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Chelsea Manning finally free after cruel ordeal
“It seems to me that transparency in government is a fundamental prerequisite to ensuring and protecting the freedom and dignity…
May 17, 2017
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Trump and Erdogan meeting no time for self-congratulation
"While these two leaders sit and congratulate each other in the White House, thousands of people around the world are…
May 16, 2017
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Ninth Circuit Hears Arguments Regarding Muslim and Refugee Ban
“This ban is nothing more than an effort to write anti-Muslim bigotry into law,” said Margaret Huang, executive director of…
May 15, 2017
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Amnesty International Mobilizes Members for National Week of Resistance Against Muslim Ban
This week Amnesty International is mobilizing its 1.2 million members and supporters in the U.S. to join with the American…
May 8, 2017
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Secretary Kelly’s Cruel Remarks Attack the Rights of Asylum-Seekers
Secretary Kelly has commented on the deportation of a young mother and child who sought asylum from horrific violence and…
May 4, 2017
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Young Mother and Child to be Imminently Deported Without a Full Asylum Hearing
According to Senator Bob Casey, a young mother and child who sought asylum from horrific violence and human rights abuses…
May 3, 2017
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Trump Administration Literally Trying to Erase Human Rights
Just days after marking Trump’s first 100 days in office by detailing 100 ways his administration has threatened human rights,…
May 3, 2017
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World Press Freedom Day: From Chilling Arrests in the U.S. to Prisons in Turkey, Freedom of the Press Must be Protected
While the White House considers reviewing libel laws and reporters face arrest both in the United States and around the…
May 2, 2017
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Alton Sterling Case Highlights Need for Criminal Justice Reform
Following reports that the DOJ will file no charges against Baton Rouge police officers in the death of Alton Sterling,…
May 2, 2017
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Arkansas Executes Kenneth Williams, Fourth and Final Execution Over the Past 10 Days
The state of Arkansas executed Kenneth Williams tonight, ending a spate of eight scheduled executions that were set to take…
April 28, 2017
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Government Must Be Transparent in Assessing the Impact of the Dakota Access Pipeline
Responding to reports that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will not release a report on the environmental effects of…
April 27, 2017
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100 Ways Trump Has Threatened Human Rights in First 100 Days
As the first 100 days of President Donald Trump’s administration come to a close, Amnesty International has compiled a list…
April 24, 2017