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Amnesty International Urges China to Guarantee Chen Guangcheng’s SafetyAmnesty International is urging China to ensure that Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng’ safety and of his family and friends is guaranteed. Chen made a bold escape from illegal house arrest and news reports are stating that he may be at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing, China.
Human rights organization calls on U.S. government to take appropriate measures to secure his and his family’s security
Contact: Sharon Singh, ssingh@aiusa.org, 202-675-8579
Amnesty International | 27-Apr-2012 20:13
Death penalty 2011: Alarming levels of executions in the few countries that kill
Countries that carried out executions in 2011 did so at an alarming rate but those employing capital punishment have decreased by more than a third compared to a decade ago, Amnesty International found in its annual review of death sentences and executions.
Only 10 percent of countries in the world, 20 out of 198, carried out executions last year.
Amnesty International | 27-Mar-2012 09:01
NGOs Call on U.S. to Establish International Accountability Mechanism on Sri Lanka at UN Human Rights Council
NGOs Call on U.S. to Establish International Accountability Mechanism on Sri Lanka at UN Human Rights Council
We are pleased to hear that the United States has decided to press for action at the March session of the Human Rights Council on accountability for wartime abuses in Sri Lanka. This issue has long been a high priority for us due to the massive scale of abuses committed in the final months of the war and the Sri Lankan government’s resistance to any serious domestic inquiry.
Amnesty International | 17-Feb-2012 21:36
Will President Obama ignore human rights in China?
China's vice president Xi Jinping is meeting with president Obama. Will human rights again be ignored?
Human rights advocates, like everyone else, will be reading between the lines of what will undoubtedly be a highly scripted first visit by China’s Vice President Xi Jinping to the White House to meet President Obama on February 14. The visit will be a debut of sorts for the vice president as he prepares to become the next president of China in early 2013. Although their meeting is unlikely to stray from front-burner trade issues, it presents an important opportunity for President Obama to remind Mr.
Amnesty International | 14-Feb-2012 16:32
China Must Avoid Excessive Force in Response to Tibetan Protests, says Amnesty International
China must avoid using excessive force in response to protests and allow independent monitors into areas of protest, Amnesty International said today after Chinese security forces in Sichuan Province reportedly fired on Tibetan protestors for a second successive day.
Contact: Sharon Singh, ssingh@aiusa.org, 202-675-8579
(Washington, D.C.) -- China must avoid using excessive force in response to protests and allow independent monitors into areas of protest, Amnesty International said today after Chinese security forces in Sichuan Province reportedly fired on Tibetan protestors for a second successive day.
Chinese authorities have dismissed reports based on eyewitness accounts of deadly clashes between police and Tibetan protesters as "hype."
Amnesty International | 25-Jan-2012 21:36
Amnesty International Report Exposes North Korean Gulags
An estimated 200,000 people are believed to be imprisoned in North Korea's prison camps. North Korea denies they exist.
*CORRECTION: The Spring/Summer 2011 print edition of Amnesty International magazine omitted the credit for the rare satellite image shown on page 4: the American Association for the Advancement of Science. We apologize for the error.
By Tania Stewart
Amnesty International | 08-Dec-2011 17:03
Asia: Stop executions and unfair trials
A hardline group of Asian countries are defying the global trend against the death penalty and putting to death thousands of people after unfair trials every year, the Anti-Death Penalty Asia Network (ADPAN) said today in a new report.
When Justice Fails: Thousands executed in Asia after unfair trials highlights, through the cases of eight people on death row, the struggle to secure a fair trial in 14 Asian countries, that taken together, execute more people than the rest of the world combined.
Amnesty International | 06-Dec-2011 08:00
Afghanistan: Regional cooperation urged to defend rights
The Afghan government must work with neighbouring countries to protect human rights while facing an increasingly bloody insurgency, Amnesty International said today as a conference in Istanbul brought together officials from across the region.
Heads of state from Afghanistan and Pakistan joined other regional officials and key partners – including the USA and NATO – at the conference to discuss a road map for Afghanistan’s security handover, planned for 2014.
Amnesty International | 01-Nov-2011 21:00
Myanmar government must go further with prisoner release
The release of at least 120 political prisoners in Myanmar today is a minimum first step, and authorities must immediately and unconditionally release all remaining prisoners of conscience, Amnesty International said today.
Prisoners of conscience make up the majority of the political prisoners still jailed after the measure.
“This release of political prisoners is welcome, but is not consistent with the authorities’ recent promises of political reform in Myanmar,” said Benjamin Zawacki, Amnesty International’s Myanmar researcher.
Amnesty International | 12-Oct-2011 14:00