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Founded in 1961, Amnesty International is a grassroots activist organization whose one-million strong members are dedicated to freeing prisoners of conscience, to gaining fair trials for political prisoners, to ending torture and "disappearances," and to abolishing the death penalty throughout the world. Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) is the U.S. Section of this international human rights movement.


BURUNDI: 122 Refugees Executed by Government
 
Delegation From Amnesty International Travels to Senegal to Discuss Human Rights Situation
 
RWANDA: First Defendants Faced Unfair Trials
 
SOUTH KOREA: Amnesty International Opposes Arrests
 
AFGHANISTAN: 4 Civilians Killed in Latest Indiscriminate Air Raid
 
USA: Three Men Executed in Arkansas
 
IRAN: Upsurge in Executions for 1996
 
LIBYA: Amnesty International Condemns the Latest Executions of Political Prisoners


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FEATURES

The Colombia Papers


Women Who Fight For Human Rights


Amnesty International Releases Report on Public Executions in North Korea


INFORMATION

What Is Amnesty International About?
Annual Report 1996

Become a Member of Amnesty International USA
AIUSA Regional Offices
Register a Student Chapter Online

ACTIONS

Weekly Urgent Action
Turkey Campaign
January Freedom Writer Appeals
Urgent Action Network
Fall 1996 Amnesty Action Newsletter
Campaigns & Networks Information

LINKS

Visit The Get Up Stand Up Jam Site!
Visit AI-USA's Merchandise Website
Visit AI-USA Publications
Amnistía Internacional en español.
Local Chapter Web Sites in the US

PROGRAMS

Refugee Program
Computer Communications Working Group
Ginetta Sagan Fund

Last updated January 21, 1997. Questions? Contact aiaction@amnesty-usa.org [IGC] [RSAC]


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