Annual Report Update


US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld at a Pentagon press conference criticizes Amnesty International's Annual Report, which calls for an independent investigation into the abuses at Guantanamo Bay and other detention centers. © AFP



June 24, 2005
News: Amnesty International launches campaign against torture in the 'war on terror'

June 22, 2005
Opinion: Close Guantánamo and disclose the rest by Irene Khan, Amnesty International Secretary General

June 21, 2005
News: Amnesty International Applauds Waxman Bill to Establish Independent Commission to Investigate Detainee Abuses

June 18, 2005
News: A Year on, the Sana'a Committee Demands Government Accountability with respect to Illegal Detention Centres Worldwide

June 17, 2005
News: Guantánamo Expansion Plans Will 'Memorialize in Bricks and Mortar' Administration's Decision to Operate Outside the Law.

June 15, 2005
MSNBC's Hardball: Dr. William F. Schulz, Amnesty International USA's Executive Director, on MSNBC's Hardball with Chris Matthews.

June 8, 2005
Statement: Irene Khan, Amnesty International Secretary General

June 6, 2005
NPR's Talk of the Nation: Dr. William F. Schulz, Amnesty International USA's Executive Director, on NPR's Talk of the Nation with Neal Conan.

June 5, 2005
New York Times Editorial: Un-American by Any Name (requires free registration)
Fox News with Chris Wallace: Dr. William F. Schulz on Fox News with Chris Wallace.

June 3, 2005
Jim Lehrer News Hour: Dr. William F. Schulz on Jim Lehrer News Hour.
Here and Now: Joshua Rubenstein, Northeast Regional Director for Amnesty International USA on NPR's Here and Now.

June 2, 2005
NPR's Morning Edition: Interview with Dr. William F. Schulz, Executive Director, Amnesty International USA.
Letter to the Editor: Irene Khan, Secretary General of Amnesty International, responds to Washington Post editorial.

June 1, 2005
Statement: Dr. William F. Schulz Responds to Secretary Rumsfeld.
MSNBC's Hardball with Chris Matthews: Interview with Dr. William F. Schulz.

May 31, 2005
Statement: Dr. William F. Schulz Responds to President Bush.
Statement: Amnesty International Responds to President Bush.

May 25, 2005,
Annual Report Release
Statement: Full Text of Dr. William F. Schulz's statement on the Release of the 2005 Annual Report.
News: Selective U.S. Prosecutions In Torture Scandal Underscore International Obligation to Investigate U.S. Officials, Charges Amnesty International
Impunity Imperils Eradication of Cruel Treatment