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=ENGPRE010372010&lang=e&rss=recentnews (Delhi) Indian authorities have given local communities scant or misleading information about the potential impact of a proposed alumina refinery expansion and mining project to be operated by subsidiaries of UK-based company Vedanta Resources in Orissa, Amnesty International said in a new report published today 2010-02-09T00:00:00-05:00 countries=india http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGPRE010382010&lang=e&rss=recentnews Amnesty International calls on Afghan President Hamid Karzai and the Afghan Parliament to immediately suspend controversial legislation that will give immunity from prosecution for serious violations of human rights, including war crimes and crimes against humanity committed, in the past 30 years 2010-02-08T00:00:00-05:00 countries=afghanistan http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGPRE010392010&lang=e&rss=recentnews The arrest of retired General Sarath Fonseka, Sri Lanka’s former Chief of Army Staff and opposition political candidate in Sri Lanka’s recently held Presidential Election, escalates post-election repression, Amnesty International said today 2010-02-08T00:00:00-05:00 countries=sri lanka http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGUSA20100205001&lang=e&rss=recentnews Amnesty International USA today applauded the introduction of legislation to combat the global crisis of violence against women and girls. The International Violence Against Women Act (I-VAWA) would for the first time make the epidemic of violence against women worldwide a priority of the United States government and integrate prevention strategies across foreign policy and assistance programs. 2010-02-05T00:00:00-05:00 countries=usa http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGNAU2010020515291&lang=e&rss=recentnews Activist Ana María Pizarro, tells Amnesty International how pregnant women are at risk of losing their lives because of Nicaragua's abortion ban. 2010-02-05T00:00:00-05:00 countries=nicaragua http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGNAU2010020515303&lang=e&rss=recentnews Ten years after the killing of scores of civilians in a suburb of the Chechen capital Grozny, the relatives of those murdered are still denied justice by the Russian authorities. 2010-02-05T00:00:00-05:00 countries=russian_federation http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGNAU2010020515305&lang=e&rss=recentnews The UN Secretary-General has "missed an opportunity" by failing to make an assessment of the credibility of Israeli and Palestinian investigations into violations during the Gaza conflict. 2010-02-05T00:00:00-05:00 countries=israel_and_occupied_territories http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGPRE010272010&lang=e&rss=recentnews The Madagascar authorities must urgently launch impartial investigations into dozens of killings carried out by security forces during more than a year of anti-government protests and bring those responsible to justice, Amnesty International said in a report released today 2010-02-04T00:00:00-05:00 countries=madagascar http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGPRE010342010&lang=e&rss=recentnews Amnesty urges UN to condemn Nicaragua's abortion ban 2010-02-04T00:00:00-05:00 countries=nicaragua http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGPRE010362010&lang=e&rss=recentnews Amnesty International today questioned the impartiality of a proposed police investigation into alleged forced evictions near the Porgera gold mine following media reports that the Police Commissioner dismissed allegations of police misconduct 2010-02-04T00:00:00-05:00 countries=papua new guinea http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGNAU2010020415249&lang=e&rss=recentnews Dozens were killed by security forces during more than a year of anti-government protests, sparked by the closure of the Viva television station in December 2008. 2010-02-04T00:00:00-05:00 countries=madagascar http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGPRE201002041527&lang=e&rss=recentnews The United Nations should urge Nicaragua to repeal its ban on abortion following a human rights' review of the country on 8 February, Amnesty International said today. 2010-02-04T00:00:00-05:00 countries=nicaragua http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGNAU2010020415282&lang=e&rss=recentnews Igor Koktysh had been held in a pre-trial detention centre since June 2007, when Belarus requested his extradition. He was considered to be a prisoner of conscience. 2010-02-04T00:00:00-05:00 countries=belarus,ukraine http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGUSA20100203001&lang=e&rss=recentnews Major human rights organizations file amici curiae brief along with individual torture survivors and their families, religious groups, and torture survivor support organizations. The U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether former foreign government officials who committed human rights abuses while in office are entitled to immunity in U.S courts. 