Bush’s Veto of Intelligence Authorization Bill Continues the ‘We Don’t Torture’ Charade – Political Opinion

Larry Cox, Amnesty International USA executive director, issued a statement in response to President Bush’s veto of H.R. 2082, the Intelligence Authorization bill, which prevents the Central Intelligence Agency and other U.S. agents from using waterboarding,...

Amnesty International Calls Iran’s Practice of Stoning a Cruel And Unacceptable Practice

As nine women and two men in Iran wait to be stoned to death, Amnesty International today called on the Iranian authorities to abolish execution by stoning and impose an immediate moratorium on this horrific practice, specifically designed to increase...