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Escape from Hell- Torture, Sexual Slavery in Islamic State Captivity in Iraq
Torture, including rape and other forms of sexual violence, suffered by women and girls from Iraq’s Yezidi minority who were…
December 22, 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 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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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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USA: Turning a Page, but Torture Chapter is Far From Closed
We have said it before. We will say it again. What do we know about the secret detention program operated…
December 9, 2014
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136 To Go…The Unbearable Slowness of Closing Guantánamo
Uruguay latest country to help USA towards ending detentions at prison camp
December 9, 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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Left Out in the Cold: Syrian Refugees Abandoned by the International Community
World leaders are failing to offer protection to Syria’s most vulnerable refugees with catastrophic consequences. "Left Out in the Cold:…
December 4, 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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Above the Law: Police Torture in the Philippines
A pervasive culture of impunity is allowing torture by police to go unchecked in the Philippines. Despite the country’s ratification…
December 2, 2014