The global movement to kill the death penalty
By Salil Shetty, Secretary-General of Amnesty International
Last March, when Andrei Zhuk’s mother brought one of her usual food parcels to the prison in Minsk, she was turned away. Her son ‘had been moved’, officials told her. She should not c…Continue Reading
U.N. rights body calls on China to release rights lawyer
China’s best known rights lawyer, missing for nearly a year, is being detained in violation of international law, a United Nations human rights body said in a statement made public on Monday, and it called for his immediate release.Continue Reading
US makes its mark in UN rights council
More than a year after US President Barack Obama ended a US boycott of the UN Human Rights Council, diplomats and observers feel Washington is making its mark.Continue Reading
Saudi Arabia: Arrests for Peaceful Protest on the Rise
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UN rights chief warns Syria of ‘downward spiral’
UN human rights chief Navi Pillay warned Syria on Saturday that a violent crackdown on reformist protests risked plunging the country into a downward spiral of violence.Continue Reading
Indian Army launches human rights campaign in Kashmir
Jammu, March 26 (IANS) Long accused of committing excesses in Jammu and Kashmir, the Indian Army has embarked on spreading human rights awareness to the villagers living in remote areas.Continue Reading
Syrian authorities release 70 political prisoners
A Syrian human rights activist says authorities have released 70 political prisoners.Continue Reading
The Case for Intervention in the Ivory Coast
(Abidjan, Ivory Coast) — As the world rallies behind the
Libyan population, it is hard to understand why the Ivory Coast is just a
footnote in international news and on the diplomatic agenda. In recent weeks in
this critical West African country, hun…Continue Reading
Egypt: Revoke Ban on Strikes, Demonstrations
(New York) – The Egyptian cabinet’s announcement on March 24, 2011, of a new law banning strikes and demonstrations that impede the work of public institutions violates international law protections for free assembly and should be reversed immediately,…Continue Reading
Brazil human rights minister condemns police attack on minor, calls for ‘rigorous punishment’
RIO DE JANEIRO – The Brazilian minister for human rights has called for ‘rigorous punishment’ of the police officers caught on tape shoving around and shooting an unarmed 14-year-old boy.Continue Reading
Your signature matters to people on the street in Bahrain
By Alaphia Zoyab, Online Communities Officer
On Friday morning the online team at Amnesty International was in for a pleasant surprise.
At work we have our Amnesty website open on our computers throughout the day and are very familiar with trends on…Continue Reading
UN: Rights Body Acts Decisively on Iran, Cote d’Ivoire
(Geneva) – The United Nations Human Rights Council’s decisive action on Iran and Cote d’Ivoire sends a clear message that ongoing violations in those countries should end, Human Rights Watch said today. The council agreed in its session ending on March…Continue Reading
Pulling punches on Hungary media law
On 7 March, after vociferous domestic opposition and the intervention of European Union institutions, the Hungarian parliament amended a controversial and restrictive media law that would have severely curtailed free speech.
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Pulling punches on Hungary media law
On 7 March, after vociferous domestic opposition and the intervention of European Union institutions, the Hungarian parliament amended a controversial and restrictive media law that would have severely curtailed free speech.
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Historias de terror mientras caen las bombas sobre Bengasi
Por Donatella Rovera, investigadora de Amnistía Internacional sobre la crisis
Ayer, en el hogar de la familia Dbeish, en Hay Dollar, un barrio acomodado del suroeste de Bengasi, Hanan, madre de seis hijos, me enseñó su dormitorio, destrozado por un …Continue Reading