2010-02-03T00:00:00-05:00 countries=mali,somalia,usa http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGUSA20100203002&lang=e&rss=recentnews Amnesty International USA along with co-sponsors, United4Iran, Student World Assembly, International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran and Where's My Vote, NY, are holding a silent vigil for Iranian non-violent protestors at Ralph J. Bunche park, across the street from the United Nations Headquarters on Thursday, February 11 from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. 2010-02-03T00:00:00-05:00 countries=iran,usa http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGNAU2010020315256&lang=e&rss=recentnews Those affected by the 2006 disaster in Côte d'Ivoire, have told of their anxious wait to see if they will get any of the $45 million compensation owed to them. 2010-02-03T00:00:00-05:00 countries=cote_d_ivoire http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGNAU2010020315260&lang=e&rss=recentnews Amnesty International has reiterated its call for the Sudanese authorities to arrest Omar al Bashir, who is already charged with crimes against humanity and war crimes over his role in the Darfur conflict. 2010-02-03T00:00:00-05:00 countries=sudan http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGNAU2010020215238&lang=e&rss=recentnews Amnesty International says it fears the authorities are planning to execute some or all of the nine before 11 February, the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution. 2010-02-02T00:00:00-05:00 countries=iran http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGNAU2010020215240&lang=e&rss=recentnews Ivan Mikhailau had refused military service because bearing arms contradicts his religious beliefs. 2010-02-02T00:00:00-05:00 countries=belarus http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGNAU2010020215228&lang=e&rss=recentnews Police in Papua New Guinea burnt down homes and threatened people with guns while illegally evicting them from land next to one of the country's biggest gold mines. 2010-02-02T00:00:00-05:00 countries=papua_new_guinea http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGNAU2010020215230&lang=e&rss=recentnews Muhammad al-Maqalih is thought to have been detained for his comments on the government's conduct in the ongoing conflict in the northern region of Sa'da. 2010-02-02T00:00:00-05:00 countries=yemen http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGPRE201002021524&lang=e&rss=recentnews Israel’s latest response to the UN on its investigations into alleged violations of international law by its forces in Gaza a year ago is totally inadequate, Amnesty International said today. 2010-02-02T00:00:00-05:00 issues= http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGUSA20100129003&lang=e&rss=recentnews Amnesty International today called on the Sri Lankan government to end its crackdown on journalists, political activists and human rights defenders following last week?s presidential election. 2010-02-01T00:00:00-05:00 countries=sri_lanka http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGNAU2010012915215&lang=e&rss=recentnews Two weeks after the earthquake that devastated Haiti, its people are confronted with a human rights crisis. 2010-01-29T00:00:00-05:00 countries=haiti http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGUSA20100129001&lang=e&rss=recentnews Amnesty International has urged the Malaysian authorities to drop politically motivated criminal charges of sodomy against Anwar Ibrahim, the country?s opposition leader, after he today lost an appeal for access to the government?s evidence against him. 2010-01-29T00:00:00-05:00 countries=malaysia http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGUSA20100129002&lang=e&rss=recentnews Amnesty International USA?s (AIUSA) Board of Directors commended Google, Inc., for its decision to openly oppose censorship and expose the cyber attacks directed at human rights activists in China. 2010-01-29T00:00:00-05:00 countries=usa http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGPRE010282010&lang=e&rss=recentnews Amnesty International has condemned the execution of two men arrested during protests that followed Iran's disputed presidential election last year 2010-01-28T00:00:00-05:00 countries=iran http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGNAU2010012815197&lang=e&rss=recentnews Amnesty International on Thursday issued a series of recommendations to newly elected Honduran President Porfirio Lobo to repair the damage done to human rights since the June 2009 coup d'état, which left hundreds seeking justice. 2010-01-28T00:00:00-05:00 countries=honduras http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGPRE010152010&lang=e&rss=recentnews (Ouagadougou) Women are dying needlessly during pregnancy and childbirth because discrimination prevents them from accessing sexual and reproductive health services, leaving them unable to make key decisions on their pregnancies, Amnesty International said in a report released today 2010-01-27T00:00:00-05:00 countries=burkina faso http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGNAU2010012715152&lang=e&rss=recentnews A new Amnesty International report details how many maternal deaths could be prevented if women were given access on time to adequate health care. 2010-01-27T00:00:00-05:00 countries=burkina_faso