Press Release
“Defending Freedom” Week of Action Highlights Political Prisoners Around the Globe
U.S. representatives from around the country are speaking out to highlight and give voice to prisoners who are being held…
July 24, 2013
Press Release
Presidents Obama and Sang to Meet on Thursday at the White House
Frank Jannuzi, Amnesty International USA deputy executive director, issued the following statement in advance of President Truong Tan Sang of…
July 24, 2013
Press Release
Adele, Yoko Ono, U2, Madonna, Radiohead, Ke$ha, Sir Paul McCartney Unite with More Than 100 Musicians to Call for Release of Pussy Riot
More than 100 musicians have joined a call for the release of the two jailed members of the Russian feminist…
July 22, 2013
Press Release
Egypt Security Forces Abandon Coptic Christians During Deadly Attack in Luxor
Security forces stood by and failed to intervene during a brutal attack on Coptic Christians in Luxor.
July 22, 2013
Press Release
Amnesty International Calls for End of Abuse Against Hunger Strikers in California
California prison authorities have again breached international human rights obligations by taking punitive measures against prisoners on hunger strike.
July 22, 2013
Report
Approaching the 2014 Sochi Olympics: Human Rights in Russia
As the 2014 Sochi Olympics approach, the space for human rights in the Russian Federation is rapidly shrinking.
July 19, 2013
Press Release
Bradley Manning’s “Aiding the Enemy” Charge a Travesty of U.S. Justice
If he is found guilty of the charge, he faces a possible life sentence in military custody with no chance…
July 18, 2013
Press Release
AIUSA Letter to Attorney General Urges Push for Passage of End Racial Profiling Act, in Response to Trayvon Martin Killing
The U.S. government must throw full weight behind passage of the End Racial Profiling Act and the Justice Department should…
July 18, 2013
Press Release
Morsi Supporters Denied Rights Amid Arrest and Beatings
Hundreds of pro-Morsi supporters detained by the Egyptian authorities have been denied their legal rights.
July 16, 2013
Press Release
Georgia Court Stays Hill’s Execution on Challenge to Secrecy of Lethal Drugs
Brian Evans, director of AIUSA’s Abolish the Death Penalty campaign, responds to the Georgia Fulton County Superior Court granting Warren…
July 15, 2013
Press Release
Amnesty International Meets U.S. Whistleblower Edward Snowden
Amnesty International met with U.S. whistleblower Edward Snowden at Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport on Friday.
July 12, 2013
Press Release
Kazakhstan Continues to Dismiss Allegations of Torture Despite Evidence
Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbaev deceived the international community with his government’s promise to eradicate torture and fully investigate the lethal…
July 10, 2013