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25 Oct 2009, 3:52 am
[JURIST] Amnesty International USA, the American Civil Liberties Union and Human Rights Watch [advocacy websites] on Friday turned down an opportunity to tour the US military prison at Guantanamo Bay [JURIST news archive], citing lack of access to detainees. [read post]
23 Oct 2009, 6:49 am
Amnesty International USA has given its own commitment to help eliminate health disparities through its human rights principles and petition for health care reform. [read post]
13 Oct 2009, 7:21 am
Lincoln Avenue at an event sponsored by Amnesty International USA and the National Organization for Women. [read post]
12 Oct 2009, 12:17 pm
Amnesty International has called their continued isolation "cruel, inhuman, and degrading," charging that their treatment has "breached international treaties which the USA has ratified, including the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the Convention against Torture. [read post]
12 Oct 2009, 10:20 am
According to Amnesty International USA, states without the death penalty have had consistently lower murder rates than those with the death penalty. [read post]
7 Oct 2009, 5:41 pm
By Anna Phelan, Amnesty International USA’s Business and Economic Relations Group Since the release of Amnesty International’s report Petroleum, Pollution and Poverty in the Niger Delta (30 June 2009), our global membership has acted to get Shell’s new CEO Peter Voser to come clean on the impacts of its operations in the Niger Delta, during his first 100 days on the job. [read post]
30 Sep 2009, 2:49 pm
Amnesty International USA participates in Banned Books Week by highlighting individuals world-wide who have been persecuted because of what they write, read, or publish. [read post]
23 Sep 2009, 11:33 am
Amnesty International USA will soon post an action directed to the government of Swaziland raising concerns about the Suppression of Terrorism Act and calling for amendments to be made to bring the Act in line with Swaziland’s commitments under international and regional human rights law and the country’s own constitution. [read post]
22 Sep 2009, 8:52 am
The $10,000 award is announced and presented each year at the AnnualGeneral Meeting (AGM) of Amnesty International USA. [read post]
18 Sep 2009, 7:14 am
Its official: Amnesty International USA is touring with U2. [read post]
13 Sep 2009, 6:20 pm
Amnesty International USA also called attention to his case in its letter to Secretary of State Clinton prior to her visit to Angola in July. [read post]
31 Aug 2009, 10:36 am
Written by Gilbert Martin, East Africa Coordinator for Amnesty International USA [read post]
30 Aug 2009, 6:16 pm
Written by Jamie Skaluba, Zambia Country Specialist for Amnesty International USA [read post]
29 Aug 2009, 8:12 am
The report covers the period from September 2001 to October 2003, detailing a range of CIA abuses that constitute torture under US and international law.According to Rob Freer, Amnesty International's researcher on the USA, this investigation cannot come soon enough. [read post]
26 Aug 2009, 8:54 am
And:Since starting with Amnesty International USA in 1971, Halperin has been at the forefront of the organization, trying to abolish the death penalty around the world, while also fighting for women, gays and lesbians, political prisoners, journalists and other professionals under a constant form of assault by reigning governments, in hopes of raising awareness and helping these suffering groups. [read post]
25 Aug 2009, 3:55 pm
News release: "The [redacted] documents [below] were released through FOIA litigation by the Center for Constitutional Rights, Amnesty International USA,... [read post]
19 Aug 2009, 7:41 pm
"Kim Dae-jung was a hero and inspiration to Amnesty International and many people around the world for his uncompromising stance and struggle for democracy in South Korea during the seventies and eighties," said Amnesty International's Secretary General, Irene Khan. [read post]
13 Aug 2009, 4:18 am
By Anna Phelan, Amnesty International USA’s Business & Economic Relations Group Among my picks for sleeper hits of the summer, is a powerful documentary film called Crude: The Real Price of Oil. [read post]
12 Aug 2009, 12:46 pm
A final analysis of satellite images – requested by Amnesty International USA’s Science for Human Rights project – was released by the American Association for the Advancement of Science today. [read post]
5 Aug 2009, 5:01 pm
Amnesty International today urged the US Congress to honor its commitment to withhold 15% of funding of the Merida Initiative until the Mexican government fulfils its human rights obligations. [read post]
