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Amnesty International USA Calls for Quick Passage of the International Violence Against Women Act
A bipartisan group of representatives reintroduced the International Violence Against Women Act (IVAWA) in the House of Representatives today, with…
March 6, 2015
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67 Members of Congress Send Bipartisan Human Rights Letter to Saudi Arabia’s New King
On the eve of U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry’s visit to Saudi Arabia, members of Congress have sent a…
March 4, 2015
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Amnesty International USA Responds to Reports of Department of Justice Findings in Ferguson Police Department Investigation
In response to reports that the Department of Justice will release its findings from a civil rights investigation of the…
March 3, 2015
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Harry Belafonte, Annie Lennox, Laura Poitras, Piper Kerman, Jesse Williams, and Nusrat Durrani to Re-launch Art for Amnesty at Amnesty International USA’s 50th Annual Gathering
Legendary musicians and some of the world’s top artists, and filmmakers including Annie Lennox, Harry Belafonte, Oscar winner Laura Poitras,…
March 3, 2015
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Amnesty International USA Welcomes White House Task Force Recommendation for National Police Commission
The White House today released preliminary recommendations from The President’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing, including a call to…
March 3, 2015
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Georgia Scheduled to Execute Kelly Gissendaner
Despite pleas from human rights organizations and a petition to the governor signed by 40,000 supporters, the state of Georgia…
March 2, 2015
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Amnesty International USA Calls on Mayor Rahm Emanuel to Investigate Chicago “Black Site”
Amnesty International USA called on Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel to investigate allegations published in The Guardian newspaper of a Chicago…
February 25, 2015
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Amnesty International USA Letter to Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Allegations of a Chicago Police Department Facility in Homan Square
Amnesty International USA calls on Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel to investigate allegations published in The Guardian newspaper of a Chicago…
February 25, 2015
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Amnesty International USA Urges Obama to Address Torture by Chicago Police
President Asked to Support City Council Ordinance Granting Reparations to Survivors During Chicago Visit
February 19, 2015
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Amnesty International USA Expresses Concern Ahead of White House Summit on Countering Violent Extremism
Today the Obama administration will begin its three-day summit on “Countering Violent Extremism.” Tomorrow will consist of meetings with civil…
February 17, 2015
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Iran: Juvenile offender set to be hanged on Thursday brutally beaten to confess
On 15 February, Saman Naseem, a young Iranian man set to be executed on Thursday, was once again brutally beaten…
February 17, 2015
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Politicians, Faith Leaders, Chicago Police Torture Survivors and Activists Hold People’s Hearing on Reparations Ordinance
Torture survivors, politicians, faith leaders and activists from Amnesty International USA, Chicago Torture Justice Memorials, Project NIA, and We Charge…
February 14, 2015