Amnesty International USA Press Release July 21, 2010 AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL APPLAUDS PASSAGE OF LANDMARK LEGISLATION ADDRESSING SEXUAL VIOLENCE AGAINST NATIVE WOMEN —— Tribal Law and Order Act is an ‘Historic Effort to Tackle Major Challenges That Allow Crimes Against Native Peoples to Flourish,’ Says Amnesty International (Washington, D.C.) — Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) today applauded [...]
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Congress passes Tribal Law and Order Act
Posted in AI press release, USA, Women's Rights, tagged Native American on July 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Yusak Pakage, Indonesian prisoner of conscience released!
Posted in AI press release, Indonesia, tagged Filep Karma, Yusak Pakage on July 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Amnesty International USA Press Release July 8, 2010 AI Welcomes Release of Indonesian Prisoner of Conscience Jailed for Raising Flag Amnesty International has welcomed the release of an Indonesian prisoner of conscience jailed for his role in a peaceful flag-raising protest. Yusak Pakage, 31, was released on Wednesday morning from the Doyo Baru prison in [...]
AI Report 2010: The State of the World’s Human Rights
Posted in AI press release, tagged AI Annual Report on May 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Amnesty International Press Release 27 May 2010 Report 2010: Global justice gap condemns millions to abuse A global justice gap is being made worse by power politics despite a landmark year for international justice, said Amnesty International today in its annual assessment of human rights worldwide. Launching Amnesty International Report 2010: State of the World’s [...]
US Department of State Country Reports need to be more comprehensive
Posted in AI press release, Counter Terror with Justice, USA on March 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Amnesty International Media Statement Thursday, March 11, 2010 Amnesty International Says DOS Country Reports Need to Be More Comprehensive Human rights organization welcomes expanded reporting on discrimination and press freedom, but says that reports fail to provide a comprehensive assessment of economic, social, and cultural rights. (Washington, DC) – Larry Cox, Amnesty International USA executive [...]
Next Secretary General of Amnesty International
Posted in AI press release on December 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Amnesty International 21 December 2009 Salil Shetty next Secretary General of Amnesty International Amnesty International has appointed Salil Shetty as its next Secretary General. Shetty, an Indian national, has been the Director of the UN’s Millennium Campaign for the past six years and the Chief Executive of international anti-poverty NGO ActionAid before then. “We are [...]
