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Myanmar Government Attacks on Freedoms Compromise Election,  Says Amnesty International

(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

United Nations Report on Decade of Human Rights Abuses in Congo

Must be Followed by Prosecutions or Cycle of Violence Will Continue, Amnesty International Warns(New York) -- A United Nations report released today that documents gross human rights violations in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) must be translated into action to hold those responsible to account, Amnesty International said.Salil Shetty, Amnesty International’s Secretary General, said: “It is now up to the Congolese government -- with support of regional governments and donors -- to ensure the conclusions of the report are translated into concrete action. This means investigating

Amnesty International Warns United Nations' Poverty Summit that Goals Fail to Uphold Rights of Poor People

Summit Produces No Effective Way to Hold Governments Accountability for Achieving Commitments to Reduce Poverty(New York) -- Amnesty International warned today that the plan of action on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) agreed by world leaders at the United Nations fails to uphold the rights of the world’s poorest. And despite much rhetoric on the importance of accountability, the U.N. summit of world governments failed to identify an effective way to hold governments to account for achieving their MDG commitments or for ensuring that their MDG efforts are consistent with their

Amnesty International Activates Maternal Death Clock in NYC's Times Square Sending Powerful Message to United Nations to Reduce Deaths in Childbirth A

Digital Billboard Clock Will Count One Death Per 90 Seconds and Tally Nearly One Thousand Dead Every Day During the Three-Day Summit(New York) -- Amnesty International activated a "maternal death clock" in Times Square Monday to send a powerful message about the tragic price of poverty worldwide -- one woman dying in childbirth every 90 seconds or 981 women a day -- as world leaders gathered at the United Nations for the start of a progress review on reducing poverty. As activists pointed silently upward, the clock on a digital billboard above Times Square launched at 9 a.m. EDT. The

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