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5 Years: Time For Obama to Keep His Promise
In the Alice in Wonderland world of Guantanamo, "prompt" can mean years of delay, and a judicial ruling of unlawful detention may not mean immediate release.
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Syria Peace Conference Must Act on Allegations of ‘Industrial-Scale’ Torture and Killings in Custody
World leaders at the Geneva II peace conference on Syria must demand full access to investigate allegations that 11,000 people have been tortured and killed while in detention in the…
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15 Human Rights Success Stories of 2013
With the start of a new year comes the opportunity to take stock of the progress we've made and the successes we helped accomplish in 2013.
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The Year in Drones: The Secrets Exposed, Promises Made and Ugly Realities That Remain
Despite President Obama’s pledges of increased transparency, drone strikes remain cloaked in secrecy.
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Syria’s Harrowing Torture, Summary Killings in Secret ISIS Detention Centers
Torture, flogging, and summary killings are rife in secret prisons run by the Islamic State in Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), an armed group that controls large areas of northern Syria.
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The U.S. Government’s Dirty Little Secret About Drone Strikes
Over the last decade, at least 168 children and 419 civilians have been killed by drone strikes in Pakistan.
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Is Executing A Man With A Brain Disorder “Timely Justice”?
Frank Walls should be granted clemency. He is a remorseful prisoner with brain disorders that have left him functioning at the level of a 12-year-old.
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U.N. Must Not Let Peacekeepers Fail in Central African Republic
The international community must give peacekeepers in the Central African Republic all the means necessary to protect civilians or risk an escalation in atrocities that could spill over to neighboring…
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Have You Seen What’s Happening in the Central African Republic?
We already know crimes against humanity and war crimes have been committed on a grand scale. Surely that is bad enough to merit a swift response.
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UN Peacekeeping Mission Needed to Avoid Mass Slaughter in Central African Republic
The UN Security Council has no time to waste to authorize a robust peacekeeping force for deployment to the Central African Republic to protect civilians from the violence and chaos…
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The Racist Testimony That Helped Sentence This Man to Death
Duane Buck was sentenced to death by a Texas jury that heard an "expert" say his race made him a "future danger." This testimony has been allowed to stand.
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Oral Testimony before the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission Hearing on GBV
STATEMENT ON BEHALF OF AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL USA SUBMITTED BY CRISTINA FINCH, MANAGING DIRECTOR, WOMEN'S HUMAN RIGHTS PROGRAM 11/20/2013 Thank you Chairman McGovern and Chairman Wolf, and to the staff of…