﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title>Cision News</title><link>https://news.cision.com</link><description>Cision is the leading global provider of media research, distribution, monitoring and evaluation services. With over 40 locations throughout the world, Cision provides the insight, expertise and intelligence that improve performance and build reputations.</description><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 05:11:53 GMT</pubDate><image><title>Cision News</title><width>146</width><height>60</height><link>https://news.cision.com</link><url>https://news.cision.com/Content/img/news-logo.png</url></image><item><title>AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL CALLS ON CONGRESS TO PASS DREAM ACT DURING LAME-DUCK SESSION</title><link>http://news.cision.com/amnesty-international-of-the-usa/r/amnesty-international-calls-on-congress-to-pass-dream-act-during-lame-duck-session,g529390</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision286179</guid><description><![CDATA[‘The Country is Shooting Itself in the Foot,’ Asserts Human Rights Organization
(Washington D.C.) -- Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) today urged the U.S. Congress to pass The Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act during the lame-duck session, calling its passage critical to upholding the human rights of undocumented youth who have lived in the United States most of their lives and have a proven track record as conscientious students and members of society.

In recent weeks, both Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA)]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Nov 2010 21:15:57 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Amnesty International Urges Azerbaijan to End Harassment of Activists</title><link>http://news.cision.com/amnesty-international-of-the-usa/r/amnesty-international-urges-azerbaijan-to-end-harassment-of-activists,g526929</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision284380</guid><description><![CDATA[(Washington, D.C.) -- Amnesty International calls on the Azerbaijani authorities to stop harassing civil society activists, after a youth activist and parliamentary candidate who revealed election violations was detained at the country’s border.

Bakhtiyar Hajiyev was detained November 18 on the Azerbaijani-Georgia border and held overnight at a military drafting centre before being released.

“Bakhtiyar Hajiyev’ arrest has all the hallmarks of the harassment and intimidation the Azerbaijani authorities all too often resort too in respect of government critics," said John Dalhuisen,]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 19 Nov 2010 19:44:43 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Amnesty International Calls for Speedy Resolution in Case of  Pregnant Colombian Human Rights Defender; Demands Adequate Healthcare</title><link>http://news.cision.com/amnesty-international-of-the-usa/r/amnesty-international-calls-for-speedy-resolution-in-case-of--pregnant-colombian-human-rights-defender--demands-adequate-healthcare,g526918</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision284367</guid><description><![CDATA[(London) – Amnesty International is calling on authorities in Colombia to take fast action on the case of a pregnant human rights defender who was arrested in the north-eastern city of Bucaramanga, Colombia on November 16, on charges of having links with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).

 Carolina Rubio last month returned from Brussels where she represented Colombian human rights and social organizations in a meeting of European human rights organizations and development agencies. During her visit, she met with European Commission representatives and members of the]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 19 Nov 2010 16:02:19 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Indian Authorities Must Release 14-year-old Held in Kashmir Without Charge, Says Amnesty International</title><link>http://news.cision.com/amnesty-international-of-the-usa/r/indian-authorities-must-release-14-year-old-held-in-kashmir-without-charge--says-amnesty-international,g526575</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision284171</guid><description><![CDATA[(Washington, D.C.) – Amnesty International has urged authorities in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir to release a 14-year-old child who has been detained without charge or trial for seven months, for allegedly taking part in anti-government protests.

"Mushtaq Ahmad Sheikh must either be charged with a recognizable criminal offence or released immediately," said Sam Zarifi, Amnesty International’s Asia-Pacific director.
The authorities claim that Mushtag Ahmad Sheikh was part of a large crowd which threw stones at police and security forces in the state capital Srinagar in April, as]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Nov 2010 17:11:34 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Amnesty International Urges NATO Leaders to Protect Human Rights in Afghanistan</title><link>http://news.cision.com/amnesty-international-of-the-usa/r/amnesty-international-urges-nato-leaders-to-protect-human-rights-in-afghanistan,g526574</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision284162</guid><description><![CDATA[(Washington, D.C.) – Amnesty International is urging NATO leaders to protect human rights and ensure security for the people of Afghanistan as they prepare for the 2010 NATO Lisbon Summit.
“As NATO begins to discuss its withdrawal from Afghanistan, it’s crucial to explain to the Afghan people exactly how the international community will follow through on its promise to protect and promote their human rights,” said Sam Zarifi, Amnesty International’s Asia-Pacific program director.

