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7 Apr 2011, 10:58 am by The Editors
By Lisa Adler, Field Organizer for Amnesty International USA This week – we need thousands of people to pressure Governor Nathan Deal to stop the anti-immigrant bill, HB 87. [read post]
6 Apr 2011, 3:07 am by Sinead Ring
The Amnesty International petition opposing the death penalty for Troy Davis is here http://takeaction.amnestyusa.org/siteapps/advocacy/index.aspx? [read post]
28 Mar 2011, 11:43 am by Steve Hall
Amnesty International has released its report Death Sentences and Executions 2010. [read post]
28 Mar 2011, 9:49 am by Steve Hall
Amnesty International USA has issued a statement, "Amnesty International Deeply Disappointed by Supreme Court’s Decision Rejecting Troy Davis Appeal. [read post]
25 Mar 2011, 8:32 am by The Editors
At the Annual General Meeting (AGM) this past Saturday, March 19, 2011, Amnesty International USA heard from leaders in the movement about increased human rights abuses of migrants on both sides of the United States’ southern border. [read post]
24 Mar 2011, 8:30 am by The Editors
A boy, whose face is painted in the colors of the Syrian flag, shouts during a demonstration against Syrian president Bashar al-Assad's rule (Ben Stansall/AFP/Getty Images) By Mahsa Maleki, Syria Country Specialist for Amnesty International USA Over the past few weeks in the Middle East, we have seen firsthand the importance of the right to protest peacefully and freely. [read post]
24 Mar 2011, 8:08 am by The Editors
To Join The Online Chat To join the chat go to Facebook on March 25th from 1:00-2:00 PM EST and visit the Amnesty International USA Facebook page. [read post]
23 Mar 2011, 11:46 pm by Orin Kerr
(Orin Kerr) On Monday, the Second Circuit handed down a very important decision on standing to challenge secret surveillance programs in Amnesty International USA v. [read post]
21 Mar 2011, 5:03 pm by Stephen Gillers
"The reason, the court said in the case of Amnesty International USA v. [read post]
21 Mar 2011, 9:23 am by Sandy
The Court did not address the merits of the action.The decision in Amnesty International USA v. [read post]
20 Mar 2011, 5:09 pm by Jungwon Kim
The closing plenary of our 50th anniversary conference was packed with activists who were treated to a bit of organizational history by two Amnesty International veterans, Ellen Dorsey and Paul Hoffman. [read post]
19 Mar 2011, 6:32 am by Jungwon Kim
Tears are an occupational hazard of working a large human rights conference, perhaps never more so than Amnesty International USA’s 50th anniversary annual general meeting. [read post]
18 Mar 2011, 10:51 am by The Editors
  Over 1,400 Amnesty International activists from across the country (and across the sea!) [read post]
17 Mar 2011, 7:32 am by The Editors
Shane Enright, Amnesty International’s trade union adviser said that, if adopted, these measures would violate international law: “The US has an obligation to uphold the rights of American workers – including the specific right to organize and bargain collectively. [read post]
16 Mar 2011, 1:33 pm by The Editors
By Apoorvaa Joshi, Amnesty International USA Intern Yesterday a few Amnesty volunteers and I took to the streets of Chicago to collect petition signatures calling for justice for war crimes in Sri Lanka. [read post]
15 Mar 2011, 12:29 pm by The Editors
Howard Eissenstat is a Country Specialist for Amnesty InternationalUSA and an Assistant Professor of Middle East History at St. [read post]
13 Mar 2011, 11:31 pm
is an occasional item on symposia and other events of interest) Amnesty International USA will host its Annual General Meeting this weekend, March 18-20, in San Francisco. [read post]
13 Mar 2011, 7:40 pm by Govind Acharya
Memo to Former Governor Sarah Palin regarding her upcoming visit to India… To: Former Governor of Alaska, Sarah Palin From: Govind Acharya, South Asia Co-Group, Amnesty International USA Subject: Your upcoming trip to India Dear Governor Palin, I understand that you will be travelling to India to deliver a speech to the India Today Conclave. [read post]
10 Mar 2011, 12:22 pm by Steve Hall
Among the 58 that still use it, according to Amnesty International, are the United States, China, Thailand, Egypt, Iran, Iraq and Japan. [read post]
9 Mar 2011, 10:52 am by Christoph Koettl
If you are interested to learn more about some of these new trends and how they are used by human rights advocates, join our event on “High Tech #Activism” (pdf) at Amnesty International USA’s upcoming Annual Meeting in San Francisco. [read post]