Amnesty International Unveils Global Report On Human Rights; Issue Experts Available For Analysis

ORGANIZATION NAMES TOP FIVE ACTIONS U.S. GOVERNMENT MUST TAKE TO PROMOTE FREEDOM IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA

WASHINGTON, May 9, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Amnesty International (AI) will launch its annual assessment of human rights worldwide on Friday, May 13, and the U.S. section of the world's largest human rights organization is urging the U.S. Congress to support reform efforts across the Middle East and North Africa by investing in development and advancing cyber-activists and internet freedom.

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To provide commentary, analysis and other information, Amnesty International experts are available to speak to the media. Some of these experts include Larry Cox, Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) executive director, Curt Goering, AIUSA chief operating officer, and Adotei Akwei, AIUSA's managing director for government relations.

A veteran human rights advocate, Cox came to lead AIUSA in 2006, and his work focuses on international justice, advancing economic, social and cultural rights, and human rights in the United States.

Goering is one of the global organization's key Middle East/North Africa experts. He has led numerous research missions in the Middle East/North Africa, Eastern Europe and Central Asia.

Akwei, has been AIUSA's senior advocacy director for Africa and then later as director of campaigns.

The State of the World's Human Rights and Top 5 list will be released as the organization commemorates its 50^th anniversary. The organization's global campaigns uniting concerned individuals to act in concert to protect human rights have resulted in freedom for tens of thousands of political prisoners, a near reversal in the number of countries conducting executions and the adoption of major international treaties to protect human rights.

To speak to any of Amnesty International's experts, receive a copy of the new report and release or for further information, please contact the AIUSA media office at 202-509-8194.

NOTE: Amnesty International Report 2011: State of the World's Human Rights covers the period January – December 2010. For more information please visit www.amnestyusa.org.  

SOURCE Amnesty International