The organization has sent letters to NATO leaders urging them to improve accountability for Afghan and]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Nov 2010 17:07:07 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Amnesty International Urges China to Release Woman Sentenced to a Year in Labor Camp Over Tweet</title><link>http://news.cision.com/amnesty-international-of-the-usa/r/amnesty-international-urges-china-to-release-woman-sentenced-to-a-year-in-labor-camp-over-tweet,g526570</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision284148</guid><description><![CDATA[(Washington, D.C.) – Amnesty International today urged the Chinese authorities to release a woman sentenced to a year in a labor camp for retweeting a supposedly anti-Japanese message.
Chinese online activist Cheng Jianping was sentenced to one year of ‘Re-education Through Labor’ on Monday for “disturbing social order”, having retweeted a satirical suggestion on October 17 that the Japanese Pavilion at the Shanghai Expo be attacked.  
“Sentencing someone to a year in a labor camp, without trial, for simply repeating another person’s clearly satirical observation on Twitter demonstrates]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Nov 2010 19:28:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Amnesty International Criticizes Latest TV "Confession" in Iran by Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, Saying it Was Likely Made Under Duress</title><link>http://news.cision.com/amnesty-international-of-the-usa/r/amnesty-international-criticizes-latest-tv--confession--in-iran-by-sakineh-mohammadi-ashtiani--saying-it-was-likely-made-under-duress,g525496</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision283292</guid><description><![CDATA[(London) -- Amnesty International today criticized the latest TV broadcast of a “confession” by Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, who is awaiting execution by stoning for adultery in Iran.
Self-incriminating statements by her son Sajjad Qaderzadeh and two German journalists were also broadcast on the program, which aired on Iranian state TV on Monday night. A voiceover also said that the 43-year-old mother's lawyer, Javid Houtan Kiyan, had admitted to telling her son to lie.

Amnesty International noted that international standards for fair trial, to which Iran is a state party, guarantee the]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 16 Nov 2010 20:06:32 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Amnesty International Demands Full Investigation of Egyptian Man's Death Allegedly by Torture in Police Custody</title><link>http://news.cision.com/amnesty-international-of-the-usa/r/amnesty-international-demands-full-investigation-of-egyptian-man-s-death-allegedly-by-torture-in-police-custody,g525489</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision283298</guid><description><![CDATA[Human Rights Organizations Says Family Found Body Covered in Bruises After Man was Detained
(London) – Egyptian authorities must investigate without delay allegations that a young man was tortured to death at a police station in Alexandria, and guarantee the safety of another young man still in custody there, Amnesty International said today.
The family of Ahmed Shaaban, 19, alleged that he died after being tortured and abused by police officers at Sidi Gaber police station on November 7, and that his body was then dumped into a canal near his neighborhood to give the impression that he]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 16 Nov 2010 16:23:16 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Amnesty International Urges the United Kingdom to Establish the Truth about Rights Violations</title><link>http://news.cision.com/amnesty-international-of-the-usa/r/amnesty-international-urges-the-united-kingdom-to-establish-the-truth-about-rights-violations,g525488</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision283301</guid><description><![CDATA[(Washington, D.C.) – Amnesty International is calling on the United Kingdom to make the full truth known about alleged human rights violations against people held overseas during counter-terrorism operations after it was reported a dozen men are to receive a financial settlement following legal action.
The move to pay compensation follows legal action brought by six former detainees alleging U.K. responsibility for their detention, torture and ill-treatment.
"Financial compensation can be an important part of the right to remedy and reparation for victims of grave human rights violations,"]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 16 Nov 2010 16:10:07 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Singapore Deals Sharp Blow to Freedom of Expression by Sentencing British Author, Says Amnesty International</title><link>http://news.cision.com/amnesty-international-of-the-usa/r/singapore-deals-sharp-blow-to-freedom-of-expression-by-sentencing-british-author--says-amnesty-international,g525487</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision283291</guid><description><![CDATA[(Washington, D.C.) – Singapore dealt a sharp blow to freedom of expression by sentencing 76-year-old British author Alan Shadrake to jail for publishing a book which criticizes the Singaporean judiciary, Amnesty International said today.
Shadrake was sentenced to six weeks in jail and a fine of 50,000 Singapore dollars (US$15,400). He was convicted of contempt of court for ‘scandalizing the judiciary’ over allegations of judicial misconduct in his book on Singapore’s death penalty.

