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Supreme Court Stays Death Sentence of Keith Tharpe
The U.S. Supreme Court stayed the death sentence today of Keith Tharpe, a black man who was on death row…
September 26, 2017
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Thousands of Lives In Danger As Trump Slashes Number of Refugees Admitted to U.S.
CONTACT: Mandy Simon, [email protected] WASHINGTON – Responding to reports that President Trump will slashed the number of refugee admissions to the…
September 26, 2017
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Muslim Ban Revision Risks More Suffering
Following a revision of President Trump’s travel ban to now include restrictions on travelers from Chad, Iran, Libya, North Korea,…
September 24, 2017
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Amnesty International USA Elects Aniket Shah Board Chair, Fills Other Leadership Posts
Amnesty International USA announced today that Aniket Shah has been elected Chair of its Board of Directors. Shah has been…
September 14, 2017
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U.S. National Faces Execution in Saudi Arabia Despite Unfair Trial
The sentence of a U.S. national facing execution after unfair legal proceedings in Saudi Arabia must be rescinded and a…
September 13, 2017
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Ohio Executes Second Prisoner After Three-Year Hiatus
The state of Ohio executed Gary Otte this morning, marking the second execution following a three-year hiatus that ended on…
September 13, 2017
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Failure to File Federal Charges in Freddie Gray Case Points to Need for Reforms to Lethal Force Laws
Following the announcement that the Department of Justice will not charge any Baltimore police officers in the death of Freddie…
September 12, 2017
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Justice Kennedy Temporarily Reinstates Refugee Ban
The following is a statement from Margaret Huang, executive director of Amnesty International USA, responding to the decision by U.S.…
September 11, 2017
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Ohio Scheduled to Execute Second Prisoner After Three-Year Hiatus
The state of Ohio is scheduled to execute Gary Otte on September 13. Otte’s death would be the second execution…
September 11, 2017
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Amnesty International Reacts to U.S. Withholding Military Aid to Egypt
Following the announcement that the U.S. will withhold military aid to Egypt until it addresses human rights concerns, Adotei Akwei,…
August 23, 2017
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Florida set to conduct its first execution in a year and a half
Ahead of a planned resumption of executions in Florida on August 24, 18 months after the last one, Amnesty International…
August 23, 2017
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Execution of Marcellus Williams in Missouri Halted
Missouri governor Eric Greitens stayed the sentence of Marcellus Williams just before he was set to be executed tonight. Greitens…
August 22, 2017