Amnesty International USA: Most Recent English News ReleasesAmnesty International USA is the US Section of Amnesty International, a worldwide human rights organization.World: Dangerous Flashpoints over Basic Rights Define 2008 State of Human Rights in Annual Global Report- May 28, 2008 Organization Calls On Governments to Respond to Growing Frustration and Angry Demands for Justice, Freedom and Equalityhttp://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGUSA20080528001&lang=e Americas: AI 2008 Annual Report Regional Update- May 28, 2008 Selected events covering the period from January to April 2008http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGPOL100132008&lang=e Mexico: Aid to Mexico to Fight Drug Cartels Must Not be a Blank Check for Abusive Security Forces, Says Amnesty International- May 13, 2008 Given a long history of human rights abuses by Mexican police and military forces -- including unresolved claims by 26 women that they were beaten and raped by police in San Salvador Atenco two years ago -- U.S. aid to Mexico must include strict accountability mechanisms for Mexican security forces and the justice system, Amnesty International said today.http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGUSA20080513002&lang=e Colombia: Amnesty International Says U.S. Extradition of Paramilitary Leaders on Drug Charges Should Not Be an Excuse to End Probe Into Human Rights V- May 13, 2008 The Colombian government's decision to extradite 14 top paramilitary leaders wanted by the United States for drug trafficking should not be an excuse to end investigations into the paramilitaries' role in committing human rights violations against thousands of people, often in collusion with or the acquiescence of Colombian security forces, Amnesty International said today.http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGPRE200805134878&lang=e USA: Who are the Guantnamo detainees- May 1, 2008 Case Sheet 25http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGAMR510332008&lang=e |