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Press Release
Amnesty International: USA Must Investigate Unlawful Drone Killings in Pakistan
New evidence indicates that the U.S. has carried out unlawful drone killings in Pakistan, some of which could amount to war crimes or extrajudicial executions.
October 22, 2013
Update
Why Was This Grandmother Killed by a Drone?
I wasn’t scared of drones before, but now when they fly overhead I wonder, will I be next?
October 22, 2013
Press Release
Delivering Petition Signatures from Around the World to Louisiana Gov, Amnesty International Demands Release of Last “Angola 3” Prisoner
Amnesty International USA today delivered more than 25,000 petition signatures from supporters throughout the U.S. and globally to Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, demanding the immediate release of the last “Angola 3” prisoner Albert Woodfox.
October 21, 2013
Report
“Will I be Next?” US Drone Strikes in Pakistan
"Will I be next?," a new report from Amnesty International, finds that this killing, and several other so-called targeted killings from US drone strikes in Pakistan, violated the right to life and may constitute extrajudicial executions or war crimes.
October 21, 2013
Update
Drone Strikes: When Will the U.S. Wake Up?
After every film screening on this tour we are left with more questions than answers. We want to know who is dying in drone strikes. We want to know why. We want to know who is responsible, and who is accountable. We want to know what we can do.
October 21, 2013
Press Release
Margaret Huang Named Amnesty USA’s Deputy Executive Director of Campaigns and Programs
Margaret Huang, the executive director of Rights Working Group, will join the global human rights organization on January 6, 2014 as Deputy Executive Director of Campaigns and Programs.
October 18, 2013
Press Release
Amnesty International & Human Rights Watch Release Dual Reports on Drone Strikes
Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch will issue two new reports on U.S. drone strikes and other air strikes in Pakistan and Yemen on Tuesday, October 22, 2013.
October 18, 2013
Update
Will This Man Be Executed Twice?
An Iranian man, identified by state media only as "Alireza M.," was hanged and presumed dead, but discovered to be alive in a morgue by his family.
October 17, 2013
Press Release
Egypt Must End Deplorable Detention and Deportation of Syrian Refugees
The Egyptian authorities must end their appalling policy of unlawfully detaining and forcibly returning hundreds of refugees who have fled the armed conflict in Syria.
October 16, 2013
Press Release
Delivery of Petition Signatures Mon. Oct. 21 and Press Conference on Angola 3 in Baton Rouge
Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) activists will gather in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on Monday, Oct. 21 to hold a press conference on the steps of the state capitol and deliver petition signatures calling for the immediate release of Albert Woodfox, the last remaining member of the Angola 3 in solitary confinement.
October 16, 2013
Report
‘We Cannot Live Here Anymore’ Refugees from Syria in Egypt
This report focuses on the arrest, detention and deportation of refugees from Syria in Egypt, particularly following recent incidents in which boats leaving for Europe have been intercepted by the Egyptian authorities off the Egyptian Mediterranean coast.
October 16, 2013
Update
The Plight of Guantanamo’s Cleared Detainees in A Powerful New Video
The Guardian released this creative animated video today based on the testimony of Guantanamo detainees who have been cleared for transfer but are still held at the detention facility.
October 11, 2013