amnesty international News

amnesty international News From AOL News

Report: Female Detainees in Egypt Forced to Take 'Virginity Tests'

Weeks after Egypt's vibrant, youth-led revolution, disturbing details are emerging about the treatment of some young female protesters briefly detained by Egyptian soldiers. Some of the women say they were strip-searched, photographed naked, beaten and forced to undergo "virginity tests" on threat of prostitution...

UN Turns Up the Heat on Libya

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called today on the Security Council to take urgent action against Moammar Gadhafi's regime, which is believed to have killed thousands of protesters in Libya. "It is time for the Security Council to consider concrete action," Ban told the 15-nation body. "Whatever your course, let us be...

Iran Protesters Dig In Despite Arrests [VIDEO]

During the Cold War, the U.S. worried that communism could be contagious. Now it's looking like the government in Iran is worried that democracy could go viral. After Hosni Mubarak was forced from power, Iran's opposition planned a rally today to celebrate Egypt. But according to The Associated Press, the Iranian...

Rights Activists Decry Treatment of Imprisoned WikiLeaks Suspect

Amnesty International says that the U.S. military's harsh treatment of the soldier who allegedly passed secrets to WikiLeaks is so inhumane that British officials must intervene. U.K. supporters of Pfc. Bradley Manning argue that while he was born in the United States, he is considered a British citizen "by descent" as...

Iran Hangs Soccer Star's Mistress for Murder

(Dec. 1) -- Iran executed by hanging the mistress of one of its most famous soccer stars today, after she was convicted of murdering the man's wife eight years ago. Shahla Jahed, 40, went to the gallows at 5 a.m. at Tehran's Evin Prison, where she had spent the past eight years behind bars. Her hanging went ahead after...

amnesty international News From AOL

THE HUFFINGTON POST

This Album Saves Lives: Chimes of Freedom: The Songs of Bob Dylan Honoring 50 Years of Amnesty International

Almost never will more than 80 artists unite to support one cause, let alone create, pay for and donate 76 original tracks to raise money for it, but when the cause is Amnesty International and when the songs are Bob Dylan's, something quite magical happens.

THE HUFFINGTON POST

Background on amnesty international

Amnesty International (commonly known as Amnesty and AI) is a non-governmental organisation focused on human rights with over 3 million members and supporters around the world.

more at wikipedia »