Press Release
AIUSA Launches Ad Campaign to Counter NRA Distortions About Global Arms Treaty
Amnesty International USA is launching an online ad campaign to mobilize support against the National Rifle Association leadership’s threat to…
December 21, 2012
Press Release
NRA Must Drop Its Campaign of Lies Against U.N. Global Arms Trade Treaty
Amnesty International is challenging the NRA to end its two decade-long opposition to the treaty, which would help stop the…
December 19, 2012
Report
Conflict in Yemen: Abyan's Darkest Hour
A new report exposes atrocities committed by Ansar al-Shari’a (Partisans of al-Shari’a), an armed group affiliated with al-Qa’ida in the…
December 3, 2012
Press Release
Resounding Vote In Favor of Historic Global Arms Trade Treaty Is a Potential Victory for Human Rights Worldwide
157 governments at the U.N. General Assembly’s First Committee on Disarmament in New York voted on Wednesday in favor of…
November 7, 2012
Press Release
El Salvadorian President Must Recognize State Role in Massacre
More than 200 men, women and children were killed by an elite army unit at the El Calabozo massacre in…
November 1, 2012
Press Release
Police Violence Must End in Papua
A pro-independence protest in Papua has been met with a violent response by the Indonesian security forces.
October 25, 2012
Report
Brutality Unpunished and Unchecked: Egypt's Military Kill and Torture Protesters with Impunity
Egypt's army repeatedly used unnecessary and excessive force, including lethal force, to disperse peaceful demonstrations.
October 2, 2012
Report
Agents of Repression: Egypt's Police and the Case for Reform
Amnesty's new report highlights serious breaches of human rights by policy in Egypt, and makes the case for police reform.
October 2, 2012
Report
Indiscriminate Attacks Kill, Terrorize and Displace Civilians in Syria
Every day Syrian civilians are killed or injured in their homes or in the street, while running for cover or…
September 18, 2012
Press Release
Civilians Bear Brunt of Horrific Violence as Battle for Aleppo Rages
There is no longer any question: Syria's most populous city has been turned into a battlefield, rendering Aleppo's civilian residents…
August 22, 2012
Report
Civilians Bearing the Brunt in the Battle for Aleppo
Civilians are enduring a horrific level of violence in the battle between Syrian government forces and opposition fighters for control…
August 22, 2012
Press Release
Three Year Sentence for Bahrain Activist Marks 'Dark Day for Justice'
The court's decision is a dark day for justice in Bahrain, and puts to end the facade of reform in…
August 16, 2012