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Amnesty International USA Leader Testifies Before Congress on Continuing Human Rights Violations in Syria

Suzanne Nossel, executive director of Amnesty International USA, told Congress today that the world must respond to the grave situation…

March 30, 2012

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'I wanted to die': Syria’s torture survivors speak out

A grim catalogue of torture has emerged from former detainees describing their treatment in Syria’s detention centres since the predominantly…

March 14, 2012

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Amnesty International Documents Torture Inside Syria on a Scale Not Seen for Decades

Survivors and Eyewitnesses Who Escaped to Jordan Describe Consistent Pattern of Torture During Arrest and Detention, Including Severe Beatings and…

March 14, 2012

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Death Toll Rises in Syria As Bombardment Of Civilian Areas Escalates In Homs, Amnesty International Says

At least 377 civilians have been killed in Homs in recent days as Syrian security forces escalated their shelling of…

February 15, 2012

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Amnesty International Urges Russia and Other Countries to Prevail on Syria to Stop Its Deadly Assault on Homs

Amnesty International today urged Russia and other countries with influence over Syria to make an urgent appeal to try to…

February 8, 2012

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Amnesty International Rejects Russia’s Unconscionable Threat for Second Veto of U.N. Security Council Action to Stop the Syria Bloodshed

Amnesty International called on Russia today to stop its “unconscionable” obstruction of United Nations’ efforts to help end the bloodshed…

February 1, 2012

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Arab League Findings Bolster Case for International Action on Syria, Says Amnesty International

Evidence of human rights violations documented by the Arab League's observer mission to Syria reinforces calls for the international community…

January 23, 2012

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Urging End to Shameful U.N. Security Council Silence on Syria, Amnesty International on Nov. 30 To Set Up Memorial Outside U.N. Headquarters to Thousands of Dead in Syrian Uprising

On Wednesday, November 30 outside United Nations headquarters, Amnesty International activists will urge the Security Council to end its shameful…

November 28, 2011

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Arab League vote to suspend Syria puts pressure on Security Council to act, says Amnesty International

The Arab League's decision to suspend Syria must spur the UN Security Council into action, Amnesty International said today. At…

November 15, 2011

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Arab League vote to suspend Syria puts pressure on Security Council to act, says Amnesty International

The Arab League's decision to suspend Syria must spur the UN Security Council into action, Amnesty International said today.

November 14, 2011

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Wounded Patients in Syria’s Hospitals are Tortured, Along with Medical Staff Suspected of Treating Injured Protesters, Says New Amnesty International Report

The Syrian government has turned hospitals into instruments of repression in its efforts to crush opposition, Amnesty International said today…

October 25, 2011

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Wounded Patients in Syria's Hospitals are Tortured, Along with Medical Staff Suspected of Treating Injured Protesters

Human Rights Organization Documents Cases of Injured Protesters Being Beaten by Security Agents in Hospitals Contact: Suzanne Trimel, 212-633-4150, [email protected]

October 24, 2011