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Amnesty International USA Calls for Reforms to Lethal Force Laws Following Decision in Kajieme Powell Shooting
Following the announcement that the St. Louis Circuit Attorney’s Office will not press charges against the officers who killed Kajieme…
November 3, 2015
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Following Prisoner Release, Amnesty International Urges Administration to Do More to End Mass Incarceration
In response to the Justice Department finalizing the release of roughly 6,000 federal inmates, Amnesty International USA executive director, Steven…
October 30, 2015
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Shaker Aamer Transfer Long Overdue, Upends Guantanamo Myths
In response to reports that Saudi national Shaker Aamer is being transferred to the UK after being held without charge…
October 30, 2015
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Obama Administration Stands up to Congress, Transfers Guantánamo Detainee after 13 Years of Detention without Charges or Trial
The U.S. military announced today that it released Ahmed Ould Abd al Aziz from the Guantánamo Bay detention facility and…
October 29, 2015
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Data and Accountability, Not Speculation, Needed on Use of Force by Police
In the wake of unsubstantiated comments by FBI director James B. Comey suggesting that increased scrutiny of police officers has…
October 24, 2015
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Amnesty International USA Statement on 2015 World Day Against the Death Penalty
The 13th annual World Day Against the Death Penalty will take place on Saturday, October 10th. Activists and organizations will…
October 9, 2015
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Court Should Overturn Decision Limiting Corporate Transparency
Citing First Amendment, court limited government’s ability to require corporate disclosures and ignored positive impact of conflict minerals rule
October 2, 2015
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Salvadoran Alfredo Prieto Scheduled to be Executed in Virginia
Alfredo Prieto, a Salvadoran man, is scheduled to be executed in Virginia today, despite evidence that he has intellectual disability…
October 1, 2015
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Georgia Scheduled to Execute Kelly Gissendaner
Despite pleas from human rights organizations and a petition signed by 90,000 supporters, the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles…
September 29, 2015
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Shaker Aamer Transfer Long Overdue, Upends Guantanamo Myths
In response to reports that Saudi national Shaker Aamer will be transferred to the UK after being held without charge…
September 25, 2015
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Amnesty International USA Files Complaint Requesting Investigation of DOJ Response to CIA Torture Program
Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) has filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General requesting…
September 22, 2015
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Amnesty International USA Statement on Latest Albert Woodfox Developments
Today, Judge William G. Carmichael of Louisiana's 20th Judicial District Court held a hearing to lay the groundwork for a…
September 21, 2015