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Press Release
Amnesty International USA on President Obama at West Point: Time to Follow Through
President Obama is right to say that ‘we cannot exempt ourselves from the rules that apply to everyone else,’ but…
May 28, 2014
Press Release
Amnesty International Withdraws Support for USA Freedom Act, Urges Stronger Reforms
In response to passage of the USA Freedom Act (H.R. 3361) by the House of Representatives today, Zeke Johnson, Director…
May 22, 2014
Press Release
More Than Half a Million Call to Free Pregnant Woman Sentenced to Death in Sudan For Her Religion
Meriam Yehya Ibrahim has remained in prison with her 20-month-old son since she was sentenced to death for 'apostasy' and…
May 22, 2014
Report
USA: Another Year, Same Missing Ingredient
Human Rights are still absent from counter-terrorism policy a year after President Obama proclaimed "America at crossroads."
May 21, 2014
Press Release
35 Human Rights Groups Hold ‘May 23 Global Day of Action To Close Guantánamo and End Indefinite Detention’
Amnesty International, the National Religious Campaign Against Torture, September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows, Witness Against Torture and other groups…
May 21, 2014
Press Release
Amnesty Marks One Year Since President Obama’s National Security Speech
Marking one year since President Obama's national security speech on May 23, 2013, Steven W. Hawkins, executive director of Amnesty…
May 21, 2014
Press Release
Amnesty International Responds to Imminent Missouri Execution
Ahead of the scheduled execution of Missouri death row inmate Russell Bucklew, Amnesty International USA Executive Director Steven W. Hawkins…
May 20, 2014
Press Release
Amnesty: More Transparency on Drone Strikes is Good, But It is Not the End Goal
In response to reports that the Obama administration may disclose more information about the legal rationale for killing U.S. citizens…
May 20, 2014
Press Release
Amnesty USA Executive Director Welcomes Appeals Court Decision to Halt Missouri Execution
In response to the federal appeals court decision to stay the execution of Missouri death row inmate Russell Bucklew, Steven…
May 20, 2014
Press Release
Dow Blocks Amnesty International Calls To Face Up to the Toxic Legacy of Bhopal
As we near the 30th anniversary of the devastating gas leak from the Union Carbide plant in Bhopal, The Dow…
May 14, 2014
Press Release
Dow Shields Shareholders From Toxic Truth in Bhopal
The Dow Chemical Company (Dow) is blinding investors to the toxic legacy of Bhopal, Amnesty International said ahead of the…
May 14, 2014
Press Release
Uganda: Anti-Homosexuality Act’s Heavy Toll – Discriminatory Law Prompts Arrests, Attacks, Evictions, Flight
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) people in Uganda have reported a surge in human rights violations since the…
May 14, 2014