“Singapore is answering criticism by jailing its critics,” said Sam Zarifi, Amnesty International’s Asia-]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 16 Nov 2010 16:00:34 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Amnesty International Welcomes Suu Kyi Release but Urges Myanmar to Release Other Prisoners of Conscience</title><link>http://news.cision.com/amnesty-international-of-the-usa/r/amnesty-international-welcomes-suu-kyi-release-but-urges-myanmar-to-release-other-prisoners-of-conscience,g525081</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision282980</guid><description><![CDATA[Human rights organization worked on her release for more than 20 years
(Washington, DC) Amnesty International welcomes the release of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, an Amnesty International prisoner of conscience, from house arrest in Myanmar. 

Daw Suu Kyi co-founded the National League for Democracy (NLD), a pro-democracy political party that sought to counter the military junta that has ruled Myanmar since 1962. For nearly 15 of the past 21 years, Daw Suu Kyi has endured unofficial detention, house arrest and restrictions on her movement.

“The release of Daw Suu Kyi is beyond overdue,” said]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 15 Nov 2010 14:55:28 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>U.S. Must Begin Criminal Investigation of Torture After Bush’s Repeated Admissions of Approving Waterboarding</title><link>http://news.cision.com/amnesty-international-of-the-usa/r/u-s--must-begin-criminal-investigation-of-torture-after-bush-s-repeated-admissions-of-approving-waterboarding,g524345</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision282527</guid><description><![CDATA[Human rights organization cites former British minister’s refute that torture did not save British lives
(Washington, DC) Amnesty International repeated its call for a criminal investigation into the role of former U.S. President George W. Bush and other officials in the use of “enhanced interrogation techniques” against detainees held in secret U.S. custody after the former president again admitted authorizing their use.

In his memoirs, published yesterday, and in an interview on NBC News broadcast on November 8, 2010, the former President again confirmed his personal involvement in]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Nov 2010 19:44:14 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Amnesty International Urges Hungary to Thoroughly Investigate Attacks on Roma</title><link>http://news.cision.com/amnesty-international-of-the-usa/r/amnesty-international-urges-hungary-to-thoroughly-investigate-attacks-on-roma,g524334</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision282514</guid><description><![CDATA[(Washington, D.C.) -- The Hungarian government should thoroughly investigate racially motivated violent attacks against Roma and provide the victims with access to justice, Amnesty International has said in the report: Violent attacks against Roma in Hungary  (http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/EUR27/001/2010/en), published today.

“The Hungarian authorities have a duty to prevent discrimination and to ensure justice for victims of hate crimes," said Nicola Duckworth, Europe and Central Asia program director. "This includes the obligation to investigate whether or not racial and]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Nov 2010 16:10:50 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Amnesty International Condemns Sentencing of Chinese Milk Scandal Activist</title><link>http://news.cision.com/amnesty-international-of-the-usa/r/amnesty-international-condemns-sentencing-of-chinese-milk-scandal-activist,g524329</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision282524</guid><description><![CDATA[(Washington, D.C.) Amnesty International today condemned the two-and-a-half-year sentence given to a Chinese activist who organized a support group for parents of babies made ill by tainted milk.

“We are appalled that the authorities have imprisoned a man the Chinese public rightly view as a protector of children, not a criminal,” said Catherine Baber, Amnesty International’s deputy director for the Asia-Pacific.

