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 »
Mohammed Odaini cleared for release from Guantánamo
Posted in Guantanamo Bay, USA, tagged Saeed Mohammed Saleh Hatim, Mohammed Odaini on July 6, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
From age 18 to 26, Mohammed Mohammed Hassan Odaini has been detained at Guantánamo without charge or trial. But about a week ago, the Obama administration finally said that it would release him back to his home country of Yemen! For years, Amnesty International supporters have taken action for Odaini – writing countless letters and [...]
New report on human rights and poverty in the Gulf Coast
Posted in Demand Dignity, USA, tagged Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, online action on April 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Five years after Hurricane Katrina killed more than 1,800 people and destroyed hundreds of thousands of homes, the suffering continues. In New Orleans and throughout the Gulf Coast, there is a continued lack of access to housing and health care, and issues related to the criminal justice system persist. Communities displaced by the storms remain [...]
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 [...]
Maternal mortality in the US
Posted in Demand Dignity, USA, tagged Maternal mortality on March 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Submitted by Dan Johnson, AIUSA Legislative Coordinator for Oregon (adapted from Amnesty International USA Issue Brief, No. 3, February 2010) Over half a million women die each year from complications due to pregnancy and childbirth. The vast majority of maternal deaths occur in Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. Among industrialized nations, however, the United States has [...]
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