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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
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Amnesty International USA Reiterates Call for Release of the CIA Torture Report
Amnesty International is deeply concerned that the summary of the Senate Intelligence Committee's report on the CIA rendition, detention and…
December 6, 2014
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Amnesty International Responds to Grand Jury Decision in Eric Garner Case
A grand jury announced today its decision not to indict a New York Police Department officer in the death of…
December 3, 2014
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Amnesty International USA: Ferguson, the World is Watching
Following the announcement that the St. Louis County Grand Jury decided not to indict Police Officer Darren Wilson for the…
November 26, 2014
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Amnesty International Urges Protection of Peaceful Protestors in Ferguson in Wake of Grand Jury Decision
In the aftermath of the announcement that the St. Louis County Grand Jury decided not to indict Police Officer Darren…
November 25, 2014
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Amnesty International Statement on President Obama’s Immigration Executive Order
In response to President Obama’s announcement of an executive order on immigration policy tonight, Amnesty International USA Executive Director Steven…
November 21, 2014
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Amnesty International Calls for Justice for Three-Year-Old Rape Survivor in Afghanistan
According to news reports, a suspect is in custody in connection with the rape and attempted murder of a three-year-old…
November 21, 2014
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Amnesty International: Albert Woodfox Must Be Freed Following Appeals Court Decision
Yesterday, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Louisiana affirmed a 2013 ruling overturning the conviction of Albert Woodfox…
November 21, 2014
Press Release
Amnesty International Responds to USA’s Recognition that the Convention Against Torture Applies at Guantánamo
Amanda Simon, Amnesty International USA, 212-633-4162, [email protected] In response to the U.S. government's recognition today in Geneva before the UN…
November 12, 2014
Report
On the Streets of America: Human Rights Abuses in Ferguson
Michael Brown, an 18-year-old unarmed African American man, was fatally shot by police officer Darren Wilson in Ferguson, Missouri on…
October 23, 2014
Press Release
Amnesty International Releases New Ferguson Report Documenting Human Rights Abuses
Following the initial protests in Ferguson, Missouri sparked by the shooting death of unarmed 18-year-old Michael Brown, Amnesty International USA…
October 23, 2014
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Amnesty International USA Activists Join #FergusonOctober Weekend of Action
Amnesty International USA activists and membership organizing staff are in Ferguson, Missouri this weekend to show solidarity with the rights…
October 10, 2014