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Press Release
Suzanne Nossel, Amnesty International USA Executive Director Calls on Newly Re-Elected President Obama to ‘Recapture the Human Rights High Ground He Staked Four Years Ago’
“President Obama has been given a second chance to keep his promises on human rights. Don’t blow it.”
November 7, 2012
Report
Another detainee dies at Guantánamo: Yemeni man, in his 11th year of detention without charge or trial, found dead in cell
A tragic reminder of the numbing cruelty of the USA’s indefinite detention regime at its Guantánamo Bay detention facility, and…
September 11, 2012
Press Release
Amnesty International Remembers the Victims of the September 11th Attacks
Those responsible for the September 11th attacks must be brought to justice in fair trials in federal court without recourse…
September 11, 2012
Press Release
Amnesty International USA Executive Director Suzanne Nossel Responds to Death of Adnan Latif, Guantanamo Detainee
Nossel's response to the death of Adnan Farhan Abdul Latif, a detainee who has been held in Guantánamo without charge…
September 11, 2012
Report
One-Way Accountability
Guantanamo detainee Majid Khan pleads guilty; details of government crimes against him remain classified top secret.
July 18, 2012
Report
USA: Wrong court, wrong place, wrong punishment: Five alleged ‘9/11 conspirators’ to be arraigned for capital trial by military commission at Guantánamo
On 5 May 2012, at the US naval base at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, a US Army Colonel, in his role…
May 3, 2012
Press Release
Amnesty International Responds to U.S. House Report on Guantanamo Detainees
Tom Parker, Amnesty International USA's policy director for (counter) terrorism and human rights, issued the following statement in response to…
February 9, 2012
Press Release
On 10th Anniversary of First “War on Terror” Detainees’ Arrival in Guantánamo, Passage of NDAA Revitalizes Detention Facility, Says Amnesty International
Amnesty International USA's (AIUSA) policy director for (counter) terrorism and human rights, Tom Parker, issued the following statement to mark…
January 11, 2012
Press Release
On the 10th Anniversary of the First Detainees to Guantánamo, Amnesty International Charges Detention Facility is ‘Leaving Toxic Legacy’
Human rights organization and other activists will hold vigils, demonstrations and rallies around the globe to mark anniversary and urge…
January 11, 2012
Press Release
“Trust me” is not enough of a safeguard, says Amnesty International, as President Obama signs the NDAA into law
Despite expressing serious reservations about the NDAA, the Obama administration has paved the way for legislation that will authorize indefinite…
January 1, 2012
Press Release
Amnesty International Releases New Short Film Inspired by Abusive National Security Policies
Amnesty International released a new short film, Happy World Travels, that was inspired by the abusive policies of the "war…
December 16, 2011
Report
Guantánamo: A Decade of Damage to Human Rights
While Guantánamo may have dropped from the news headlines, the human rights concerns associated with it -- detentions and torture…
December 16, 2011