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35 Human Rights Groups Hold ‘May 23 Global Day of Action To Close Guantánamo and End Indefinite Detention’
Amnesty International, the National Religious Campaign Against Torture, September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows, Witness Against Torture and other groups…
May 21, 2014
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Amnesty Marks One Year Since President Obama’s National Security Speech
Marking one year since President Obama's national security speech on May 23, 2013, Steven W. Hawkins, executive director of Amnesty…
May 21, 2014
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Amnesty International Responds to Imminent Missouri Execution
Ahead of the scheduled execution of Missouri death row inmate Russell Bucklew, Amnesty International USA Executive Director Steven W. Hawkins…
May 20, 2014
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Amnesty: More Transparency on Drone Strikes is Good, But It is Not the End Goal
In response to reports that the Obama administration may disclose more information about the legal rationale for killing U.S. citizens…
May 20, 2014
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Amnesty USA Executive Director Welcomes Appeals Court Decision to Halt Missouri Execution
In response to the federal appeals court decision to stay the execution of Missouri death row inmate Russell Bucklew, Steven…
May 20, 2014
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Dow Blocks Amnesty International Calls To Face Up to the Toxic Legacy of Bhopal
As we near the 30th anniversary of the devastating gas leak from the Union Carbide plant in Bhopal, The Dow…
May 14, 2014
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Dow Shields Shareholders From Toxic Truth in Bhopal
The Dow Chemical Company (Dow) is blinding investors to the toxic legacy of Bhopal, Amnesty International said ahead of the…
May 14, 2014
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Uganda: Anti-Homosexuality Act’s Heavy Toll – Discriminatory Law Prompts Arrests, Attacks, Evictions, Flight
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) people in Uganda have reported a surge in human rights violations since the…
May 14, 2014
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Amnesty International Launches Worldwide Campaign to Expose Global Crisis on Torture
Amnesty International today launched a new campaign against torture and other ill-treatment, from Chicago to Guantanamo to Nigeria and around…
May 12, 2014
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Amnesty International Welcomes the Introduction of “The Solitary Confinement Study and Reform Act of 2014”
Jasmine Heiss, Senior Campaigner at Amnesty International USA, made the following comments today in response to the introduction in the…
May 8, 2014
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President Obama Must Address Malaysia’s Human Rights Record
On the eve of President Obama's visit to Malaysia, Amnesty International USA urges him to publicly address the deteriorating human…
April 25, 2014
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Amnesty Responds To Allegations that the FBI Spied on Guantanamo Lawyers
In response to allegations that the FBI sought to recruit an informant from the defense team in the 9/11 military…
April 14, 2014