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Witnesses testified at an emergency hearing on recent developments concerning Chinese blind dissident Chen Guangcheng, who escaped from his 19 month house arrest to the U.S. Embassy in China…

Mr. Kumar talked about what he sees as the deteriorating human rights situation in China, President Bush’s visit to the Olympics opening ceremony, and U.S. policy in dealing with human right…

The annual United Nations “International Day of the Disappeared” was marked by a seminar on “disappeared” persons moderated by Ms. Humaira Rahman. Participants talked about the plight of mis…

Mr. T. Kumar, the advocacy director for Asia and the Pacific of Amnesty International USA released a report on the August 2008 Olympics in Beijing titled “China: Olympics Crackdown -- One Ye…

Amnesty International released their 2006 Annual Report on the Worldwide Status of Human Rights. The report focused on human right violations by governments and organizations, including U.S.…

William F. Schulz and others released Amnesty International’s 2005 annual report on human rights. The report analyzed the year’s setbacks and advancements for human rights in 149 countries a…

Witnesses testified about the state of human rights in China focusing on issues such as China’s one-child policy, religious freedoms, and U.S. efforts to intercede in several human rights ca…

Officials from Amnesty International gave the organization’s 2004 human rights report at the National Press Club. They talked about human rights abuses around the world, including the killin…

Mr. Schulz and other officials spoke to reporters about their annual human rights report and the impact of the conflict in Iraq on U.S. foreign policy and human rights monitoring. He said th…

Amnesty International Asia Advocacy Director T. Kumar talked about the human rights conditions in China and how President George W. Bush’s current visit there may affect these issues. He spe…