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Your rights in jeopardy, global assault on freedoms, warns Amnesty International
International protection of human rights is in danger of unravelling as short-term national self-interest and draconian security crackdowns have led…
February 18, 2016
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Amnesty International USA responds to DOJ lawsuit against Ferguson Police Department
“This lawsuit sends a strong message that discrimination and other abuses by the Ferguson Police Department will not be tolerated,”…
February 10, 2016
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New Photos Pertaining to Torture Released, U.S. Should Launch Criminal Investigations
The Department of Defense today disclosed nearly 200 previously unreleased photographs pertaining to torture and other ill-treatment of prisoners carried…
February 5, 2016
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Guantánamo Now Open Longer Under President Obama Than President Bush
Two weeks after the Guantánamo Bay detention site entered its 15th year of operation, the detention site faces a new…
January 29, 2016
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AIUSA reacts to criminal justice reforms on solitary confinement
The Department of Justice issued guiding principles and policy recommendations this evening that would limit the use of solitary confinement and restrictive housing…
January 26, 2016
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AIUSA reaction to recommendations to reduce prison population
The Charles Colson Task Force on Federal Corrections released recommendations on prison reform today. The recommendations include ending mandatory minimums…
January 26, 2016
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Two Additional Guantánamo Detainees Transferred
The Department of Defense today announced two more detainees have been transferred out of Guantánamo, bringing the prison’s total number…
January 21, 2016
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Ten Additional Guantánamo Detainees Transferred
After President Obama committed once again to closing Guantánamo in his State of the Union speech Tuesday night, the Department…
January 14, 2016
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President Obama’s Last Chance to Close Guantánamo
Today, the Guantánamo Bay detention site entered its 15th year in operation with 104 prisoners remaining behind its walls. In…
January 8, 2016
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First of 17 Detainees Transferred from Guantánamo
Last month, U.S. Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter approved the transfer of 17 detainees from the Guantánamo detention site. Today,…
January 6, 2016
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Amnesty International USA Reacts to President Obama’s Gun Control Announcement
President Obama announced today that he would implement stronger gun control policies by executive action, including background checks, increased access…
January 5, 2016
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Moving Juveniles Out of Adult Prisons in New York Must Be Followed by Meaningful Criminal Justice Reform
Governor Andrew Cuomo today signed an executive order requiring all minors to be housed in juvenile facilities, rather than adult…
December 22, 2015