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Amnesty International responds to today's arraignment of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and his alleged co-conspiratorsFrank Jannuzi, Head of Amnesty International's Washington office, issued the following response to today's arraignment of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and his alleged co-conspirators.
Frank Jannuzi, Head of Amnesty International's Washington office, issued the following response to today's arraignment of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and his alleged co-conspirators:
"Today's arraignment is another illustration that no matter how hard the Obama administration tries to make over the military commissions, you cannot beautify something so fundamentally ugly," said Frank Jannuzi, head of Amnesty International’s Washington office.
Amnesty International | 05-May-2012 18:42
Amnesty International Condemns Libyan Law Restricting Freedom of Speech as “Eerie Reminder” of Gaddafi Era
Amnesty International today condemned a new Libyan law forbidding the "glorification" of the deposed leader Mu’ammar al-Gaddafi, saying it is an "eerie reminder" of laws he passed to stamp dissent.
Contact: Suzanne Trimel, strimel@aiusa.org, 212-633-4150
(New York) -- Amnesty International today condemned a new Libyan law forbidding the "glorification" of the deposed leader Mu’ammar al-Gaddafi, saying it is an "eerie reminder" of laws he passed to stamp dissent.
Amnesty International | 03-May-2012 21:21
Amnesty International Implores Army to Protect Protesters After Fresh Round of Violence In Egypt
Amnesty International today demanded the Egyptian army protect protesters as deadly clashes broke out in Cairo ahead of presidential elections.
Contact: Suzanne Trimel, strimel@aiusa.org, 212-633-4150
(New York) -- Amnesty International today demanded the Egyptian army protect protesters as deadly clashes broke out in Cairo ahead of presidential elections.
Amnesty International | 02-May-2012 21:53
Suzanne Nossel's Testimony on the Syrian Human Rights Crisis
Suzanne Nossel, Executive Director of Amnesty International USA, testified this morning at the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission on the human rights crisis in Syria.
Amnesty International | 27-Mar-2012 16:31
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
Women’s Day: Taking a stand with women in the Middle East
People around the world should show their solidarity with the courageous women who were pivotal in uprisings across the Middle East and North Africa, Amnesty International said.
Ahead of International Women’s Day on 8 March, the organization is calling on its supporters to mark the day by sending messages of support to women in the region.
Amnesty International | 06-Mar-2012 02:00
Syria: Humanitarian access urged in Homs
Humanitarian aid agencies must be allowed immediate and unhindered access to Homs and other affected areas, Amnesty International said today.
The Bab ‘Amr district of the city has come under intensive shelling for more than 17 days, during which time Amnesty International has received the names of 465 people reported to have been killed in Homs.
“The accounts we are hearing from Homs are increasingly dire, with people lacking the most basic amenities,” said Ann Harrison, interim Deputy Director of Amnesty International’s Middle East and North Africa Programme.
Amnesty International | 24-Feb-2012 12:00
One Year After Start of Bahrain Uprising And With More Protests Planned, Accountability for Abuses Remains a Distant Reality, Says Amnesty International
Thousands Expected to Defy Authorities to Take Part in Protests February 14, Marking First Anniversary of Uprising
Contact: Suzanne Trimel, 212-633-4150, strimel@aiusa.org
(New York) -- The Bahraini government is far from delivering the human rights reforms that were recommended by an independent international commission, Amnesty International said today, as protesters prepared to mark the one year anniversary of the start of mass anti-government protests.
Amnesty International | 13-Feb-2012 12:00
Thousands rally in solidarity with Middle East and North Africa protesters
Thousands of people rallied in cities across the world today to demand respect for human rights in the Middle East and North Africa as part of a global day of action organized by Amnesty International.
Activists, trade unionists, students and Amnesty International supporters gathered in countries from Morocco to Nepal in a day of "solidarity and defiance".
Amnesty International | 11-Feb-2012 22:00
Middle East and North Africa: Protest and repression set to continue in 2012
Repression and state violence is likely to continue to plague the Middle East and North Africa in 2012 unless governments in the region and international powers wake up to the scale of the changes being demanded of them, Amnesty International warned today in a new report into the dramatic events of the last year.
Amnesty International | 09-Jan-2012 00:00
Q&A: The State of Human Rights in the Middle East and North Africa
Have people's human rights improved throughout 2011 as a result of the uprisings in MENA?
There is no doubt that many people across the region in 2011 suffered gross human rights violations on an extreme scale. For those in - for example - Syria, Yemen, Egypt and Bahrain, the protection of human rights may still seem a distant prospect.
Amnesty International | 09-Jan-2012 00:00
Libya: Detainees killed by al-Gaddafi loyalists
Amnesty International has uncovered evidence that forces loyal to Colonel Mu’ammar al-Gaddafi have killed numerous detainees being held at two military camps in Tripoli on 23 and 24 August.
Eyewitness testimony from escaped detainees described how loyalist troops used grenades and gunfire on scores of prisoners at one camp, while guards at the other camp shot dead five detainees they were holding in solitary confinement.
Amnesty International | 26-Aug-2011 15:00
US urged to 'learn from mistakes of the past' in Middle East and North Africa
The US president must use his speech on the Middle East to commit to the pursuit of a more even-handed approach to Arab states, one which has the protection and promotion of human rights at its heart, Amnesty International said today.
Barack Obama is set to make the speech, his first major address following the wave of mass protests that has swept the Middle East and North Africa, later today.
Amnesty International | 24-May-2011 18:02