USA

Human Rights in United States of America

Sister Helen Prejean: Educating against the death penalty ...
16 October 2009

Sister Helen Prejean gives Amnesty Internationalher personal account on how educating people on the issue of the deathpenalty can make a difference.

Story      

The Unheard Truth: World leaders must change debate on poverty and ...
15 October 2009

Amnesty International's Secretary General has called on world leaders and policy makers toshift the debate on poverty from economics to addressing the humanrights ...

Story      

US joins Arms Trade Treaty talks, but at high price | Amnesty ...
14 October 2009

Today's announcement by the US government at the United Nations of its support for beginning negotiations on the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) was welcomed by Oxfam ...

Press Release      

Amnesty International urges President Obama to build on Nobel ...
9 October 2009

US President Barack Obama must keep justice, human rights and the rule of law at thecentre of his efforts to promote peace.

Story      

Texas execution looms after jury consult Bible | Amnesty ...
9 October 2009

A Texas man who faces execution after jurors at his trial consulted theBible when deliberating his fate should have his death sentencecommuted, Amnesty International ...

Story      

USA: Further information: No death penalty for former secret ...
8 October 2009

The US administration has decided not to seek the death penalty against male Tanzanian national Ahmed Ghailani at his forthcoming federal trial. Before being transferred ...

Urgent Action       AMR 51/110/2009

USA: Ohio governor stays two executions
6 October 2009

The Governor of Ohio has reprieved two male prisoners who were facing execution in the next month, to give prison authorities more time to establish a “back-up” ...

Urgent Action       AMR 51/109/2009

USA: Texas execution looms in jury Bible case
6 October 2009

Khristian Oliver, a 32-year old man, is due to be executed in Texas on 5 November. He was sentenced to death in 1999 for a murder committed during a burglary. While ...

Urgent Action       AMR 51/108/2009

USA (Ohio): 3 more Ohio executions by human rights day?
29 September 2009

Three men on death row in the State of Ohio are due to be executed by lethal injection by early December. The state continues to defend its execution process, and ...

Urgent Action       AMR 51/107/2009

USA: US supreme court stays Texas execution
24 September 2009

On 23 September, the US Supreme Court stayed the execution of Kenneth Mosley, a 51-year-old African American man scheduled to be executed in Texas on 24 September ...

Urgent Action       AMR 51/106/2009