Daxing District People’s Court in Beijing Municipality convicted and sentenced Zhao Lianhai today, seven months after his trial for “disturbing social order” during public]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Nov 2010 15:56:53 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Hundreds Gather in Pittsburgh to Tackle Pressing Human Rights Concerns; Environmental Rights, Death Penalty Are Front and Center</title><link>http://news.cision.com/amnesty-international-of-the-usa/r/hundreds-gather-in-pittsburgh-to-tackle-pressing-human-rights-concerns--environmental-rights--death-penalty-are-front-and-center,g524315</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision282563</guid><description><![CDATA[Amnesty International Human Rights Conference Highlights Organization’s 50th Anniversary, Takes Place Nov. 19-21
(Pittsburgh) – Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) will bring together hundreds of activists from five mid-Atlantic states and the District of Columbia from November 19-21 for the organization’s annual regional human rights conference.  This year’s theme, Shine A Light: 50 Years of Activism, highlights Amnesty International’s 50th anniversary and spotlights some of the most critical human rights issues today.  Open to the public, the event will take place at the Omni William Penn]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Nov 2010 15:09:31 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>MUMIA DESERVES NEW TRIAL, NOT NEW DEATH SENTENCE, SAYS AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL</title><link>http://news.cision.com/amnesty-international-of-the-usa/r/mumia-deserves-new-trial--not-new-death-sentence--says-amnesty-international,g524061</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision282361</guid><description><![CDATA[On Tuesday, November 9, a three-judge panel of the Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals will conduct a hearing to re-examine its previous decision overturning Mumia Abu-Jamal’s death sentence.

In 2000, after a painstaking review of the case, Amnesty International concluded in its report, The Case of Mumia Abu-Jamal: A Life in the Balance, that justice could only be served by granting Abu-Jamal a new trial.   The following is a statement from Laura Moye, director of Amnesty International USA’s Death Penalty Abolition Campaign:

“Re-imposing the death penalty would be intolerable.  Mumia]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Nov 2010 18:14:23 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Amnesty International Calls on Malaysian Authorities to Ensure Fair Trial for Georgian Women</title><link>http://news.cision.com/amnesty-international-of-the-usa/r/amnesty-international-calls-on-malaysian-authorities-to-ensure-fair-trial-for-georgian-women,g523472</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision282055</guid><description><![CDATA[(Washington, D.C.) Amnesty International calls on the Malaysian authorities to ensure that two Georgian women accused of drug trafficking receive fair trials that meet international standards.
Darejan Kokhtashvili and Babutsa Gordadze, who were detained on October 26 in Penang and Sabah respectively, face the death penalty under Malaysian law.

“The Malaysian authorities must ensure legal representation for the two Georgian women who face the death penalty,” said Lance Lattig, Malaysia researcher at Amnesty International. “These women must have an interpreter to translate the proceedings]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Nov 2010 19:25:38 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Amnesty International Urges United States to Address United Nations' Concerns Over Human Rights Obligations at First Review of U.S. Record</title><link>http://news.cision.com/amnesty-international-of-the-usa/r/amnesty-international-urges-united-states-to-address-united-nations--concerns-over-human-rights-obligations-at-first-review-of-u-s--record,g523462</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision282044</guid><description><![CDATA[Member States Support Call for U.S. Human Rights Improvements Across the Board: on Women's Rights, Torture, Death Penalty
(Geneva) -- Cristina Finch, Amnesty International USA Government Relations Director, made the following comments  today, at the conclusion of the first Universal Periodic Review of the United States' record on international human rights obligations before the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva:

"Today's review session clearly shows the deficiencies in the human rights record of the United States and the need for the government to take bold steps to improve]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Nov 2010 17:04:53 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Myanmar Government Attacks on Freedoms Compromise Election,  Says Amnesty International</title><link>http://news.cision.com/amnesty-international-of-the-usa/r/myanmar-government-attacks-on-freedoms-compromise-election--says-amnesty-international,g523456</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision282008</guid><description><![CDATA[(Washington, D.C.) The Myanmar government’s attacks on the freedoms of expression, peaceful assembly, and association compromises the country’s first elections in 20 years, Amnesty International said today.  
“These elections presented an opportunity for Myanmar to make meaningful human rights changes on its own terms—and with the world watching,” said Salil Shetty, Amnesty International’s secretary general.  “Instead, throughout the run up to the polls, the government has attacked the rights necessary for holding meaningful elections.”

