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Press Release
Amnesty USA Reacts to Missouri, Texas Executions
Amnesty International USA executive director Steven W. Hawkins responded today to the executions of Earl Ringo, Jr in Missouri and…
September 10, 2014
Press Release
Amnesty International USA Welcomes Reports of Justice Department Investigation into Ferguson Police
According to media reports, the Department of Justice Civil Rights Division will begin an investigation into the police department of…
September 4, 2014
Press Release
New Video in St. Louis Shooting Sparks ‘Deep Concern’ about Adherence to Human Rights
In response to new video released by the St Louis Metropolitan Police Department depicting the fatal shooting of Kajieme Powell,…
August 22, 2014
Press Release
Amnesty International USA Statement on Attorney General Visit to Ferguson
Attorney General Eric Holder visits Ferguson today as part of the federal investigation into Michael Brown's death.
August 20, 2014
Press Release
‘Beheading’ of Reporter in Syria is a War Crime That Highlights ‘Chilling’ Risk to Journalists
The apparent execution-style killing of a U.S. reporter who went missing in Syria in 2012 constitutes a war crime and…
August 20, 2014
Press Release
Amnesty International USA Calls for Investigation of Police Tactics in Ferguson
As communities across the nation stand witness to the killing of an unarmed African American teenager by a police officer…
August 18, 2014
Press Release
Amnesty International Responds to Ferguson Curfew
In response to the curfew imposed on the residents of Ferguson by Missouri Governor Jay Nixon, Amnesty International USA Executive…
August 18, 2014
Press Release
Amnesty International USA Mourns the Passing of Robin Williams
Robin Williams was was a cultural icon, and just as prolific in his charitable work as in his films.
August 14, 2014
Press Release
U.S. Must Investigate Policing Methods After Use Of Lethal Force In Missouri
In addition to a prompt, thorough, independent and impartial investigation into allegations that police shot dead an unarmed teenager in…
August 14, 2014
Press Release
Amnesty International Joins Moment of Silence for Victims of Police Brutality
Today Amnesty International USA will join grassroots activists across the country to mark the deaths of victims of police brutality…
August 14, 2014
Press Release
Amnesty International Sends Human Rights Delegation to Ferguson, Missouri
Today, Amnesty International USA announced that it has sent human rights delegation to Ferguson, MO to observe police and protester…
August 14, 2014
Report
Left in the Dark: International Military Operations in Afghanistan
A report on failures of accountability for civilian casualties caused by international military operations in Afghanistan.
August 11, 2014