Amnesty International USA is the US Section of Amnesty International, a worldwide human rights organization. http://www.amnestyusa.org/rss/en/news/recent.xml en Amnesty International Amnesty International hourly 4 http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGPRE200907021123&lang=e&rss=recentnews Israeli forces killed hundreds of unarmed Palestinian civilians and destroyed thousands of homes in Gaza in attacks which breached the laws of war, Amnesty International concluded in a new 117-page report published today - the first comprehensive report to be published on the 22-day conflict earlier this year. 2009-07-02T00:00:00-05:00 issues= http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGNAU2009070211215&lang=e&rss=recentnews Israeli forces killed hundreds of unarmed Palestinian civilians and destroyed thousands of homes in Gaza in attacks which breached the laws of war, according to a new Amnesty International report. 2009-07-02T00:00:00-05:00 countries=israel_and_occupied_territories http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGMDE150212009&lang=e&rss=recentnews Israel/Gaza: Operation 'Cast Lead' - 22 Days of Death and Destruction. Facts and Figures 2009-07-02T00:00:00-05:00 http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGUSA20090702001&lang=e&rss=recentnews Pakistan's central and regional governments must urgently do more to assist the more than two million people who have fled escalating fighting in northwestern Pakistan but do not have access to aid distributed in official displacement camps, Amnesty International said today. In particular, the Pakistani government must ensure that ethnic Pashtuns fleeing the fighting do not face discrimination in receiving assistance. 2009-07-02T00:00:00-05:00 countries=pakistan,usa http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGASA280042009&lang=e&rss=recentnews Malaysia must immediately stop caning people, a punishment widely used against immigration offenses, Amnesty International said today 2009-07-02T00:00:00-05:00 countries=malaysia http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGIOR650012009&lang=e&rss=recentnews The revised Arab Charter on Human Rights (the revised Charter),1 adopted as an international human rights treaty in May 2004 at the Summit of the League of Arab States (the League), 2 provides for the establishment of a committee of seven independent experts, called the Arab Human Rights Committee (the Committee) 2009-07-02T00:00:00-05:00 issues=ARAB LEAGUE http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGNAU2009070111229&lang=e&rss=recentnews There can be no stability and security for the people of the North Caucasus without an end to human rights violations and full accountability, says a new Amnesty International report. 2009-07-01T00:00:00-05:00 countries=russian_federation http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGUSA20090701001&lang=e&rss=recentnews Only full accountability for the human rights violations that have been taking place over the past decade and more can bring real normalization to Chechnya and the North Caucasus, Amnesty International said in a new report, Rule without Law: Human Rights Violations in the North Caucasus, published today. 2009-07-01T00:00:00-05:00 countries=russian_federation,usa http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGPRE200907011123&lang=e&rss=recentnews The Tanzanian authorities must ensure that thousands of Burundian refugees who have been living in the Mtabila camp are not sent back to their country under coercion, as suggested by recent reports received from a number of refugees and organizations, Amnesty International said today. 2009-07-01T00:00:00-05:00 countries=tanzania http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGAFR440242009&lang=e&rss=recentnews "Shell companies recognise that regular dialogue and engagement with our stakeholders is essential 2009-06-30T00:00:00-05:00 countries=nigeria http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGUSA20090630001&lang=e&rss=recentnews Amnesty International said today that Honduran President Manuel Zelaya must be able to return to Honduras immediately, safely and without conditions. 2009-06-30T00:00:00-05:00 countries=honduras,usa http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGUSA20090630002&lang=e&rss=recentnews With further demonstrations by supporters of ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya expected on Tuesday, Amnesty International urged government security forces to refrain from using excessive force against protesters and ensure their safety. 2009-06-30T00:00:00-05:00 countries=honduras,usa http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGUSA20090630003&lang=e&rss=recentnews The Nigerian government and companies extracting oil in the Niger Delta have shown a "shocking disregard" for the human impact of oil-related pollution, which includes damage to fishing and farming that had sustained the desperately-poor population, Amnesty International said today in a new report, Petroleum, Pollution and Poverty in the Niger Delta. 2009-06-30T00:00:00-05:00 countries=nigeria,usa http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGNAU2009063011183&lang=e&rss=recentnews The oil industry in the Niger Delta of Nigeria has brought impoverishment, conflict, human rights abuses and despair to the majority of people in the oil-producing areas, says a new Amnesty International report. 2009-06-30T00:00:00-05:00 countries=nigeria http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGNAU2009063011222&lang=e&rss=recentnews Further demonstrations are expected in support of Honduran President Manuel Zelaya, who was ousted on Sunday. 