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‘Appalled, but Not Surprised’ by Congressional NDAA Vote and Administration’s Veto Threat Withdrawal, Says Amnesty International
Following the passage in the U.S. House of Representatives, the expected passage in the U.S. Senate, and President Obama’s reported…
December 15, 2011
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Amnesty International Finds a “Human Rights Crisis” In Government Report that Half of All Americans Are Either Poor or Low Income
Amnesty International’s Demand Dignity Campaign Director Tanuka Loha made the following comments today in response to new U.S. government census…
December 15, 2011
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Amnesty International Celebrates Human Rights Day With Streaming Premiere of Chimes of Freedom
In honor of Human Rights Day on Saturday, December 10, Amnesty International will premiere Chimes of Freedom: The Songs of…
December 9, 2011
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Recording Artist-Producer Pharrell Williams Joins Amnesty International Youth Activists at “Write for Rights” Event Friday at Los Angeles’ Roosevelt High School
On Friday, Dec. 9 to celebrate Human Rights Day, Amnesty International will host Pharrell Williams, the award-winning recording artist, producer…
December 8, 2011
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Amnesty International Urges Senate Committee to Pass the SAVE Native Women Act
Amnesty International announced today its support for S. 1763, the Stand Against Violence and Empower Native Women (SAVE Native Women)…
December 7, 2011
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Amnesty International Welcomes Decision on Mumia Abu-Jamal Case
In response to the Philadelphia prosecutors’ decision not to seek another death sentence for Mumia Abu-Jamal, Laura Moye, director of…
December 7, 2011
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Academy Award-Winning Composer Hans Zimmer Honors Amnesty International on 50th Anniversary, Composing Human Rights Anthem
Hans Zimmer, the Academy and Grammy Award-winning composer, and film score collaborator Lorne Balfe have composed an anthem to salute…
December 6, 2011
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Amnesty International Hails Martina Davis Correia as “Hero of the Human Rights Movement”
Following the announcement that Martina Davis Correia, the longtime activist against the death penalty and sister of Troy Anthony Davis,…
December 2, 2011
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Amnesty International USA Urges Obama to Veto NDAA
Following the U.S. Senate's passage of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), Adotei Akwei, managing director of government relations for…
December 2, 2011
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United States Must Halt Life Without Parole Sentences for Children, says Amnesty International
Authorities in the United States must ban the imposition of life without parole sentences against children and review the cases…
November 30, 2011
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Urging End to Shameful U.N. Security Council Silence on Syria, Amnesty International on Nov. 30 To Set Up Memorial Outside U.N. Headquarters to Thousands of Dead in Syrian Uprising
On Wednesday, November 30 outside United Nations headquarters, Amnesty International activists will urge the Security Council to end its shameful…
November 28, 2011
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Amnesty International Reminds Presidential Candidates that Waterboarding is Torture
Prior to the Republican presidential nominee debate regarding national security on Tuesday, November 22, Tom Parker, Amnesty International USA policy…
November 21, 2011