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President Obama Must End Indefinite Detention, not Relocate It
During his year-end press conference today, President Obama referred to an 'irreducible population’ at Guantánamo and referenced his forthcoming plan…
December 18, 2015
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17 Guantánamo Detainees Reportedly Approved for Transfer
The New York Times reported on Wednesday evening that U.S. Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter recently notified Congress that he…
December 17, 2015
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AIUSA Statement on Tonight’s Republican Presidential Debate
In response to remarks made during tonight's Republican presidential debate, Margaret Huang, Interim Executive Director of Amnesty International USA, issued…
December 16, 2015
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Baltimore Police Urged to Exercise Restraint and Protect the Right to Protest
Following the announcement of a mistrial in the first of several trials related to the death of Freddie Gray in…
December 16, 2015
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Thousands Attend Amnesty International USA’s Art for Amnesty Inaugural Human Rights Event
Thousands of people gathered in New Orleans on Saturday to join Amnesty International USA’s Art for Amnesty inaugural event Art…
December 14, 2015
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Usher and Artists Join Inaugural Art for Rights Event to Fight Human Rights Abuses
Today thousands will gather in New Orleans to join Amnesty International USA’s Art for Amnesty for Art for Rights –…
December 12, 2015
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President Obama Must Cancel $1.29b Arms Deal with Saudi Arabia
Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) called today on President Obama to cancel a $1.29 billion arms deal with Saudi Arabia that…
December 10, 2015
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AIUSA Statement on Islamophobia and the Senate Torture Report
“We learned one year ago today that U.S. personnel tortured detainees as part of the CIA’s secret detention program. The…
December 9, 2015
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U.S. Immigration Authorities Must Abide by International Obligations on Detention of Immigrants and Asylum Seekers
Over the past two months, detainees in 10 immigration detention facilities across Texas, Alabama, Louisiana, Florida and California have staged…
December 9, 2015
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Voluntary Reporting Undercuts FBI Data Collection Reforms on Use of Force
The FBI recently announced plans to improve its system for tracking fatal police shootings and said it would begin collecting…
December 9, 2015
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Last U.S. Execution of 2015 Scheduled for Tonight in Georgia
Georgia is scheduled to execute Brian Terrell tonight at 7 p.m., which would make for the final U.S. execution for…
December 8, 2015
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Human Rights in Climate Pact Under Fire
A handful of countries were blocking human rights references in important parts of the climate change agreement as ministers gathered…
December 8, 2015