On AlterNet: amnesty international
Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "amnesty international"
Roane Carey, The Nation. September 26, 2009.
The Goldstone report has been denounced in Israeli and ignored by the U.S. press, unless you count the NY Daily News, which called it a "blood libel against Israel."
Liliana Segura, AlterNet. September 16, 2009.
Tasers aren't 'nonlethal'; they've killed hundreds. With younger people being especially vulnerable to the Taser's shock, the risks could be very deadly.
Amy Goodman, AlterNet. August 20, 2009.
Georgia death row prisoner Troy Davis has had three execution dates despite overwhelming proof of his innocence. Now he'll finally have his day in court.
Amnesty International, June 17, 2009.
Riot police have been brutalizing peaceful protesters. Let them know this behavior won't stand.
Agence France PresseMay 28, 2009.
Amnesty lamented Obama's "limited action" on inhumane detention policies, as well as his inaction on seeking accountability for past abuses.
Martina Correia, Comment Is Free. May 20, 2009.
My brother has faced the death chamber three times for a murder he didn't commit. Now he's in danger of getting a new execution date.
Isaac Fitzgerald, AlterNet. May 19, 2009.
Join us in urging Pa. Gov. Rendell to speak out about Luis Ramirez's tragic slaying.
Willam Fisher, IPS News. May 14, 2009.
Two factors reportedly led to Obama's U-turn: objections from military brass and the president's upcoming speech in Egypt.
AlterNetMay 11, 2009.
Powerful medical lobbyists stand in the way of health care progress in the name of profits. We must put an end to it.
Isaac Fitzgerald, AlterNet. May 5, 2009.
Troy Davis faces execution for murdering a police officer, despite that 7 out of 9 witnesses have recanted or contradicted their testimony.
Witness Against Torture AlterNet: PEEKApril 29, 2009.
Protesters will demand prosecution of U.S. torture and the release of innocent detainees.
David Swanson, After Downing Street. April 21, 2009.
A push for accountability is a deterrent to future crimes, even if it fails. But remember: they won't tell us we're succeeding until we already have.
Willam Fisher, IPS News. April 20, 2009.
A federal court has ruled that four men who were tortured and released without charge can sue CACI, the U.S. contractor hired to do interrogations.
Liliana Segura, AlterNet. April 2, 2009.
Watch out: 50,000-volt Tasers are deployed in London this week; meanwhile, a new model can 'instantly incapacitate' multiple people at a time.
Liliana Segura, AlterNet AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. March 25, 2009.
Amnesty International finds that while the world as a whole is moving away from the death penalty, executions went up last year.
Jeffrey S. Kaye, AlterNet. January 24, 2009.
With the Army Field Manual likely to become the new standard for interrogation, the truth behind it is more crucial than ever.
Tana Ganeva, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. January 21, 2009.
After weeks of denials, the IDF admits forces may have acted in contravention of international law.
Mike Farrell, Meet the Bloggers AlterNet: Video. December 15, 2008.
Why American juries are less likely today to condemn another to die.
Robert Greenwald, Meet the Bloggers AlterNet: Video. December 12, 2008.
Isn't it time for the U.S. to abolish capital punishment?
ZP Heller, Amnesty International AlterNet: Video. December 4, 2008.
Honoring the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Federica Valabrega, American Observer. October 23, 2008.
Twice, Davis has said goodbye to loved ones but had his life spared. Now, he faces execution a third time.
Kim Sengupta, Independent UK. October 22, 2008.
Sayed Pervez Kambaksh was sentenced to death for downloading information on women's rights. He still faces 20 years in prison.
Amnesty InternationalOctober 14, 2008.
"The Supreme Court has effectively ended a longstanding battle to have new evidence in Davis' favor heard in a court of law."
Pratap Chatterjee, IPS News. September 23, 2008.
A million illicit weapons have entered Iraq in the past five years. Now, "missing" guns are fueling conflicts in Iraq and elsewhere.
Michelle Garcia, Amnesty International Magazine. September 17, 2008.
The case of Troy Davis led to a global call to save his life. But in Savannah, Georgia, a legacy of racism and fear has kept people silent.
