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Margaret Huang Appointed Interim Executive Director of Amnesty International USA
Today, Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) announced that its current Chief of Staff, Margaret Huang, has been appointed Interim Executive Director.
December 7, 2015
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Amnesty International USA Responds to Department of Justice Pattern or Practice Investigation
In response to Attorney General Loretta Lynch’s announcement that the Department of Justice would initiate a civil pattern or practice…
December 7, 2015
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Task Force on Chicago Police Accountability is “Long Overdue”
Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced today that he will establish a task force focusing on police accountability. The announcement comes following…
December 1, 2015
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Amnesty International USA Statement on Reggie Clemons
The Missouri Supreme Court yesterday threw out the first-degree murder conviction and death sentence of Reggie Clemons, who was sentenced…
November 25, 2015
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Protesters attacked in Minneapolis
Last night in Minneapolis, five peaceful protesters from the Black Lives Matter movement were shot by armed assailants who protesters…
November 24, 2015
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Amnesty International USA Calls on Illinois to Reform Lethal Force Law
The Cook County State’s Attorney today charged Officer Jason Van Dyke with first-degree murder in the shooting death of 17-year-old…
November 24, 2015
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Edwards and Landry Must Tackle Criminal Justice Reform in Louisiana
Following Saturday’s run-off election in Louisiana, Jasmine Heiss, Amnesty International USA’s Senior Campaigner for Individuals at Risk, released the following…
November 22, 2015
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Congress Should Stop Playing Politics with Refugees’ Lives
In response to today’s vote in the U.S. House of Representatives to erect barriers for Syrian and Iraqi refugees fleeing…
November 20, 2015
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Amnesty International USA Calls on Attorney General Caldwell to Release Albert Woodfox Immediately
In the wake of the recent ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on Albert Woodfox,…
November 20, 2015
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Suspending Resettlements of Approved Refugees is Cruel and Shameful
Governor Mike Pence of Indiana has refused to allow entry to two Syrian refugee families that were approved for resettlement…
November 19, 2015
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Amnesty International USA Statement on the Death of Jamar Clark
Amnesty International USA welcomes announcements that the FBI has initiated a civil rights investigation into the recent shooting death of…
November 19, 2015
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Marcus Ray Johnson Set to be Executed in Georgia
The state of Georgia is scheduled to execute Marcus Ray Johnson this evening. Johnson was convicted of a 1994 rape…
November 19, 2015