Press Release
Amnesty International USA Response to California Solitary Confinement Settlement
The state of California settled a federal lawsuit yesterday by agreeing to limit its use of solitary confinement. The state…
September 2, 2015
Report
Use of Force – Guidelines for Implementation of the UN Basic Principles on the Use of Force and Firearms by law enforcement officials
From the streets of Ferguson, Missouri to the favelas of Brazil, the police use of force and firearms makes global…
September 2, 2015
Press Release
Charges Filed Against Syrian Official for Torture of Maher Arar, Survivor of Rendition in US War on Terror
Today, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) charged a Syrian official for the torture of Canadian citizen Maher Arar almost…
September 1, 2015
Press Release
USA: Afghan civilian killings require rigorous, thorough investigation
US authorities must ensure that the re-opened investigation into the alleged killing of some 18 Afghan civilians by US Special…
August 26, 2015
Press Release
Texas Appeals Court Grants Stay of Execution for Nicaraguan Citizen
A Texas court has granted a stay of execution for a Nicaraguan citizen who was scheduled to be put to…
August 25, 2015
Press Release
Response to Reports of Excessive Force by St. Louis Police Department Against Protesters
“We are deeply concerned about reports of mass protest dispersal tactics, including tear gas, in residential areas of St. Louis…
August 20, 2015
Press Release
International Human Rights Body Urges Stay of Execution for Nicaraguan Citizen
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) today found that the United States violated the human rights of a Nicaraguan…
August 19, 2015
Press Release
Less Than 75 Pounds and Never Charged with a Crime, Tariq Ba Odah May Die at Guantanamo
The US Department of Justice filed its opposition today to Guantanamo detainee Tariq Ba Odah's habeas petition and bid for…
August 14, 2015
Press Release
Amnesty International USA Statement on Connecticut Supreme Court Death Penalty Decision
Today, the Connecticut Supreme Court struck down exemptions to the state’s 2012 death penalty ban, which had excluded the 11…
August 13, 2015
Press Release
Amnesty International USA to St. Louis Police: Public Assemblies Are Not “The Enemy”
Amnesty International USA sent a letter to the chief of the St. Louis County Police regarding the policing of demonstrations…
August 13, 2015
Press Release
Amnesty International USA Statement Following Declaration of State of Emergency in St. Louis
Amnesty International USA calls on all law enforcement agencies to facilitate and not restrict the right to peaceful protest and…
August 10, 2015
Press Release
Amnesty International USA Statement on Anniversary of Killing of Michael Brown in Ferguson, MO
As the nation marks the one-year anniversary on August 9 of unarmed teenager Michael Brown’s death at the hands of…
August 7, 2015