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19 Jun 2008, 6:12 pm
Amnesty International has a full report here. [read post]
11 Jun 2008, 1:00 pm
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"The American Civil Liberties Union and Amnesty International USA have called for a moratorium on Tasers; the Rand Corp. recommended that New York test wider use. [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]
29 May 2008, 5:10 am
An important announcement from Amnesty International: Amnesty International USA is currently conducting research in the United States for a report that will investigate and document the increased use and consequences of immigration detention. [read post]
28 May 2008, 8:23 am
Congratulations to Jessica Carvalho Morris, JD ‘03, who is the Director of UM Law’s International and Foreign Graduate Programs, for being elected to the National Board of Directors of Amnesty International USA. [read post]
15 Apr 2008, 1:31 am
[JURIST] At least 1200 people were executed worldwide in 2007, and 88 percent of those executions took place in five countries: China, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and the USA, according to a report [PDF text; press release] released Tuesday by human rights group Amnesty International. [read post]
9 Apr 2008, 2:15 am
Virginia Leary's contribution to human rights also includes mentoring countless women and men in international human rights the world over, a role she has undertaken with care and energy reminiscent of Goler Teal Butcher.About Goler Teal Butcher When I first met Goler Butcher back in the mid-1980s, she was a member of the Board of Directors of Amnesty International-USA (AIUSA) as well as Professor of Law at Howard University School of Law. [read post]
17 Mar 2008, 8:56 am
Amnesty International responds to today's decision: Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) decried today’s Georgia Supreme Court decision to deny a new trial for Troy Anthony Davis, who has been on death row for more than 16 years despite significant concerns regarding his innocence. [read post]
17 Mar 2008, 6:24 am
In Solidarity,Sue Gunawardena-VaughnDirector, Death Penalty Abolition CampaignAmnesty International USA [read post]
28 Feb 2008, 2:55 am
Speakers include Mary Robinson, Past President of Ireland and a former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, and Robert Haas, Chairman Emeritus of Levi's and Karima Bennoune, Professor, Rutgers University, Board Member, Amnesty International USA. [read post]
15 Jan 2008, 8:52 am
In a number of cases, says Amnesty International USA, lethal injections took from 20 minutes to an hour to kill, leaving inmates grimacing, gasping for air and convulsing. [read post]
2 Jan 2008, 3:37 pm
The Center is the official repository for the archives of Amnesty International USA, Human Rights Watch, Committee of Concerned Scientists, and other major international human rights organizations. [read post]
17 Dec 2007, 3:00 am
This morning, I was welcomed to an e-mail from Line Halvorsen, the director of USA vs. [read post]
13 Dec 2007, 2:00 pm
Here is what Amnesty International USA's executive Director Larry Cox had to say: Amnesty International USA applauds the New Jersey Assembly for voting to abolish the death penalty. [read post]
12 Dec 2007, 2:45 pm
"I hope New Jersey will give encouragement to other legislators and public officials to have the courage to face this issue squarely," said Joshua Rubenstein, Amnesty International USA's northeast director. [read post]
12 Dec 2007, 5:59 am
"I hope New Jersey will give encouragement to other legislators and public officials to have the courage to face this issue squarely," said Joshua Rubenstein, Amnesty International USA's northeast director. [read post]
6 Dec 2007, 9:00 pm
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3 Dec 2007, 5:27 am
Amnesty International's statistics also show an overall decline in the number of executions in 2006 - a recorded 1,591 executions, compared to 2,148 in 2005, though many executions are unrecorded.For more information See: Amnesty International's Press Release and the European Union's News Release. [read post]
29 Nov 2007, 10:49 pm
[takeaction.amnestyusa.org] Amnesty International is a worldwide grassroots movement that promotes and defends human rights. [read post]
11 Nov 2007, 1:15 am
"The numerous recent botched executions have shattered the myth that lethal injection is a gentle process," said Sue Gunawardena-Vaughn, director of Amnesty International USA's Program to Abolish the Death Penalty. [read post]
