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Press Release
SCOTUS Decision on Hill “Very Disappointing”
Steven W. Hawkins, Amnesty International USA’s new executive director, issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s…
October 7, 2013
Press Release
Amnesty International: Louisiana Put Prisoner Herman Wallace Through ‘Hell’
Amnesty International USA issued the following comments today from Steven Hawkins, executive director, upon learning of the death of Herman…
October 4, 2013
Press Release
Launch of Seven-Week “Game of Drones” Tour to Add Youth Voices Protesting Unlawful U.S. Government Drone Killings
Amnesty International will launch an eight-city “Game of Drones” campus tour starting Friday, Oct. 4.
October 3, 2013
Report
Gezi Park Protests: Brutal Denial of the Right to Peaceful Assembly in Turkey
On 30 May 2013, police cleared Gezi Park in central Istanbul of a small group of protestors opposed to its…
October 2, 2013
Press Release
Welcoming Prison Release of Herman Wallace; Urging Gov. Jindal to Remove Co-Defendant Woodfox from Decades of Solitary Confinement
Amnesty International USA issued comments today from Steven W. Hawkins, executive director, in response to news that the state of…
October 2, 2013
Press Release
Russian Winter Games Olympic Torch Throws Light on Human Rights Violations
As the Olympic torch arrives in Moscow, Amnesty International is launching a worldwide campaign to highlight Russia’s increasingly deplorable human…
October 2, 2013
Press Release
Louisiana Must Release Dying Prisoner After Judge Overturns 1974 Conviction
No ruling can erase the cruel, inhuman and degrading prison conditions he endured for more than 41 years - confined…
October 1, 2013
Press Release
Amnesty International USA to Deliver Keynote at Event Honoring Excellence in Combatting the Effects of Torture
Amnesty International USA will deliver the keynote address at a special event honoring Dr. Naasson Munyandamutsa of Rwanda for his…
September 28, 2013
Press Release
Turkey Accused of Gross Human Rights Violations in Gezi Park Protests
Turkish authorities committed human rights violations on a massive scale in the government’s attempts to crush the Gezi Park protests…
September 26, 2013
Press Release
Push for Russia and China to Sign Arms Treaty
With more than 100 countries having signed the groundbreaking Arms Trade Treaty, Amnesty International today urged all countries and especially…
September 26, 2013
Press Release
In a “Borderless World,” New Amnesty International USA Leader Looks to Empower A New Generation to Act to Defend Rights Everywhere
Taking the helm of Amnesty International USA, Steven W. Hawkins said today he wants to harness the commitment and passion…
September 25, 2013
Press Release
Russia Must Investigate Prison Abuse Allegations by Pussy Riot
The Russian prison authorities’ decision to move an imprisoned member of the punk band Pussy Riot to solitary confinement after…
September 25, 2013