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Amnesty International USA Welcomes Reports of Justice Department Investigation into Ferguson Police

According to media reports, the Department of Justice Civil Rights Division will begin an investigation into the police department of…

September 4, 2014

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Amnesty International USA Statement on Attorney General Visit to Ferguson

Attorney General Eric Holder visits Ferguson today as part of the federal investigation into Michael Brown's death.

August 20, 2014

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‘Beheading’ of Reporter in Syria is a War Crime That Highlights ‘Chilling’ Risk to Journalists

The apparent execution-style killing of a U.S. reporter who went missing in Syria in 2012 constitutes a war crime and…

August 20, 2014

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Amnesty International USA Calls for Investigation of Police Tactics in Ferguson

As communities across the nation stand witness to the killing of an unarmed African American teenager by a police officer…

August 18, 2014

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Amnesty International Responds to Ferguson Curfew

In response to the curfew imposed on the residents of Ferguson by Missouri Governor Jay Nixon, Amnesty International USA Executive…

August 18, 2014

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Amnesty International Joins Moment of Silence for Victims of Police Brutality

Today Amnesty International USA will join grassroots activists across the country to mark the deaths of victims of police brutality…

August 14, 2014

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Amnesty International Sends Human Rights Delegation to Ferguson, Missouri

Today, Amnesty International USA announced that it has sent human rights delegation to Ferguson, MO to observe police and protester…

August 14, 2014

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Gruesome Footage Implicates Nigerian Military in Atrocities

Gruesome video footage provides fresh evidence of extrajudicial executions and other serious human rights violations being carried out in north-eastern…

August 4, 2014

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U.S. Must Stop Arms Transfers to Israel Amid Growing Evidence of War Crimes in Gaza

The U.S. government must immediately end its ongoing deliveries of large quantities of arms to Israel, which are providing the…

July 31, 2014

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Amnesty USA Calls On President Obama and Central American Leaders to Protect Human Rights of Migrant Children

President Obama met with the presidents of Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador today to discuss the ongoing crisis at the…

July 25, 2014

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Amnesty USA Head Appalled by Controversial Arizona Execution

In the aftermath of the drawn-out Arizona execution last night of Joseph R. Wood III, in which he was reported…

July 24, 2014

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Israel/Gaza: Attacks on Medical Facilities and Civilians Add to War Crime Allegations

The continuing bombardment of civilian homes in several areas of the Gaza Strip, as well as the Israeli shelling of…

July 21, 2014