USA: The Right to Peaceful Protest of Shootings by Police Must Be Protected Tag: Pers Mass arrests followed several rallies protesting several recent killings of black men by police across the country last night. Amnesty…
Amnesty International USA statement on shootings in Dallas Tag: Pers “Last night’s shootings are a devastating reminder that gun violence in the U.S. is a human rights crisis that impacts…
Amnesty International USA Statement in Response to Shooting of Philando Castile Tag: Pers “Once again another horrifying video has emerged that begs for answers, and once again we are calling for a thorough,…
Amnesty International USA Statement in Response to Shooting of Alton Sterling by Baton Rouge Police Tag: Pers “The available video footage of the death of Alton Sterling raises questions about the circumstances of this shooting that must…
Amnesty International USA Responds to Drone Casualty Disclosure Tag: Pers Today, the Obama administration disclosed its assessment of the number of individuals killed by U.S. drone strikes since 2009. In…
CIA rendition victims challenge Romania and Lithuania at Europe’s human rights court Tag: Pers Hearings being held today at the European Court of Human Rights in two crucial cases against Romania and Lithuania for…
CIA rendition victims challenge Romania and Lithuania at Europe’s human rights court Tag: Pers Hearings being held today at the European Court of Human Rights in two crucial cases against Romania and Lithuania for…
Attack in Orlando Shows Utter Contempt for Human Life Tag: Pers “Last night’s shooting in Orlando demonstrated utter contempt for human life, and our thoughts are with the victims of these…
Kinderen gedood door achtergebleven clusterbom-munitie in Jemen Tag: Nieuws datum: 23 mei 2016 Gezinnen die terugkeren naar hun huizen in Noord-Jemen lopen een groot risico het slachtoffer te worden van niet-geëxplodeerde clusterbom-munitie.
USA: Larger reforms of Lethal Force Laws are called for following second verdict in Freddie Gray case Tag: Pers Following the verdict in the second of several trials related to the death of Freddie Gray in police custody, Amnesty…