Cuba: Death of Cuban Prisoner of Conscience on Hunger Strike Must Herald Change Amnesty International has urged Cuban President Raúl Castro to immediately and unconditionally release all prisoners of conscience after a political activist died following a hunger strike Colombia: Indigenous Peoples Struggle to Survive in Colombia Amnesty International today denounced an increase in attacks against indigenous peoples across Colombia during 2009, violence that is leaving many communities struggling for survival. Mexico: Fears for Three Forcibly Disappeared by Mexican Soldiers Not seen since they were taken in December, the three are believed to be the latest victims of human rights abuses committed by troops deployed to combat the rise of organized crime. Amnesty International Condemns U.S. Border Patrol?s Fatal Shooting of Mexican Teenager Amnesty International today condemned the fatal shooting of a 14-year-old Mexican boy by a U.S. border patrol officer, who fired across the border at a group of young Mexicans that were reportedly throwing stones. USA: Deepening Doubt About Troy Davis' Guilt Following Historic Evidentiary Hearing in Georgia Given the evidence that emerged from the two-day hearing it is clear that the state's case against Troy Davis is thin and tainted. USA: Amnesty International Releases Report on Human Rights Violations in Gulf Coast Recovery Efforts Today, Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) released a ground-breaking report on the failure of local, state, and federal governments to protect the rights of poor and minority Gulf Coast residents in the wake of hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005. USA: Amnesty International "Deeply Disappointed" by Supreme Court's Decision to Reject Arar Appeal Geneve Mantri, counter terrorism with justice government relations director for Amnesty International USA, issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Supreme Court decision to reject an appeal from a Canadian engineer, Maher Arar, who was mistakenly picked up by the U.S. government and rendered to Syria because he was thought to be a terrorism suspect Mexico: Human Rights Organizations Urge State Department to Withhold Security Funds for Mexico Until Mexico Demonstrates Concrete Progress on Human Rights In advance of a Congressional hearing on U.S.-Mexico security cooperation and funding, a coalition of Mexican, U.S. and international human rights organizations today urged U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to withhold funds to support Mexico?s anti-drug operations until the government makes concrete and measurable advances on human rights, as required under the Merida Initiative. USA: Amnesty International welcomes Odaini's release but asks what about the others who have been cleared? Amnesty International welcomes the news that the U.S. government has decided to repatriate Mohammed al-Odaini back to his home in Yemen. We urge the government to immediately release the others held in Guantanamo or to charge and try them in accordance with international law