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Amnesty International USA Reaction to Latest Guantanamo Detainee Transfers

In response to reports that five detainees were released from the detention center at Guantanamo Bay and resettled in Kazakhstan,…

December 31, 2014

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Human Rights Organizations Urge Passage of Reparations for Chicago Police Torture Survivors

March and public memorial will honor survivors of CPD torture and communities of color enduring ongoing police abuse, violence and…

December 15, 2014

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Amnesty International USA Responds to Brennan Remarks on Torture Report

In response to the remarks of CIA Director John Brennan today on the release of the Senate Select Committee on…

December 11, 2014

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Amnesty International USA Welcomes Indonesian Resolution in US Congress

In response Sen. Tom Udall’s (D-NM) floor speech Wednesday introducing a resolution bringing attention to the 1965-66 slaughter following a…

December 11, 2014

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Release of Torture Report Underscores Need for Accountability

In response to the release today of a declassified version of the summary and findings of the Senate Select Committee…

December 9, 2014

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Amnesty International USA Reiterates Call for Release of the CIA Torture Report

Amnesty International is deeply concerned that the summary of the Senate Intelligence Committee's report on the CIA rendition, detention and…

December 6, 2014

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Amnesty International USA Honors Sudanese Journalist Amal Habani with Annual Award for Women’s Human Rights Defenders

Amnesty International USA honored Sudanese journalist Amal Khalifa Habani at this year’s Ginetta Sagan Award Reception and Dinner. The award…

December 5, 2014

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Amnesty International Responds to Grand Jury Decision in Eric Garner Case

A grand jury announced today its decision not to indict a New York Police Department officer in the death of…

December 3, 2014

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Letter to Secretary John Kerry on 43 Missing Students in Mexico

In a letter sent to Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday, a group of 14 Senators including Foreign Relations…

November 26, 2014

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Amnesty International USA: Ferguson, the World is Watching

Following the announcement that the St. Louis County Grand Jury decided not to indict Police Officer Darren Wilson for the…

November 26, 2014

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Serious Setback for Justice in Colombia if Bills to Expand Jurisdiction of Military Courts Approved

We view with grave concern renewed legislative efforts by the Colombian government that could deny justice for serious human rights…

November 26, 2014

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Amnesty International Urges Protection of Peaceful Protestors in Ferguson in Wake of Grand Jury Decision

In the aftermath of the announcement that the St. Louis County Grand Jury decided not to indict Police Officer Darren…

November 25, 2014