Amnesty International USA: Most Recent English News ReleasesAmnesty International USA is the US Section of Amnesty International, a worldwide human rights organization.Zimbabwe: Amnesty International Calls for Police Restraint in Anti-Government Protests- January 23, 2008 With the arrest of a top opposition figure and police assaults on supporters in advance of anti-government protests, Amnesty International urged Zimbabwean authorities today to exercise restraint to avoid further bloodshed.http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGUSA20080123001&lang=e Sudan: Guns, Fear and Hopelessness Create Volatile Mix in Camps Sheltering One Million Displaced Darfuri Children, Amnesty International Says in New R- January 21, 2008 As United Nations forces end their third week of operations in Darfur, Amnesty International today warned that the security situation for displaced people is on a knife's edge with some 1 million children growing up displaced, hopeless and fearful, many in displacement camps awash with weapons--a potentially explosive combination.http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGUSA20080121003&lang=e Chad: Pressure mounting on journalists- January 21, 2008 Amnesty International today revealed that a major crackdown is currently underway against journalists in Chad as the government continues fighting armed opposition movements, especially in the east of the country.http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGUSA20080121002&lang=e Kenya: Amnesty International Condemns Lethal Force by Police in Kenya; Death Toll in Protests Rises to 12- January 18, 2008 Amnesty International today condemned the reckless and excessive use of lethal force by Kenyan police, including firing live ammunition into crowds, as reports emerged that police killed at least 12 people, including a 13-year-old boy, during protests called by the opposition Orange Democratic Movement (ODM).http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGUSA20080118002&lang=e Morocco Western Sahara: Drop charges of homosexuality against six men and ensure their safety- January 16, 2008 The Moroccan authorities must immediately release those convicted solely for their presumed sexual orientation, after an appeal court upheld convictions of "homosexuality" against six men on Tuesday, and repeal legal provisions criminalizing homosexuality, Amnesty International said.http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGUSA20080116001&lang=e Kenya: Amnesty International Urges Kenyan Leaders to Avoid Condoning Attacks on Rivals' Supporters to Stop Further Bloodshed- January 3, 2008 Amnesty International today strongly condemned the eruption of post-election violence across Kenya and called on political leaders to prevent further bloodshed by avoiding condoning attacks on their rivals' supporters. The organization expressed concern about continuing reports of killings by police and a striking increase in rapes by gangs and individuals.http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGUSA20080103001&lang=e Sudan: Amnesty International Expresses Relief Over Pardons for 30 Prisoners in Sudan- January 2, 2008 Amnesty International USA expressed relief today over the release of 30 individuals who were imprisoned in Sudan for their alleged connections to a sabotage plot against the government. The individuals were tortured, denied medical treatment, and held incommunicado since July 2007 when they were imprisoned in Kober prison and at military headquarters in Khartoum.http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGUSA20080102001&lang=e |