Amnesty Archive

  • bnews

    Mali Crisis: Leaders Condemn the Coup

    The members of the UN Security Council strongly condemn the forcible seizure of power from the democratically elected Government of Mali by some elements of the Malian armed forces. They call on these elements to ensure the safety and security of President Amadou Toumani Touré...

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    “Troy Davis Execution a Failure of Justice System”

    Following the announcement that the state of Georgia has executed Troy Anthony Davis, Larry Cox, executive director of Amnesty International USA (AIUSA), released the following statement: “The U.S. justice system was shaken to its core as Georgia executed a person who may well be innocent....

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  • jafar

    Hollywood Celebs to Help Film Director Jafar Panahi

    Amnesty International will lead a delegation of Hollywood luminaries to the Iran Mission to the United Nations on Wednesday, June 8 to symbolically rename a NYC street plaza “Azadi Square” (“Freedom Square”) and deliver tens of thousands of petition signatures demanding the reversal of the...

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  • egypt

    Amnesty Calls for Human Rights Reform in Egypt

    Activist organization Amnesty International has called on Egypt’s authorities to end 30 years of repressive emergency rule and allow ordinary Egyptians to fully participate in shaping the country’s future. The organization said at this critical moment of change, “human rights reform must begin now.” “Those...

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  • liu

    China Bullying Others to Boycott Nobel Ceremony

    On Friday, Dec. 10, the Nobel Committee will award jailed Chinese dissident, Liu Xiaobo, the 2010 Peace Prize, as Chinese government officials continue to trample human rights and bully other nations to boycott the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony in Oslo, Norway. “It is disappointing that...

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  • suukyi

    Human Rights Outfit Welcomes Suu Kyi Release

    Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist organization Amnesty International has welcomed the release of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, a prisoner of conscience, from house arrest in Myanmar (formerly called Burma). Suu Kyi co-founded the National League for Democracy (NLD), a pro-democracy political party that sought to...

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  • amnesty

    Israel Urged to Stop Human Rights Abuses in Jerusalem

    Amnesty International has urged Israel to abandon plans to construct 238 new housing units in Israeli settlements in occupied East Jerusalem. “The Israeli authorities must immediately halt expansion of settlements in East Jerusalem and the rest of the occupied West Bank,” said Philip Luther, Amnesty...

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