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Trump Administration Must Press Turkish Prime Minister to Drop Charges Against Taner Kılıç and Istanbul 10
This week, Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildrim will visit Washington for a meeting with Vice President Mike Pence. They are…
November 8, 2017
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Upcoming Executions Demonstrate Irreparable Failings of the Death Penalty
Three executions set for this week all demonstrate the irreparable failings of the death penalty, experts from Amnesty International USA…
November 7, 2017
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Manus Island: Court ruling jeopardizes lives
Critical services - including food, water and medical treatment - must be restored to the more than 600 refugees and…
November 7, 2017
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Amnesty Calls on President Trump to Shut Down Military Commissions
The Guantánamo military judge handling the case of the alleged USS Cole bomber has ordered three civilian defense attorneys who…
November 2, 2017
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New York Suspect Must Not Be Sent to Guantánamo
After President Trump said he would consider sending the man accused of yesterday’s attack in New York City, Sayfullo Saipov,…
November 1, 2017
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Senate Condemns Persecution of LGBT people in Chechnya
The U.S. Senate unanimously passed Senate Resolution 211 yesterday, condemning the violence against and persecution of LGBT people in Chechnya.…
October 31, 2017
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Israel denies entry to Amnesty International USA staff member
Israel’s decision to deny an Amnesty International USA staff member entry to the occupied West Bank, apparently as retaliation against…
October 31, 2017
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Amnesty International USA Delivers Petitions to Ivanka Trump, Urging the End of Family Detention
CONTACT: Nidya Sarria, [email protected] WASHINGTON – Amnesty International USA delivered petitions today to Ivanka Trump, Advisor to the President, urging…
October 30, 2017
Press Release
Violence, killings and intimidation amid election chaos in Kenya
Heavily armed police are using unlawful force against protesters and bystanders in the western city of Kisumu in what appears…
October 30, 2017
Report
Nights of terror: Attacks and illegal raids on homes in Venezuela
The Venezuelan authorities have expanded their arsenal of repressive tactics by launching a vicious campaign of illegal home raids on…
October 30, 2017
Press Release
Amnesty Turkey Chair kept in jail one day after 10 other human rights defenders conditionally released
Following a decision by an Izmir court not to release human rights defender, Taner Kılıç, Salil Shetty, Amnesty International’s Secretary…
October 26, 2017
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Turkish court releases human rights defenders including Amnesty International’s Turkey Director
Following a decision by a court in Istanbul to conditionally release eight human rights defenders while their trial continues, Salil…
October 25, 2017