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Mayor Emanuel Announces Support for Reparations for Survivors of Chicago Police Torture
After months of work by survivors and stakeholders, including Chicago Torture Justice Memorials (CTJM), Amnesty International USA, Project NIA and…
April 14, 2015
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New Amnesty International Poll Shows Anger at U.S. Surveillance
Majority of U.S. citizens against government’s surveillance scheme, small majority approve surveillance of foreigners
March 18, 2015
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Amnesty International USA Calls on Department of Justice to Investigate Allegations of Chicago Police Abuse
Amnesty International USA called on the Department of Justice to investigate allegations of beatings and disappearances of detainees at a…
March 18, 2015
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Chicago: Finance Committee Announces A Hearing on the Burge Torture Reparations Ordinance
The finance committee of the Chicago City Council announced that it will hold a hearing on the Burge Torture Reparations…
March 16, 2015
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Police Shootings Underscore Need for Reform of Standards for Use of Lethal Force by Police
In the wake of lethal shootings of unarmed men of color by police this week in Madison, Wisconsin and suburban…
March 11, 2015
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Amnesty International USA Joins ACLU, Wikimedia in Lawsuit to Stop Mass Surveillance Program
Amnesty International USA joined a major new lawsuit today filed by the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of a…
March 10, 2015
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Amnesty International USA Calls for Quick Passage of the International Violence Against Women Act
A bipartisan group of representatives reintroduced the International Violence Against Women Act (IVAWA) in the House of Representatives today, with…
March 6, 2015
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Amnesty International USA Welcomes White House Task Force Recommendation for National Police Commission
The White House today released preliminary recommendations from The President’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing, including a call to…
March 3, 2015
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Harry Belafonte, Annie Lennox, Laura Poitras, Piper Kerman, Jesse Williams, and Nusrat Durrani to Re-launch Art for Amnesty at Amnesty International USA’s 50th Annual Gathering
Legendary musicians and some of the world’s top artists, and filmmakers including Annie Lennox, Harry Belafonte, Oscar winner Laura Poitras,…
March 3, 2015
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Amnesty International USA Responds to Reports of Department of Justice Findings in Ferguson Police Department Investigation
In response to reports that the Department of Justice will release its findings from a civil rights investigation of the…
March 3, 2015
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Georgia Scheduled to Execute Kelly Gissendaner
Despite pleas from human rights organizations and a petition to the governor signed by 40,000 supporters, the state of Georgia…
March 2, 2015
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Amnesty International USA Letter to Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Allegations of a Chicago Police Department Facility in Homan Square
Amnesty International USA calls on Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel to investigate allegations published in The Guardian newspaper of a Chicago…
February 25, 2015