Report
Escape from Hell- Torture, Sexual Slavery in Islamic State Captivity in Iraq
Torture, including rape and other forms of sexual violence, suffered by women and girls from Iraq’s Yezidi minority who were…
December 22, 2014
Press Release
Human Rights Organizations Urge Passage of Reparations for Chicago Police Torture Survivors
March and public memorial will honor survivors of CPD torture and communities of color enduring ongoing police abuse, violence and…
December 15, 2014
Press Release
Amnesty International USA Responds to Brennan Remarks on Torture Report
In response to the remarks of CIA Director John Brennan today on the release of the Senate Select Committee on…
December 11, 2014
Press Release
Release of Torture Report Underscores Need for Accountability
In response to the release today of a declassified version of the summary and findings of the Senate Select Committee…
December 9, 2014
Report
136 To Go…The Unbearable Slowness of Closing Guantánamo
Uruguay latest country to help USA towards ending detentions at prison camp
December 9, 2014
Report
USA: Turning a Page, but Torture Chapter is Far From Closed
We have said it before. We will say it again. What do we know about the secret detention program operated…
December 9, 2014
Press Release
Amnesty International USA Reiterates Call for Release of the CIA Torture Report
Amnesty International is deeply concerned that the summary of the Senate Intelligence Committee's report on the CIA rendition, detention and…
December 6, 2014
Press Release
Serious Setback for Justice in Colombia if Bills to Expand Jurisdiction of Military Courts Approved
We view with grave concern renewed legislative efforts by the Colombian government that could deny justice for serious human rights…
November 26, 2014
Press Release
Letter to Secretary John Kerry on 43 Missing Students in Mexico
In a letter sent to Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday, a group of 14 Senators including Foreign Relations…
November 26, 2014
Press Release
Amnesty International and John Legend Launch Write for Rights Campaign
Amnesty International today released a new video from award winning artist John Legend as part of its Write for Rights…
November 18, 2014
Report
Struggling to Survive: Refugees from Syria in Turkey
The international community’s failure to deal with the growing number of Syrian refugees fleeing into Turkey has led to a…
November 18, 2014
Press Release
Amnesty International Responds to USA’s Recognition that the Convention Against Torture Applies at Guantánamo
Amanda Simon, Amnesty International USA, 212-633-4162, [email protected] In response to the U.S. government's recognition today in Geneva before the UN…
November 12, 2014