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USA Must Close Guantánamo and End Human Rights Hypocrisy
The continued operation of the U.S. detention camp at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, is a prime example of the USA’s double…
January 22, 2014
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Amnesty International Coalition Demands Resolution to “Worst Humanitarian Crisis of Our Time”
The current situation is unacceptable and defies the basic norms of a civilized world.
January 22, 2014
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Syria Peace Conference Must Act on Allegations of ‘Industrial-Scale’ Torture and Killings in Custody
World leaders at the Geneva II peace conference on Syria must demand full access to investigate allegations that 11,000 people…
January 21, 2014
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Pussy Riot Members to Appear at Amnesty Human Rights Concert at Barclays Center on Feb. 5
Members of the Russian art collective Pussy Riot will participate in Amnesty International's landmark Bringing Human Rights Home concert at…
January 21, 2014
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Amnesty International USA Statement on Lethal Injection
Executive Director of Amnesty International USA, Steven W. Hawkins, released the following statement on the use of untested lethal injection…
January 17, 2014
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Obama Recognizes Global Rights to Privacy, Still Falls Far Short on Safeguards
In response to President Obama's speech today on surveillance, Steven W. Hawkins, executive director of Amnesty International USA (AIUSA), issued…
January 17, 2014
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Halt Nigeria’s Homophobic Witch-Hunt Under Oppressive New Law
Nigeria must immediately release the more than 10 people already arrested under a deeply oppressive new law that runs roughshod…
January 15, 2014
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Urgent Need For Increase in Peacekeeping Troops as CAR President Steps Down
The resignation of the Central African Republic’s interim President, Michel Djotodia, risks exacerbating the risk to civilian lives, and indicates…
January 10, 2014
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Amnesty International Calls on President Obama to Put Human Rights at the Center of Surveillance Reform
President Obama should ensure that US surveillance, both inside and outside US territory, complies with the right to privacy as…
January 9, 2014
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Amnesty International Announces Human Rights Concert for New Generation
Amnesty International's iconic Human Rights Concert series will return February 5 with a Bringing Human Rights Home concert at the…
January 8, 2014
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Amnesty International Calls on President Obama: Stop Evading Accountability for Potentially Unlawful Drone Killings
In an open letter to President Obama today, Amnesty International said that the White House should publicly commit to investigating…
January 7, 2014
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U.S. Must Reject Legal Threat to Lifesaving Conflict Minerals Rule
U.S. corporate interests must not be allowed to invalidate the Conflict Minerals Rule, which requires companies to investigate and disclose…
January 6, 2014