Pawning the Crown Jewels: Members of the UN Human Rights Council Undermine the Special Procedures
Amnesty International condemns attempts by some states, including members of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council, to intimidate its independent human rights experts (06/07/2008)

USA: Amnesty International USA Brings Guantanamo Cell Replica to DC
Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) will bring its national tour of a life-size Guantanamo prison cell replica to Washington, DC on Wednesday, June 25; activists will gather at noon east of the Washington Monument on the National Mall to experience the cell and push the Bush administration to shut down Guantanamo. (06/07/2008)

USA: Amnesty International Hails U.S. Supreme Court Decision Recognizing Habeas Corpus
Amnesty International hailed yesterday's U.S. Supreme Court decision in the pivotal Boumediene v. Bush case recognizing habeas corpus and declaring that the system the Bush administration and Congress have put in place to review classification of the detainees as "unlawful enemy combatants" is inadequate. Amnesty International USA's executive director Larry Cox released the following statement in response to the decision: (06/07/2008)

USA: Time for real change as Supreme Court rules on Guantánamo detentions
The landmark judgment delivered on 12 June 2008 by the United States (US) Supreme Court in Boumediene v. Bush and al Odah v. United States ("Boumediene") constitutes a significant step towards the restoration of the rule of law as a foundation for counter-terrorism measures by the United States of America (USA). In its ruling, the court unreservedly affirmed that the right to challenge the lawfulness of one's detention in a court of law must be given effect to the foreign nationals detained as "enemy combatants" in Guantánamo Bay, who currently number approximately 270 detainees of around 30 nationalities. (06/07/2008)

USA: Amnesty International Applauds Appointment of Congressional Human Rights Caucus Co-Chair
Amnesty International USA strongly supports efforts to further institutionalize the Congressional Human Rights Caucus as a vital part of the U.S. Congress and applauds Speaker Nancy Pelosi's naming of a co-chair to carry out the group's important work. Speaker Pelosi named Congressman Jim McGovern of Massachusetts on Thursday to assume the important role of House co-chair following Congressman Tom Lantos of California, who previously served as a House co-chair of the caucus. (06/07/2008)

USA: Amnesty International welcomes US Supreme Court decision
Reacting to today's US Supreme Court ruling recognizing the right of foreign nationals detained in Guantánamo Bay to challenge their detention in US civilian courts, Amnesty International said the decision was an "essential step forward towards the restoration of the rule of law. (06/07/2008)

Iraq: World governments misleading and failing Iraqi refugees
The international community is evading its responsibility towards refugees from Iraq by promoting a false picture of the security situation in Iraq when the country is neither safe nor suitable for return, Amnesty International said today. (06/07/2008)

Equatorial Guinea: Amnesty International Welcomes Release of 14 Prisoners of Conscience
Prisoners Include Pastor Jailed for Speaking Out Against Government Treatment of Minorities (06/07/2008)

Mauritania: Torture of alleged Islamists widespread
Amnesty International is concerned about the persistent use of torture in Mauritania to extract confessions -- especially from those accused of links with Islamic groups (06/07/2008)