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Gen. Mattis Must Clarify Human Rights Positions
Responding to reports that President-elect Donald Trump intends to nominate General James Mattis to serve as Secretary of Defense, Naureen Shah, director of Amnesty International USA’s Security with Human Rights…
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Update on Amnesty’s Post-Election Strategy and Work
We will fight any attempt to put President-elect Trump’s hateful, poisonous campaign rhetoric into policy.
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Transfer of Guantánamo Detainee Slahi Long Overdue
Mohamedou Ould Slahi, who has been held in the Guantanamo detention camp without charge or trial since 2002, has been transferred back to his home country of Mauritania. After voluntarily…
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Amnesty International USA Launches Campaign on President Obama’s Last 100 Days
Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) is launching a new campaign calling on President Obama to prioritize human rights during his last 100 days in office by accomplishing three outstanding tasks before…
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Amnesty International USA Welcomes Major Transfer of Guantanamo Detainees
Contact: Nidya Sarria, [email protected] Today the Department of Defense announced 15 detainees were transferred from the Guantánamo Bay detention site. Amnesty International USA’s Security and Human Rights Program Director Naureen…
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Guantanamo-style abuse of child prisoners in Australia shows current detention system has failed
Chilling footage showing detained Indigenous children being tear gassed and a child being hooded and strapped to a restraint chair in Australia’s Northern Territory must serve as a wakeup call…
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CIA rendition victims challenge Romania and Lithuania at Europe’s human rights court
Hearings being held today at the European Court of Human Rights in two crucial cases against Romania and Lithuania for complicity in the CIA-led rendition and secret detention programs represent…
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Amnesty International USA Responds to Claims of Former Guantánamo Detainees Launching Attacks
In response to a media report claiming that the Obama administration believes that at least 12 detainees released from Guantanamo have launched attacks that have resulted in the deaths of…
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Amnesty International USA Statement on the Passing of Michael Ratner
Amnesty International USA was deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Michael Ratner, a groundbreaking human rights attorney and activist and a longtime friend and ally of the organization.…
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What If Eating Caused You Excruciating Pain? This Man’s Impossible Choice
I just ate an apple. Later, I’ll try to resist the temptation to munch on crackers. I keep hearing about the importance of a “clean diet.” I think that means…
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Amnesty International USA Reaction to Transfer of Guantánamo Detainees
The Department of Defense announced an additional nine transfers of Guantanamo detainees to Saudi Arabia today.
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Amnesty International USA Welcomes New Round of Guantánamo Transfers
In response to the transfer of two Guantánamo detainees to Senegal, and reports of multiple upcoming transfers, Amnesty International USA’s Security & Human Rights Program Director Naureen Shah issued the…