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Amnesty International USA Urges President Obama to Grant Clemency to Leonard Peltier With New Advocacy Video
To mark his 72nd birthday today, Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) released a new video urging President Obama to grant clemency…
September 12, 2016
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Amnesty International USA Calls on Authorities to Protect Peaceful Protest at Dakota Access Oil Pipeline Site
After sending a delegation of human rights observers to monitor protest conditions, Amnesty International USA today called on state and…
August 30, 2016
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Amnesty International USA to Observe North Dakota Pipeline Protests
As a federal court issues a decision regarding whether construction of a disputed pipeline can go forward, Amnesty International USA…
August 24, 2016
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Police Must Protect the Right to Peacefully Protest Pipeline Construction in North Dakota
As thousands of Indigenous activists gather in 90-degree heat at the construction site of the Dakota Access Pipeline at the…
August 23, 2016
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Art for Amnesty Partners with AFROPUNK Music Festival
Art for Amnesty, an Amnesty International USA program using the power of art, music, and culture to support human rights…
August 22, 2016
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Letter to Milwaukee Police Department on Shooting of Sylville Smith
Amnesty International USA sent the following letter to the Milwaukee Police Department asking for a thorough, independent and transparent investigation…
August 19, 2016
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Amnesty International USA Responds to Announcement that DOJ Will End Use of Private Prisons
“Reports have shown that the federal government has failed to adequately oversee privately operated prisons that do not meet human…
August 18, 2016
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Amnesty International USA Welcomes Major Transfer of Guantanamo Detainees
Contact: Nidya Sarria, [email protected] Today the Department of Defense announced 15 detainees were transferred from the Guantánamo Bay detention site.…
August 15, 2016
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Amnesty International USA: Drone Disclosures a Welcome but Incomplete Step
WASHINGTON, D.C.—In response to today’s release of the Presidential Policy Guidance—a document setting out U.S. standards that appears to apply…
August 6, 2016
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Amnesty International Rallies Behind Refugee Athletes Competing in Olympic Games
For the first time in the history of the Olympics, 10 refugees are competing without a national team. To stand…
August 4, 2016
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Delaware Supreme Court Rules Death Penalty Unconstitutional
The Delaware Supreme Court ruled that the state’s death penalty as it currently stands is unconstitutional in light of the…
August 2, 2016
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Amnesty International Delegation Concludes Human Rights Monitoring as Republican and Democratic Conventions End
Spate of Human Rights Violations at US Protests Led to Unprecedented Monitoring
July 29, 2016