Amnesty International USA: Most Recent English News ReleasesAmnesty International USA is the US Section of Amnesty International, a worldwide human rights organization.Kenya: Amnesty International concerned at police killings in election protests- December 31, 2007 Amnesty International is concerned about reports that dozens of people have been killed in different parts of Kenya, many by police bullets, during protests against alleged fraud in the general elections held three days earlier. This followed the official announcement on 30 December of a narrow win by President Mwai Kibaki over presidential opposition candidate Raila Odinga.http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGUSA20071231001&lang=e Ethiopia: Prisoners of conscience unfairly convicted; face possible 10-year prison terms- December 24, 2007 Amnesty International today condemned the convictions of two human rights defenders in Ethiopia on charges of provoking and preparing "outrages against the Constitution", saying that the two men are prisoners of conscience arrested solely for their peaceful human rights work. Both have been held in prison since November 2005.http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGUSA20071224001&lang=e |