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USA: Secretary Clinton affirms protection of human rights central to reducing poverty
Statement by AIUSA's Executive Director Larry Cox regarding today's speech by Secretary Clinton.
March 27, 2011
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US accused of inhumane treatment over Wikileaks soldier case
Private Bradley Manning has been held for 23 hours a day in a sparsely furnished solitary cell and deprived of…
March 27, 2011
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USA: Amnesty International commends President Obama for signing Tribal Law and Order Act
President Obama today took an important step toward addressing some of the harsh injustices that Native peoples in the...
March 27, 2011
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USA: Amnesty International USA Voices Serious Concerns about Federal Immigration Proposal Priorities
Amnesty International USA voiced serious concerns today regarding priorities for a comprehensive immigration reform which...
March 27, 2011
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USA: Amnesty International Will Demonstrate In Support of Mexican Women of Atenco
Amnesty International will hold a rally at the Mexican consulate in Washington D.C. to support women in San Salvador Atenco,...
March 27, 2011
Press Release
USA: Former Guantánamo Bay Detainees Deserve Justice in Italy, Says Amnesty International
Amnesty International urges the Italian government to ensure that two recently released Guantánamo Bay detainees are...
March 27, 2011
Report
World Day against the Death Penalty to cast spotlight on USA: A learning curve, towards a ‘more perfect world’
A learning curve, towards a ‘more perfect world’ World Day against the Death Penalty to cast spotlight on USA 08…
March 26, 2011
Report
Cuba: The US embargo against Cuba: Its impact on economic and social rights
For nearly half a century, the USA has unilaterally imposed an economic, commercial, and financial embargo against Cuba....
March 26, 2011
Report
USA: Shadow over justice: Absence of accountability and remedy casts shadow over opening of trial of former secret detainee accused in embassy bombings
USA: Shadow over justice Absence of accountability and remedy casts shadow over opening of trial of former secret detainee accused…
March 26, 2011
Report
Canada: Canada Still Refusing to Seek Omar Khadr’s Repatriation from Guantánamo; Mohammed Jawad Returned to Afghanistan
By refusing to seek the repatriation of its national, Omar Khadr, from US custody in Guantánamo Bay, the Canadian...
March 26, 2011
Report
USA: Cruel, inhuman, degrading: 40th execution of the year approaches
USA: Cruel, inhuman, degrading: 40th execution of the year approaches Only available in PDF format. Download PDF version
March 26, 2011
Report
USA: Jailed Without Justice
More than 300,000 men, women, and children are detained by US immigration authorities each year as a tool to combat...
March 26, 2011