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UK Doctor to White House: Release Our Last Detainee
London Marathon runner Dr David Nicholl is in Washington to demand President Obama delivers on his promise to close Guantánamo – including by sending home former British resident Shaker Aamer,…
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Amnesty International USA Calls on Mayor Rahm Emanuel to Investigate Chicago “Black Site”
Amnesty International USA called on Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel to investigate allegations published in The Guardian newspaper of a Chicago Police Department facility in Homan Square, including beatings and disappearances…
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3 Must-Watch Videos, 13 Lost Years: Shaker’s Story
[caption id="attachment_26616" align="alignleft" width="234"] Shaker Aamer[/caption] There’s a superstitious part of me, and a worried part of me. And both parts of me fear this Saturday: it marks thirteen years…
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Amnesty International: Bill Banning Guantanamo Transfers is a Step Toward Keeping Guantanamo Open Forever
As the Senate Armed Services Committee concluded its markup of the Detaining Terrorists to Protect America Act, which seeks to impose new restrictions on the transfer of Guantanamo detainees, Amnesty…
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Guantanamo Forever: 28 Words of Hate
“As far as I'm concerned every last one of them can rot in Hell, but as long as they don't do that they can rot in Guantanamo Bay.” – U.S.…
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Amnesty International USA Response to the State of the Union Address
During tonight’s State of the Union address, President Obama touched on issues of national security, criminal justice reform, immigration policy and women’s health, all of which involve human rights. Steven…
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How Did the State of the Union Stack Up On Human Rights?
During tonight’s State of the Union address, President Obama touched on issues of national security, criminal justice reform, immigration policy and women’s health, all of which involve human rights. It…
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#DearObama: Freedom of Expression and the State of the Union – An Opportunity for the President
[caption id="attachment_52031" align="alignleft" width="594"] (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images)[/caption] This blog is part of a series on human rights in the State of the Union address. The United States has an obligation to…
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#DearObama: Use Your State of the Union to Reject Politics of Fear
Now is perhaps one of the most visibly defining moments on U.S. national security since you took office. Do not let the fear-mongers define it for you.
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11 Reasons January 11th Must Be Guantanamo’s Last Anniversary
This Sunday, January 11, marks the grim 13th anniversary of the opening of the prison at Guantanamo Bay. With the momentum President Obama has now, he must make this anniversary…
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From Paris to Peshawar: Answer with Human Rights
All too often, often governments respond to security threats by sidelining human rights rather than using them as a path forward.
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Amnesty International USA Reaction to Latest Guantanamo Detainee Transfers
In response to reports that five detainees were released from the detention center at Guantanamo Bay and resettled in Kazakhstan, Naureen Shah, director of Amnesty International USA’s Security and Human…