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Press Release
Amnesty International to Highlight Local Human Rights Issues at Annual Conference in Chicago
On April 4-6 at the JW Marriott (151 W Adams St), hundreds of activists will gather for Amnesty International’s annual…
April 2, 2014
Press Release
Amnesty USA Endorses New Bill on Drone Strike Reporting
The Targeted Lethal Force Transparency Act is a crucial step toward ending the accountability vacuum for potentially unlawful U.S. drone…
April 2, 2014
Report
Chicago & Illinois: A 10-Point Human Rights Agenda
This report, prepared in connection with Amnesty International USA's annual Human Rights Conference, outlines ten pressing human rights issues facing…
April 1, 2014
Press Release
Human Rights “Missing in Action” During President Obama’s Saudi Arabia Visit
In response to reports that President Barack Obama did not raise the issue of Saudi Arabia's human rights record when…
March 28, 2014
Press Release
President Obama’s Fact Sheet on Phone Data Collection: Positive Step but Short on Facts & Reforms
In response to the Obama administration's release of a fact sheet describing proposed changes to bulk collection of U.S. telephone…
March 27, 2014
Press Release
Amnesty International on President Obama’s Call to End Bulk Data Collection: Devil in the Detail
In response to reports that President Obama will call to terminate the NSA’s bulk data collection, Zeke Johnson, Amnesty International…
March 25, 2014
Report
Trigger-happy: Israel’s use of excessive force in the West Bank
Israeli forces have displayed a callous disregard for human life by killing dozens of Palestinian civilians, including children, in the…
February 27, 2014
Press Release
Amnesty International Report Shows Israeli Army and Police Use Excessive Force in West Bank
Amnesty International released a report today that shows Israeli forces have displayed a callous disregard for human life by killing…
February 26, 2014
Press Release
Grave Risk to Media Freedom in Egypt as Journalists Face ‘Terror Charges’
Egyptian authorities must immediately drop the charges against three journalists from Al Jazeera English who were referred to trial today…
February 19, 2014
Press Release
Russian Civil Society Activist Arrested Ahead of Start of Sochi Olympics
As the start of the Sochi Winter Olympics comes closer, harassment against civil society activists has intensified.
February 3, 2014
Press Release
Bahraini Authorities Must Investigate Death of Young Detainee
The Bahraini authorities must immediately investigate the death in custody of a 19-year-old man who was shot in the head…
January 27, 2014
Press Release
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