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Press Release
Police Shootings Underscore Need for Reform of Standards for Use of Lethal Force by Police
In the wake of lethal shootings of unarmed men of color by police this week in Madison, Wisconsin and suburban…
March 11, 2015
Press Release
Public Statement on OAS Indigenous Peoples Declaration
Too many obstacles to participation of Indigenous Peoples in negotiations of new OAS declaration risks its legitimacy
March 11, 2015
Report
You Shall Procreate: Attacks on Women’s Sexual and Reproductive Rights in Iran
Women in Iran could face significant restrictions on their use of contraceptives and be further excluded from the labour market…
March 10, 2015
Press Release
Amnesty International USA Joins ACLU, Wikimedia in Lawsuit to Stop Mass Surveillance Program
Amnesty International USA joined a major new lawsuit today filed by the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of a…
March 10, 2015
Press Release
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
Press Release
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
Report
Guilty of Defending Rights: Azerbaijan’s Human Rights Defenders and Activists Behind Bars
Threats, physical violence and the imprisonment of government critics have become the hallmark of the Azerbaijan regime as the country…
March 3, 2015
Press Release
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
Press Release
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
Press Release
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
Press Release
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
Report
State of the World 2014/2015
This has been a devastating year for those seeking to stand up for human rights and for those caught up…
February 25, 2015