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Press Release
U.S. Inaction Following CIA Torture Report is De Facto Amnesty for Perpetrators
Amnesty International released a report today criticizing the Obama administration’s silence in the wake of the Senate torture report, calling…
April 20, 2015
Report
Crimes and Impunity
Amnesty International released a report today criticizing the Obama administration’s silence in the wake of the Senate torture report, calling…
April 17, 2015
Press Release
UK Doctor to White House: Release Our Last Detainee
London Marathon runner Dr David Nicholl is in Washington to demand President Obama delivers on his promise to close Guantánamo…
April 17, 2015
Press Release
Amnesty International USA Calls for Approval of Civilian Board to Oversee St. Louis Police
Amnesty International USA calls for the St. Louis Board of Aldermen to establish a Civilian Oversight Board that would evaluate…
April 17, 2015
Press Release
MTV World and Art for Amnesty Announce Season Two of Acclaimed ‘Rebel Music’ Series on YouTube April 30
Partnership & Contest with Amnesty International’s Art for Amnesty Program to Bring Inspiring Young Activists to a Global Audience
April 16, 2015
Report
Behind the Rhetoric: Human Rights Abuses in Bahrain Continue Unabated
A new report by Amnesty International details the rampant abuses including torture, arbitrary detentions and excessive use of force against…
April 15, 2015
Press Release
Missouri Executes Andre Cole
The state of Missouri executed Andre Cole tonight at 10:24 p.m. CT. The execution took place despite multiple factors raising…
April 15, 2015
Press Release
Mayor Emanuel Announces Support for Reparations for Survivors of Chicago Police Torture
After months of work by survivors and stakeholders, including Chicago Torture Justice Memorials (CTJM), Amnesty International USA, Project NIA and…
April 14, 2015
Report
‘Our Job is to Shoot, Slaughter and Kill’: Boko Haram’s Reign of Terror
At least 2,000 women and girls have been abducted by Boko Haram since the start of 2014 and many have…
April 13, 2015
Report
Secrets and Lies: Forced Confessions Under Torture in Uzbekistan
The U.S., Germany, and other European Union countries’ continuing ‘blind-spot’ to endemic torture in Uzbekistan ensures that appalling abuses will…
April 13, 2015
Report
The Human Rights Impact of Less Lethal Weapons and Other Law Enforcement Equipment
Law enforcement agencies around the world regularly misuse so-called “less-lethal” weapons and equipment for torture and their use can also…
April 10, 2015
Press Release
Americas: Leaders at regional summit must seize opportunity to address pressing human rights challenges
Deep social and economic inequalities, ongoing violence by criminal networks and security forces, as well as constant repression and criminalization…
April 9, 2015