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Amnesty International USA Welcomes Obama Administration’s Decision to Freeze Syrian Leaders’ Assets in the United States
(Washington) – Amnesty International USA welcomed today's announcement by the Obama Administration regarding its decision to freeze the assets of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and six other officials and urged…
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Egypt: Comprehensive Report Comes Days Before Ex-Security Chief Goes on Trial on Charges Related to Killings During Uprising
Amnesty International today released a comprehensive new report that documents nearly 100 individual cases of unlawful killings and detention and torture during Egypt's uprising. Issued two days before the trial…
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Amnesty International Calls on Jammu and Kashmir Authorities to Release or Charge Teenage Protester
The Jammu and Kashmir authorities must immediately release or charge a teenage anti-government protester who was rearrested this week after spending three months in administrative detention, Amnesty International said.
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Amnesty International Urges Independent Investigation of Guantánamo Detainee Death
The United States military must allow a fully independent, civilian-led investigation into the death of a detainee at the U.S. Naval Base at Guantánamo in Cuba, Amnesty International said today.
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Amnesty International USA Urges Obama to Put Policies in Place to Back Up Rhetoric on the Middle East
Contact: Suzanne Trimel, 212-633-4150, [email protected] (Washington, DC) – T. Kumar, International Advocacy Director in Washington for Amnesty International USA, issued the following comments in response to President Obama’s speech…
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As Authorities Discover Mass Migrant Smuggling, Amnesty International Renews Call for a Federal Task Force in Mexico
The discovery of more than 500 irregular migrants being smuggled through Mexico in squalid conditions highlights the lack of adequate protection for the thousands that travel through the country each…
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Amnesty International USA Welcomes Obama Administration’s Decision to Freeze Syrian Leaders’ Assets in the United States
(Washington) – Amnesty International USA welcomed today's announcement by the Obama Administration regarding its decision to freeze the assets of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and six other officials and urged…
Press Release
Egypt: Comprehensive Report Comes Days Before Ex-Security Chief Goes on Trial on Charges Related to Killings During Uprising
Amnesty International today released a comprehensive new report that documents nearly 100 individual cases of unlawful killings and detention and torture during Egypt's uprising. Issued two days before the trial…
Press Release
Amnesty International Calls on Jammu and Kashmir Authorities to Release or Charge Teenage Protester
The Jammu and Kashmir authorities must immediately release or charge a teenage anti-government protester who was rearrested this week after spending three months in administrative detention, Amnesty International said.
Press Release
Amnesty International Urges Independent Investigation of Guantánamo Detainee Death
The United States military must allow a fully independent, civilian-led investigation into the death of a detainee at the U.S. Naval Base at Guantánamo in Cuba, Amnesty International said today.