featuring research from Amnesty International, will open to…
September 26, 2014
Press Release
Protection of Syrian Civilians Must be World’s Priority, Humanitarian and Human Rights Groups Demand
Any further intervention in the Middle East must include plans to address the suffering of Syrian civilians, a global coalition…
September 23, 2014