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Press Release
Amnesty Welcomes Positive Steps Against Bulk Surveillance, Calls on Congress to Go Further
Contact: Natalie Butz, [email protected], 202-675-8761, @AIUSAmedia (WASHINGTON, D.C.) - In response to the House Judiciary Committee’s compromise on surveillance reform…
May 8, 2014
Press Release
Amnesty International USA Applauds Today’s Strong Bipartisan Reintroduction of the International Violence Against Women Act in the Senate
With today’s strong bipartisan reintroduction of the International Violence Against Women Act (IVAWA) in the US Senate, Amnesty International USA…
May 8, 2014
Press Release
Amnesty International Welcomes the Introduction of “The Solitary Confinement Study and Reform Act of 2014”
Jasmine Heiss, Senior Campaigner at Amnesty International USA, made the following comments today in response to the introduction in the…
May 8, 2014
Press Release
Congress Must Put Human Rights at the Center of Surveillance Reform
As the House Intelligence Committee and the House Judiciary Committee debate changes to US surveillance this week, Amnesty International USA…
May 7, 2014
Report
Chicago and Illinois: Gun Violence
Violence affects everyone in Chicago, but it is particularly devastating for the city's youth. Human rights must be a part…
April 26, 2014
Report
Chicago and Illinois: Torture
International law strictly prohibits the use of torture and other ill-treatment, and stipulates that governments are responsible for investigating torture…
April 26, 2014
Press Release
Amnesty Responds to Comments on CIA torture by Dr James Mitchell
In response to comments about CIA torture and Amnesty International attributed by The Guardian to Dr James Mitchell, Zeke Johnson…
April 18, 2014
Press Release
Amnesty International Responds to New Hampshire Death Penalty Decision
In response to the New Hampshire State Senate’s 12-12 vote and decision today to table the death penalty repeal bill,…
April 17, 2014
Press Release
After 42 years in solitary, it’s time to release Albert Woodfox
Forty two years ago today, Albert Woodfox was placed in an isolation cell in a Louisiana prison on suspicion of…
April 17, 2014
Press Release
Amnesty Responds To Allegations that the FBI Spied on Guantanamo Lawyers
In response to allegations that the FBI sought to recruit an informant from the defense team in the 9/11 military…
April 14, 2014
Report
Recommendations for International Human Rights Law and US Surveillance Practices
Amnesty International USA and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) urge the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board to recommend…
April 14, 2014
Press Release
Leaked Torture Report Findings “A Game Changer”
In response to the disclosure by McClatchy Media of information about the Senate Intelligence Committee's report on CIA detention and…
April 11, 2014