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=ENGNAU2009111914127&lang=e&rss=recentnews A magazine and its editor have agreed to pay S$405,000 (Approximately US$290,000) following a fine by the country’s highest court for alleged defamation. 2009-11-19T00:00:00-05:00 countries=singapore http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGNAU2009111914146&lang=e&rss=recentnews Amnesty International condemns the failure of Egypt's military appeals court to overturn sentences imposed on leading members of the banned Muslim Brotherhood organization after unfair trials and call 2009-11-19T00:00:00-05:00 countries=egypt http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGNAU2009111914145&lang=e&rss=recentnews Amnesty International has welcomed the conviction of three Turkish soldiers for “intentionally wounding” a conscientious objector while he was in military custody. 2009-11-19T00:00:00-05:00 countries=turkey http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGAFR620192009&lang=e&rss=recentnews Amnesty International welcomes the arrest by the German authorities of Ignace Murwanashyaka, President of the Democratic Liberation Forces of Rwanda (FDLR), and his deputy, Straton Musoni, on 17 November 2009 as an important step forward in addressing impunity and establishing accountability for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in eastern DRC 2009-11-18T00:00:00-05:00 http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGPRE200911181410&lang=e&rss=recentnews Slamming decades of failure by Australian governments to address the dire living conditions, disempowerment and discrimination faced by many of the country’s Indigenous peoples, Amnesty International’s Secretary General Irene Khan warned that the government of Prime Minister Rudd must not squander its unique opportunity to right these historic wrongs. 2009-11-18T00:00:00-05:00 countries=australia http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGNAU2009111814119&lang=e&rss=recentnews President Barack Obama has acknowledged that his administration will not meet his deadline for the closure of the military facility in Cuba. 2009-11-18T00:00:00-05:00 countries=cuba,usa http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGNAU2009111814107&lang=e&rss=recentnews Amnesty International has urged newly re-elected President Hamid Karzai to prioritize human rights and the rule of law in his second term in order to strengthen the country's stability and security. 2009-11-18T00:00:00-05:00 countries=afghanistan http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGNAU2009111814121&lang=e&rss=recentnews Dr Ramin Pourandarjani had allegedly received threats to deter him from revealing the extent of abuse that had taken place at Kahrizak detention centre. 2009-11-18T00:00:00-05:00 countries=iran http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGNAU2009111814105&lang=e&rss=recentnews Two men have died in one week after they were allegedly beaten by police officers. Amnesty International has called for full and independent investigations into their deaths. 2009-11-18T00:00:00-05:00 countries=jordan http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGUSA20091118001&lang=e&rss=recentnews Tens of thousands of children in Haiti -- most of them girls -- are working as domestic servants in conditions that amount to slavery, Amnesty International said in a briefing Tuesday, ahead of Universal Children?s Day (Friday, Nov. 20). The human rights organization is launching a campaign to press the government of Haiti to protect child workers from abuse and exploitation. 2009-11-18T00:00:00-05:00 countries=haiti http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGUSA20091118002&lang=e&rss=recentnews Larry Cox, Amnesty International USA executive director, issued the following statement in response to President Barack Obama's remarks that the U.S.-controlled detention facility at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, will not be closed by his January 22, 2010, deadline. 2009-11-18T00:00:00-05:00 countries=usa http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGUSA20091118003&lang=e&rss=recentnews On behalf of Amnesty International USA, I urge you to candidly address human rights concerns in India during your upcoming meeting with the Prime Minister of India Manmohan Singh and to press him to make substantive improvements 2009-11-18T00:00:00-05:00 countries=india http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGPRE200911181412&lang=e&rss=recentnews An Amnesty International delegation will be travelling to Honduras between 24 November and 4 December to assess the human rights situation in the context of the political crisis facing the Central American nation. 2009-11-18T00:00:00-05:00 countries=honduras http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGPRE200911181411&lang=e&rss=recentnews The US government must redouble efforts to resolve the future of detainees still held at the military facility in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, Amnesty International said after President Barack Obama acknowledged his administration would not meet his deadline for its closure. 