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Press Release
Amnesty International USA Response to the State of the Union Address
During tonight’s State of the Union address, President Obama touched on issues of national security, criminal justice reform, immigration policy…
January 21, 2015
Press Release
Activists at Chicago City Hall Demand Hearing for Reparations for Chicago Police Torture Survivors
On January 15, activists from Chicago Torture Justice Memorials (CTJM), Project NIA and Amnesty International USA will hold a sing-in…
January 14, 2015
Press Release
“Hate Crimes in the Heartland,” Documentary on Racial Tensions in the United States, to Screen Across the Country
Hate Crimes in the Heartland, an award winning documentary film by Emmy Award winner Rachel Lyon, will embark on a…
January 13, 2015
Press Release
Amnesty International USA Submits Recommendations to President’s Policing Taskforce
Amnesty International USA reiterated its concerns and recommendations for ensuring respect for human rights in policing in written testimony to…
January 13, 2015
Press Release
Retaliation Against Palestine’s Welcome Accession to ICC Must Stop
Israel, the USA and EU member states must refrain from punishing or threatening Palestine for taking the positive step of…
January 7, 2015
Press Release
Illinois Governor Should Grant Clemency to Jacqueline Montanez Before He Leaves Office
Today, Amnesty International USA sent a letter to Illinois governor Pat Quinn calling on him to act before he leaves…
January 7, 2015
Press Release
Amnesty International USA Reaction to Latest Guantanamo Detainee Transfers
In response to reports that five detainees were released from the detention center at Guantanamo Bay and resettled in Kazakhstan,…
December 31, 2014
Press Release
Amnesty International USA Welcomes Governor O’Malley’s Commutation of Death Penalty Sentences
(WASHINGTON, DC) In response to Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley’s decision to commute the sentences of the state’s remaining death penalty…
December 31, 2014
Press Release
Human Rights Organizations Urge Passage of Reparations for Chicago Police Torture Survivors
March and public memorial will honor survivors of CPD torture and communities of color enduring ongoing police abuse, violence and…
December 15, 2014
Press Release
Amnesty International USA Responds to Brennan Remarks on Torture Report
In response to the remarks of CIA Director John Brennan today on the release of the Senate Select Committee on…
December 11, 2014
Press Release
Release of Torture Report Underscores Need for Accountability
In response to the release today of a declassified version of the summary and findings of the Senate Select Committee…
December 9, 2014
Report
USA: Turning a Page, but Torture Chapter is Far From Closed
We have said it before. We will say it again. What do we know about the secret detention program operated…
December 9, 2014