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AIUSA reaction to recommendations to reduce prison population
The Charles Colson Task Force on Federal Corrections released recommendations on prison reform today. The recommendations include ending mandatory minimums…
January 26, 2016
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Two Additional Guantánamo Detainees Transferred
The Department of Defense today announced two more detainees have been transferred out of Guantánamo, bringing the prison’s total number…
January 21, 2016
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Ten Additional Guantánamo Detainees Transferred
After President Obama committed once again to closing Guantánamo in his State of the Union speech Tuesday night, the Department…
January 14, 2016
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President Obama’s Last Chance to Close Guantánamo
Today, the Guantánamo Bay detention site entered its 15th year in operation with 104 prisoners remaining behind its walls. In…
January 8, 2016
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First of 17 Detainees Transferred from Guantánamo
Last month, U.S. Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter approved the transfer of 17 detainees from the Guantánamo detention site. Today,…
January 6, 2016
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Amnesty International USA Reacts to President Obama’s Gun Control Announcement
President Obama announced today that he would implement stronger gun control policies by executive action, including background checks, increased access…
January 5, 2016
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Moving Juveniles Out of Adult Prisons in New York Must Be Followed by Meaningful Criminal Justice Reform
Governor Andrew Cuomo today signed an executive order requiring all minors to be housed in juvenile facilities, rather than adult…
December 22, 2015
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President Obama Must End Indefinite Detention, not Relocate It
During his year-end press conference today, President Obama referred to an 'irreducible population’ at Guantánamo and referenced his forthcoming plan…
December 18, 2015
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17 Guantánamo Detainees Reportedly Approved for Transfer
The New York Times reported on Wednesday evening that U.S. Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter recently notified Congress that he…
December 17, 2015
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Baltimore Police Urged to Exercise Restraint and Protect the Right to Protest
Following the announcement of a mistrial in the first of several trials related to the death of Freddie Gray in…
December 16, 2015
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AIUSA Statement on Tonight’s Republican Presidential Debate
In response to remarks made during tonight's Republican presidential debate, Margaret Huang, Interim Executive Director of Amnesty International USA, issued…
December 16, 2015
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Thousands Attend Amnesty International USA’s Art for Amnesty Inaugural Human Rights Event
Thousands of people gathered in New Orleans on Saturday to join Amnesty International USA’s Art for Amnesty inaugural event Art…
December 14, 2015