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Kunduz Bombing Needs Independent Investigation
According to media reports, Department of Defense will be releasing public report on its investigation into the U.S. bombing of…
April 28, 2016
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Amnesty International USA Calls on Chris Christie to End Bigotry and Fear-Mongering on Refugees
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie notified the U.S. government that the state is pulling out of the federal refugee resettlement…
April 21, 2016
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Amnesty International USA Reaction to Transfer of Guantánamo Detainees
The Department of Defense announced an additional nine transfers of Guantanamo detainees to Saudi Arabia today.
April 16, 2016
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Georgia Set to Execute Intellectually Disabled Man Whose Lawyer Slept During Trial
The state of Georgia is scheduled to execute Kenneth Fults this evening at 7:00 p.m. despite concerns about Fults’ mental…
April 12, 2016
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Hundreds of Human Rights Activists Gather in NYC for Amnesty International’s 21st “Get On the Bus” Tour
Human rights activists of all ages traveled to New York City on Friday, April 8, for Amnesty International’s 21st annual…
April 8, 2016
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Release of Student Leader in Myanmar Must Lead to More Reform
Following the release of dozens of student protestors in Myanmar earlier today, the Tharawaddy Court in Myanmar released several more…
April 8, 2016
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Amnesty International USA Welcomes New Round of Guantánamo Transfers
In response to the transfer of two Guantánamo detainees to Senegal, and reports of multiple upcoming transfers, Amnesty International USA’s…
April 5, 2016
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Amnesty International Protesters Threatened by Turkish Security in Washington
Today a delegation of Amnesty International USA staff and volunteers protested human rights abuses in Turkey in front of the…
March 31, 2016
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Federal Appeals Court Temporarily Halts Execution of Ukrainian Man in Virginia
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit has issued a temporary stay of execution for Ivan Teleguz, a…
March 29, 2016
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Yemen: Reckless arms flows decimate civilian life a year into conflict
States – including the USA and the UK – must halt all transfers of arms for use in the Yemen…
March 21, 2016
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Amnesty International Tells President Obama Human Rights Must be High on Cuba Agenda
Ahead of the President Obama’s trip to Cuba next week -- the first by a sitting U.S. president in 90…
March 18, 2016
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Lawyers for Indigenous Leader Jailed for Over 40 Years Request Clemency
Lawyers for Leonard Peltier, an Anishinabe-Lakota Native American and leading member of the American Indian Movement (AIM) who has been…
March 14, 2016