Articles on this issue "Amnesty International"
The U.S. bishops' conference appealed again to Amnesty International to reject a proposal to abandon its neutral stance on abortion for a policy that would promote abortion as a human right. …
read moreThe president of the U.S. bishops' conference warned Amnesty International that its proposal to promote abortion will threaten unborn children and jeopardize the organization's record as a …
read moreThe bishops of England and Wales appealed to Amnesty International to maintain its neutral stance on abortion in a letter sent to the organization. The press office of the episcopal conference …
read moreAmnesty International will be discredited if it promotes abortion worldwide, says a Vatican official. Cardinal Renato Martino, president of the pontifical councils for Justice and Peace and …
read moreAn international Catholic charity says that Amnesty International's new campaign to advance "abortion rights" contradicts the organization's principles. Father Joaquín Alliende, international …
read moreMore than 3,048 people were executed last year in 31 countries, more than double the 1,457 executions recorded in 2000, Amnesty International says. The big increase in executions was linked to …
read moreNumerous groups have responded to Amnesty Internationals campaign to save the life of Safiya Tungar-Tudu, a 33-year-old Nigerian condemned to death for having a child outside of wedlock. …
read moreAmnesty should be granted to illegal immigrants in Europe, says the president of the Council of European Episcopal Conferences. Bishop Amédée Grab of Chur, Switzerland, said he believes it is …
read moreThe Turk who shot John Paul II may see his prison term for a 1979 murder reduced from 17 to seven years, under a broadened amnesty for prisoners, his lawyer said. Turkeys High Court ruled this …
read moreAn international U.N. mediator has been discovered to be a board director of one of the oil companies accused of financing the Khartoum government, which is waging a brutal campaign against …
read moreThis week the U.N. Human Rights Commission opened its annual session in Geneva. One theme unlikely to be treated is the lack of respect for human rights in family planning programs. The recent …
read moreThe Catholic Church in El Salvador applauded U.S. President George W. Bushs announcement to grant amnesty to thousands of illegal Salvadoran immigrants, as their country recovers from two …
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