2009-06-30T00:00:00-05:00 countries=honduras http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGPRE200906301120&lang=e&rss=recentnews As further demonstrations by supporters of ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya are expected to take place later today, Amnesty International is urging the security forces to “refrain from using excessive force against protesters and ensure the safety of those participating in the demonstrations. 2009-06-30T00:00:00-05:00 countries=honduras http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGPRE200906301121&lang=e&rss=recentnews The authorities in Belarus continue to ignore international pressure on them to declare a moratorium on the death penalty, Amnesty International and the Belarusian Helsinki Committee, said today. 2009-06-30T00:00:00-05:00 countries=belarus http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGNAU2009062911161&lang=e&rss=recentnews Some refugees have had their homes set on fire and others have been threatened with arson, to coerce them into returning home. 2009-06-29T00:00:00-05:00 countries=burundi,tanzania http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGUSA20090629001&lang=e&rss=recentnews Today, Amnesty International members across Europe, including the United Kingdom, Germany and Turkey, take to the streets in support of independent media in Azerbaijan which is coming under increasing pressure from the authorities. 2009-06-29T00:00:00-05:00 countries=azerbaijan,germany,turkey,united_kingdom,usa http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGUSA20090629002&lang=e&rss=recentnews Amnesty International is gravely concerned that several opposition leaders detained in the wake of the June 12 elections may be facing torture, possibly to force them to make televised 'confessions' as a prelude to unfair trials in which they could face the death penalty. 2009-06-29T00:00:00-05:00 countries=iran,usa http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGNAU2009062911169&lang=e&rss=recentnews The law would prohibit the discussion of homosexuality in schools and ban any reference to it in public information that can be viewed by children. 2009-06-29T00:00:00-05:00 countries=lithuania http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGNAU2009062911176&lang=e&rss=recentnews Amnesty International members across Europe join in a day of action as part of the organization’s solidarity campaign with independent journalists and human rights activists in Azerbaijan. 2009-06-29T00:00:00-05:00 countries=azerbaijan http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGNAU2009062911178&lang=e&rss=recentnews The Italian Senate is to decide whether or not to pass a controversial draft law that would violate the human rights of migrants and asylum-seekers and could lead to discrimination against Roma and Sinti. 2009-06-29T00:00:00-05:00 countries=italy http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGNAU2009062911180&lang=e&rss=recentnews Amnesty International is gravely concerned that several opposition leaders detained in the wake of the 12 June elections may be facing torture, possibly to force them to make televised “confessions” as a prelude to unfair trials in which they could face the death penalty. 2009-06-29T00:00:00-05:00 countries=iran http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGPRE200906291116&lang=e&rss=recentnews The Italian Senate must reject a controversial draft law when it comes to the vote on Tuesday, 30 June 2009, as it will affect negatively the vulnerable people in the country, Amnesty International said today. 2009-06-29T00:00:00-05:00 countries=italy http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGPRE200906291117&lang=e&rss=recentnews Amnesty International is gravely concerned that several opposition leaders detained in the wake of the 12 June elections may be facing torture, possibly to force them to make televised “confessions” as a prelude to unfair trials in which they could face the death penalty. 2009-06-29T00:00:00-05:00 countries=iran http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGNAU2009062811157&lang=e&rss=recentnews Members of a Congressional committee in Paraguay have voted against returning Indigenous lands back to the Yakye Axa community. 2009-06-28T00:00:00-05:00 countries=paraguay http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGNAU2009062611131&lang=e&rss=recentnews President Obama’s decision to close the US detention facility at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, by next January leads Amnesty International to fear that several Tunisians detained there could be forcibly returned to Tunisia where they would be at risk of further, serious human rights violations, including detention without trial and torture. 2009-06-26T00:00:00-05:00 countries=tunisia http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGNAU2009062611134&lang=e&rss=recentnews Amnesty International has told the Council of Europe Assembly, that states should be held accountable for violations committed by their forces in operations outside their borders. 2009-06-26T00:00:00-05:00 issues=DISCRIMINATION,IMPUNITY,INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE,WAR CRIMES http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGEUR680022009&lang=e&rss=recentnews Amnesty International condemns the recent attack on the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people which took place on the night of 25 June 2009 in Ljubljana, capital city of Slovenia 2009-06-26T00:00:00-05:00 countries=slovenia