Amnesty International Urges United States to Address United Nations' Concerns Over Human Rights Obligations at First Review of U.S. Record

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