2009-11-18T00:00:00-05:00 countries=usa http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGPRE200911171409&lang=e&rss=recentnews The Egyptian authorities must take immediate and inclusive steps to protect Cairo’s poorest inhabitants living in ‘unsafe areas’ where they are at risk from rockslides and other dangers, Amnesty International said in a new report released today. 2009-11-17T00:00:00-05:00 countries=egypt http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGMDE290122009&lang=e&rss=recentnews Amnesty International deplores the decision of the Moroccan authorities to expel human rights defender Aminatou Haidar from Western Sahara on 14 November, and urges the authorities to immediately allow her to return to her home in Laayoune 2009-11-17T00:00:00-05:00 http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGUSA20091116003&lang=e&rss=recentnews Since it takes more than a Twitter post to free a prisoner of conscience, tens of thousands of human rights activists around the world will participate in Amnesty International?s eighth annual Global Write-a-thon from December 5-13. 2009-11-16T00:00:00-05:00 countries=usa http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGUSA20091116001&lang=e&rss=recentnews The Iranian authorities must halt the imminent execution of Sherko Moarefi, a Kurdish man convicted of "enmity against God" over his alleged membership in a proscribed Kurdish organization, Amnesty International said today. 2009-11-16T00:00:00-05:00 countries=iran http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGUSA20091116002&lang=e&rss=recentnews Human rights organization says failure to address these issues will only encourage China to continue its abuses 2009-11-16T00:00:00-05:00 countries=usa http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGUSA20091116004&lang=e&rss=recentnews Precarious Hillside Slums Threaten Millions of Lives 2009-11-16T00:00:00-05:00 countries=egypt http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGNAU2009111614068&lang=e&rss=recentnews Reports that the Iranian government plans to establish "cyber police" to fight "crimes" on the internet indicate they are intensifying their attack on freedom of expression. 2009-11-16T00:00:00-05:00 countries=iran http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGNAU2009111614061&lang=e&rss=recentnews The Obama administration should revise its detention policies in Afghanistan to make them consistent with international law, Amnesty International, Human Rights First, and Human Rights Watch have said 2009-11-16T00:00:00-05:00 countries=afghanistan,usa http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGNAU2009111614062&lang=e&rss=recentnews Activists and supporters of Amnesty International will launch a week of action on Monday highlighting the continued detention of thousands of displaced civilians in government camps in Sri Lanka. 2009-11-16T00:00:00-05:00 countries=sri_lanka http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGPRE200911151404&lang=e&rss=recentnews (London November 15, 2009) –The Obama administration should revise its detention policies in Afghanistan to make them consistent with international law, Amnesty International, Human Rights First, and Human Rights Watch said today. 2009-11-15T00:00:00-05:00 countries=afghanistan http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGUSA20091115001&lang=e&rss=recentnews Since January 2006, at Least 46 People Killed by Police; Few Officers Held to Account 2009-11-15T00:00:00-05:00 countries=mozambique http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGUSA20091113001&lang=e&rss=recentnews Tom Parker, Amnesty International USA policy director for (counter) terrorism and human rights, issued the following statement in response to the Obama administration?s announcement that several 9/11 detainees will be transferred to federal courts: 2009-11-13T00:00:00-05:00 countries=usa http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGNAU2009111314040&lang=e&rss=recentnews Brazilian and Paraguayan authorities must redouble their efforts to find an indigenous teacher who has been missing since 30 October. 2009-11-13T00:00:00-05:00 countries=brazil,paraguay http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGNAU2009111314031&lang=e&rss=recentnews Amnesty International has welcomed the commitment by the Macedonian authorities to ensure that the International Day for Tolerance march in Skopje goes ahead on 16 November without hindrance. 2009-11-13T00:00:00-05:00 countries=macedonia http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGPRE200911131404&lang=e&rss=recentnews The Iranian authorities must halt the imminent execution of Sherko Moarefi, a Kurdish man convicted of “enmity against God” over his alleged membership of a proscribed Kurdish organization, Amnesty International said today. 2009-11-13T00:00:00-05:00 countries=iran http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGUSA20091112001&lang=e&rss=recentnews Amnesty International Denounces Alleged Torture of Detainees and Calls on Authorities to Provide Fair Trials in Accordance with International Standards. 2009-11-12T00:00:00-05:00 countries=bangladesh