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Entombed: Isolation in the US Federal Prison System
The USA stands virtually alone in the world in incarcerating thousands of prisoners in long term or indefinite solitary confinement,…
July 16, 2014
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Amnesty USA Lauds Judge’s Ruling on California Death Penalty
A federal judge, U.S. District Court Judge Cormac J. Carney, today struck down California's death penalty law, saying the practice…
July 16, 2014
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Surveillance of American Muslims Underscores Lack of Safeguards
Revelations today in The Intercept about the apparently arbitrary surveillance of several prominent American Muslims underscore the lack of safeguards…
July 9, 2014
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Amnesty USA Urges Secretary Kerry Not to Compromise Human Rights During U.S. – China Security & Economic Dialogue
Human Rights should be treated as an essential part of the dialogue, like economic and security issues, and should not…
July 8, 2014
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Estados Unidos y Otros Gobiernos de la Región Fracasan en la Protección de Menores Migrantes No Acompañados
El número de niños y niñas migrantes no acompañados que cruzan la frontera entre Estados Unidos y México se ha…
July 7, 2014
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United States and Other Regional Governments Failing to Protect Unaccompanied Migrant Children
Children fleeing unprecedented levels of organized crime and gang violence are not pawns in the political debate about immigration reform.
July 3, 2014
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Amnesty International USA Remembers Screenwriter, Director and Activist Paul Mazursky
Following the news that director and screenwriter Paul Mazursky had passed away Monday, June 30, 2014 at the age of…
July 3, 2014
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Former Chicago Police Commander Jon Burge Will Keep His Pension While Torture Survivors Await Reparations
Steven W. Hawkins, executive director of Amnesty International USA, issued the following statement today in response to the Illinois Supreme…
July 3, 2014
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Amnesty USA Responds to Obama Administration’s Request for Border Control Funds
In response to President Obama's request to Congress to provide more than $2 billion in new funds to control the…
July 1, 2014
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Amnesty International USA Honors 50th Anniversary of Freedom Summer
Steven W. Hawkins, Executive Director of Amnesty International USA, issued the following statement today to acknowledge the historical importance of…
July 1, 2014
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Amnesty International USA Demands Dow Chemical Appear in Court in Bhopal
Amnesty International USA is urging The Dow Chemical Company (Dow) to comply with a summons to appear at a July…
June 30, 2014
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Reflections and recommendations on truth, remedy and accountability as declassification of Senate Committee summary report on CIA secret detentions awaited.
Amnesty International calls for the full report to be declassified as a matter of priority –with redactions only where strictly…
June 25, 2014