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…
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…
Mother Teresa Honored on U.S. Postal Stamp
With a 44-cent stamp, the U.S. Postal Service has recognized Mother Teresa, who received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 for her humanitarian work. The stamp was issued during a…
Amnesty Protests against Mass Rapes in Congo
Human rights organization Amnesty International says it is appalled by the latest report of mass rapes and other sexual violence in the Walikale region of the Democratic Republic of Congo…
Amnesty Hails Conflict Minerals Legislation for Congo
Amnesty International executive director Larry Cox issued the following statement Monday regarding legislation on conflict minerals that was included in the Wall Street financial reform bill scheduled to be signed…