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20 Mar 2011, 5:09 pm
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]
17 Feb 2012, 3:47 pm
Our plaintiffs include Amnesty International USA, Human Rights Watch, The Nation, the Service Employees International Union and journalists Chris Hedges and Naomi Klein. [read post]
19 Mar 2011, 6:32 am
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]
7 Sep 2011, 8:44 am
Amnesty International USA Executive Director Larry Cox said: “The board stayed Davis’ execution in 2007, stating that capital punishment was not an option when doubts about guilt remained. [read post]
17 Mar 2011, 7:32 am
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]
29 May 2008, 8:48 pm
"The human rights flashpoints in Darfur, Zimbabwe, Gaza, Iraq and Myanmar demand immediate action," said Irene Khan, Secretary General of Amnesty International, launching AI Report 2008: State of the World's Human Rights. [read post]
23 May 2017, 2:15 pm
Amnesty International USA, another challenge to warrantless surveillance under Section 702. [read post]
17 Jan 2014, 4:00 pm
Hawkins, executive director of Amnesty International USA: "The big picture takeaway from today's speech is that the right to privacy remains under grave threat both here at home and around the world. [read post]
8 Dec 2016, 7:00 am
The ACLU brought this lawsuit on behalf of a coalition of legal, media, educational, and human rights organizations, including the Wikimedia Foundation (which runs Wikipedia), Amnesty International USA, The Nation magazine, PEN American Center, Human Rights Watch, the Rutherford Institute, the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Global Fund for Women, and the Washington Office on Latin America. [read post]
28 May 2009, 7:53 am
Amnesty International USA has sent a letter to President Obama asking that he raise some concerns of his own—namely human rights violations by members of the Palestinian Authority (PA) in areas under PA control. [read post]
19 Feb 2009, 10:02 am
Interrogators Who Used Brains, Not Burtality, to Take Down the Deadliest Man in Iraq” and we’ve recently confirmed that he’ll be one of several speakers at Amnesty International USA’s Annual General Meeting, March 27 – 29, in Boston. [read post]
15 Aug 2007, 4:05 am
Estimates vary as to how many of the approximately 3,350 people on death rows across the U.S. are severely mentally ill, but most experts I know would put the figure at five to ten percent.Kristin, who used to be Program Associate for Amnesty International USA's Program to Abolish the Death Penalty, is currently building a coalition of criminal justice reform, anti-death penalty, and mental health advocates to further explore this issue. [read post]
12 Mar 2009, 2:58 pm
In our report, Maze of Injustice, Amnesty uncovered the staggering statistic that Native American and Alaska Native women are more than two and a half times more likely to be raped or sexually assaulted than women in the USA in general. [read post]
8 May 2009, 1:33 pm
Written by Sarah Hager, Southern Africa Country Specialist for Amnesty International USA [read post]
29 May 2009, 11:09 am
We keep it on shuffle or archive it in our iTunes library, but rest assured, human rights activists never forget. - By Anna Phelan, member of Amnesty International USA’s Business & Economic Relations Group [read post]
19 May 2011, 2:52 pm
Kumar, international advocacy director for Amnesty International USA, remarked: “The fact that the president failed to mention political prisoners in Saudi Arabia or the United Arab Emirates begs the question: Will the United States push to see that human rights in those countries also are protected. [read post]
23 Jun 2011, 12:16 pm
To Join The Online Chat To join the chat go to Facebook on June 28th from 1:00-2:00 PM EST and visit the Amnesty International USA Facebook page. [read post]
9 Jul 2007, 5:19 am
lang=e&id=ENGAMR510232007>Amnesty International does not know if Troy Davis is guilty or innocent of the crime for which he is facing execution. [read post]
7 Sep 2011, 2:03 pm
Amnesty International’s new report on the Free Health Policy finds that free adequate care is simply not being delivered. [read post]
14 May 2010, 1:42 pm
During today’s hearing, Amnesty International USA’s Northeast Regional Director, Joshua Rubenstein, testified in front of the commission, making Amnesty’s case that the death penalty is one of the most fundamental of all human rights violations, and urging New Hampshire to abolish it. [read post]
