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Amnesty International USA: Most Recent English News Releases
Amnesty International USA is the US Section of Amnesty International, a worldwide human rights organization.
USA: Use of Force Against RNC Protesters ?Disproportionate,? Charges Amnesty International Amnesty International is concerned by allegations of excessive use of force and mass arrests by police at demonstrations in St. Paul, Minnesota during the Republican National Convention (RNC) from September 1-4, 2008. Egypt: No justice for 49 facing trial before emergency court The trial of 49 people before an emergency court for alleged involvement in the violent protests of 6 April 2008 in the city of Mahalla is due to resume on 6 September. Human rights in Libya must be on the agenda of discussions with US As Condoleezza Rice becomes the first US Secretary of State to visit Libya in 55 years, Amnesty International urges the US government to make human rights an integral component of its bilateral cooperation with Libya. Malaysian parliament should abolish Internal Security Act The sole reason for the detention of five members of Hindu Rights Action Force, was for expressing concerns about the marginalization of ethnic South Asians within Malaysian society. Malaysia: Internal Security Act used to punish human rights activists New information about the arbitrary detention of five Malaysian government critics obtained by Amnesty International researchers highlights the need for the Malaysian parliament to immediately abolish the country?s Internal Security Act, Amnesty International said today. UN counter-terrorism review should make human rights a priority As the United Nations General Assembly conducts the first major review of its Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy, an Amnesty International report shows how governments have so far failed to uphold the Strategy's human rights standards. USA: UN Counter-Terrorism Review should make Human Rights a Priority As the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) conducts the first major review of its Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy, an Amnesty International report shows how governments have so far failed to uphold the Strategy's human rights standards USA: Europe in ?State of Denial? Over Role in U.S. Rendition and Secret Detention, Charges Amnesty International (Washington, DC) Amnesty International today warned that not a single measure has been taken to prevent further European involvement in rendition and secret detention, and called for independent investigations to be initiated urgently. Musharraf is gone, but still no sign of the disappeared Irene Khan, Secretary General of Amnesty International, calls on Pakistan's new government to publish details on those held in secret detention and shed light on the fate of many disappeared citizens. Protest launches tour against enforced disappearance in Pakistan On the 25th International Day of the Disappeared, Amnesty International and Amina Janjua, the founder of Defence of Human Rights, called upon the Pakistan government to reveal the fate and whereabouts of hundreds of disappeared people. Thailand: State of Emergency should not infringe on human rights The Thai government should remove restrictions on free speech contained in today?s emergency decree, Amnesty International said. Progress towards women's rights in Iran Sussan Tahmasebi, founding member, Campaign for Equality. This Iranian women's movement seeks to change all gender-biased laws in Iran. Its 'One Million Signatures Campaign' will show that one million Iranians want women to have equal rights. 25 years remembering the disappeared Since the International Day of the Disappeared was started in 1983, the government practice of kidnapping, abducting or detaining people and holding them in secret has continued and spread as more countries accept and justify this crime. The need for comprehensive justice across the former Yugoslavia The trial of Radovan Karadzic resumes today in The Hague. But are a small number of high profile trials enough to heal the wounds caused by the horrific violations of human rights committed by all sides to the conflict in Bosnia and Herzegovina? Interview with a survivor of the Bosnia and Herzegovina conflict Nidzara Ahmetasevic talks about how she was wounded in the leg, about the Karadzic trial and about her hopes and dreams for the future of her country.

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