The Myanmar authorities have introduced several]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Nov 2010 16:13:33 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Amnesty International Urges Ukraine Authorities to Stop Harassment of Trade Union Activist</title><link>http://news.cision.com/amnesty-international-of-the-usa/r/amnesty-international-urges-ukraine-authorities-to-stop-harassment-of-trade-union-activist,g523300</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision281907</guid><description><![CDATA[Contact: AIUSA media relations office, 202-509-8194
(Washington, D.C.) Amnesty International has urged the Ukraine authorities to stop the harassment of a trade union activist who remains in hiding after a court ordered him to undergo a forced psychiatric examination last week.

"There is a very real concern that Andrei Bondarenko will be subjected to a forced psychiatric examination because of his legitimate trade union and human rights activities," said Heather McGill Amnesty International's expert on Ukraine.
A court in Vinnytsya, south west Ukraine on October 29 granted the order for]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 04 Nov 2010 16:37:30 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Amnesty International Demands Release of Lawyer and Son in Iranian Stoning Case</title><link>http://news.cision.com/amnesty-international-of-the-usa/r/amnesty-international-demands-release-of-lawyer-and-son-in-iranian-stoning-case,g523045</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision281784</guid><description><![CDATA[Organization Says the Two Apparently Were Taken Into Custody After an Interview to Publicize the Case
(New York) -- Amnesty International today called on the Iranian authorities to immediately release the lawyer and son of Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, an Iranian woman being held on death row and  at risk of execution by stoning. The human rights organization said the lawyer and son appear to have been taken into custody solely for trying to publicize the woman's plight and save her life.

Two German nationals appear to have been conducting an interview with the lawyer, Javid Houtan Kiyan,]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Nov 2010 19:49:41 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Amnesty International Raised Concern that Singapore Conviction of Author Smothers Freedom of Expression</title><link>http://news.cision.com/amnesty-international-of-the-usa/r/amnesty-international-raised-concern-that-singapore-conviction-of-author-smothers-freedom-of-expression,g523039</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision281772</guid><description><![CDATA[(Washington, D.C.) - Singapore’s conviction of author Alan Shadrake for contempt of court will further stifle freedom of expression and legitimate criticism of the Singaporean judiciary, Amnesty International said today. 

“This judgment creates a chilling effect on freedom of speech, for Singaporeans and foreigners alike,” said Sam Zarifi, Amnesty International’s director for the Asia-Pacific.  

Alan Shadrake, a 75-year-old British citizen based in Malaysia, was convicted today for contempt of court due to his book Once a Jolly Hangman: Singapore Justice in the Dock “scandalizing the]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Nov 2010 18:23:11 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Amnesty International Condemns Killing of Civilian Hostages in Iraq Church as ‘A War Crime’</title><link>http://news.cision.com/amnesty-international-of-the-usa/r/amnesty-international-condemns-killing-of-civilian-hostages-in-iraq-church-as--a-war-crime-,g522766</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision281654</guid><description><![CDATA[(New York) -- Amnesty International today condemned Sunday's "shameless" attack on civilian hostages in a Catholic church in Baghdad, calling it "nothing less than a war crime."

“We utterly condemn this shameless targeting of civilians by an armed group in a place of worship,” said Malcolm Smart, Amnesty International’s Director for the Middle East and North Africa.

One hundred worshippers were taken hostage and more than 40 were then killed.
The Islamic State of Iraq, an armed group linked to al-Qa’ida in Iraq, claimed responsibility for the attack in Baghdad’s Karrada district.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Nov 2010 18:29:40 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Hundreds of Amnesty International Activists to March in Solidarity with Aung San Suu Kyi and the People of Myanmar</title><link>http://news.cision.com/amnesty-international-of-the-usa/r/hundreds-of-amnesty-international-activists-to-march-in-solidarity-with-aung-san-suu-kyi-and-the-people-of-myanmar,g522764</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision281620</guid><description><![CDATA[March and Rally in San Francisco on Friday, Nov. 5
(San Francisco) – Approximately 200 Amnesty International activists march and rally in solidarity with Aung San Suu Kyi and the people of Myanmar this Friday, November 5, starting at 5:30 p.m. Held on the eve of the historic November 7 elections in Myanmar, activists holding illuminated posters of Aung San Suu Kyi will call on the Myanmar authorities to release her and the 2,000-plus prisoners imprisoned for peaceful activism.   The march will begin at the corner of McAllister and Hyde Streets at 5:30 p.m. and will end with a rally at the]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Nov 2010 18:22:23 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>