Amnesty International USA: Most Recent English News ReleasesAmnesty International USA is the US Section of Amnesty International, a worldwide human rights organization.Egypt: New Investigation needed into assault on Sudanese protestor's prosecution decision to close inquiry into December 2005 killings seriously flawe- December 29, 2007 (Cairo, December 29, 2007) -- Five Egyptian and international human rights organizations today called on President Hosni Mubarak to authorize an independent judicial inquiry into the December 30, 2005 police assault on Sudanese protestors -- refugees, asylum seekers and migrants -- in Cairo that resulted in the deaths of 27 persons and injured scores morehttp://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGMDE120362007&lang=e Iran: Amnesty International urges Iranian authorities to prevent executions of three child offenders and join the worldwide trend towards abolition of- December 14, 2007 Amnesty International is deeply concerned at reports that three child offenders face imminent execution in Iran, in clear contravention of international lawhttp://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGMDE131482007&lang=e Lebanon: AI calls for review of Yusef Cha'ban case- December 11, 2007 Amnesty International has written to the Lebanese authorities calling for an independent review of the case of Yusef Cha'ban, who was sentenced to life imprisonment in October 1994http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGMDE180162007&lang=e Iran: Execution of child offender Makwan Moloudazdeh is a mockery of justice- December 6, 2007 Amnesty International condemns the execution, on 4 December 2007, of Makwan Moloudzadeh, an Iranian Kurdish child offender, following a grossly flawed trial for an offence he allegedly committed at the age of 13.http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGMDE131412007&lang=e Tunisia: Amnesty International deplores prison sentence imposed on journalist Slim Boukhdir- December 4, 2007 Amnesty International is greatly concerned about the one year prison term imposed today on Slim Boukhdir, a freelance journalist, by a court in Sakiet Ezzit (Sfax) on charges of "insulting a public officer during the performance of his duties," "breaching public morality" and "refusing to show his identity card.http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGMDE300122007&lang=e Saudi Arabia: Lawyer must not be punished for defending gang rape victim- December 4, 2007 The disciplinary measures against Saudi Arabian lawyer Abdul Rahman al-Lahem must be dropped immediately if they appear have been initiated solely because of his legitimate activities in defending a rape victim who received a sentence of 200 lashes and a prison term, Amnesty International said today.http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGMDE230412007&lang=e |