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India Kager Case Raises Serious Concerns About Excessive Force by Police
Following the announcement that no charges would be brought against Virginia Beach officers who fired 30 shots at a car…
March 9, 2016
Press Release
Amnesty International USA Responds to Announcement on Drone Casualty Disclosure
Today, the Obama administration announced that it will soon disclose its assessment of the number of individuals killed by U.S.…
March 7, 2016
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Amnesty International USA Appoints Eric Ferrero as Deputy Executive Director for Strategic Communications and Digital Initiatives
Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) announced today that Eric Ferrero will join the organization to lead strategic communications, working to educate,…
March 1, 2016
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Amnesty International USA Statement on Obama Plan to Close Guantánamo
The Obama administration has submitted a plan to Congress to close the Guantánamo Bay detention site.
February 23, 2016
Press Release
Amnesty International’s Annual State of the World Report Slams Governments, Including the U.S., for Global Assault on Freedoms
On the launch of its 2015 State of the World report, Amnesty International USA urged President Obama to use his…
February 22, 2016
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Amnesty International USA: Woodfox’s Release Long Overdue
Today, the last imprisoned member of the Angola 3, Albert Woodfox, was released after more than four decades in solitary…
February 19, 2016
Press Release
Your rights in jeopardy, global assault on freedoms, warns Amnesty International
International protection of human rights is in danger of unravelling as short-term national self-interest and draconian security crackdowns have led…
February 18, 2016
Report
Amnesty International State of the World 2015-2016
International protection of human rights is in danger of unravelling as short-term national self-interest and draconian security crackdowns have led…
February 18, 2016
Press Release
Amnesty International USA responds to DOJ lawsuit against Ferguson Police Department
“This lawsuit sends a strong message that discrimination and other abuses by the Ferguson Police Department will not be tolerated,”…
February 10, 2016
Press Release
New Photos Pertaining to Torture Released, U.S. Should Launch Criminal Investigations
The Department of Defense today disclosed nearly 200 previously unreleased photographs pertaining to torture and other ill-treatment of prisoners carried…
February 5, 2016
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Guantánamo Now Open Longer Under President Obama Than President Bush
Two weeks after the Guantánamo Bay detention site entered its 15th year of operation, the detention site faces a new…
January 29, 2016
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AIUSA reacts to criminal justice reforms on solitary confinement
The Department of Justice issued guiding principles and policy recommendations this evening that would limit the use of solitary confinement and restrictive housing…
January 26, 2016