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Urgent Action Update: Guantánamo Transfer Policy Under Wraps (USA: UA 42.18)
The US Secretary of Defense has sent the White House his policy recommendations on detainee transfers to Guantánamo. The details have not been made public. Meanwhile, the first detainee transfer…
Press Release
Amnesty International USA Stands Against Policy of New Detainees to Guantanamo
Reacting to news that U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has provided the White House updated guidance on criteria for transferring new individuals to the Guantanamo Bay detention center in Cuba,…
Press Release
Ahead of Defense Department Recommendation Deadline, Amnesty International USA for Closure of Guantanamo Bay Prison
Ahead of the April 30 deadline for the Defense Department to comment on President Trump’s January order to allow the prison at Guantanamo Bay to remain open, Daphne Eviatar, Director…
Report
Research Shows a Global Trend Towards Abolition of the Death Penalty, But More Work Remains
In its annual assessment of the death penalty, Amnesty International’s research points to a further global decrease in 2017, down from the high peaks recorded for total executions in 2015…
Press Release
Amnesty International Responds to Reckless Decision to Appoint John Bolton
Responding to news that John Bolton will replace H.R. McMaster as National Security Advisor, Zeke Johnson, Senior Director of Programs at Amnesty International USA, stated: "This is a reckless…
Press Release
As USS Cole Trial Shuts Down, Amnesty Calls to End All Military Commissions
The Guantánamo military judge handling the case of the alleged USS Cole bomber halted the trial following months of failed attempts to get three civilian defense attorneys who resigned from…
Press Release
Amnesty International USA Response to State of the Union
Margaret Huang, executive director of Amnesty International USA, issued the following response to President Trump’s State of the Union address: “President Trump is calling on American taxpayers to pay for…
Event
Guantanamo, Lawlessness, and the Myth of American Exceptionalism
The Washington State Religious Campaign Against Torture (WSRCAT) AS PART OF THE NATIONAL WEEK OF ACTION TO CLOSE GUANTANAMO Presents JONATHAN HAFETZ “Guantanamo, Lawlessness, and the Myth of American Exceptionalism”…
Event
Guantanamo: Serving Injustice for 16 Long Years
"Guantanamo: Serving Injustice for 16 Long Years" Visibility Action Thursday, January 11, 2018 3:30-5:30 PM SE Hawthorne & Grand (East end of Hawthorne Bridge) Featuring the "Tower of Peace" To…
Press Release
USA: After 16 years, close Guantánamo’s detention center once and for all
On the 16th anniversary of the opening of the notorious detention facility at the US naval base at Guantánamo Bay, Amnesty International is again calling for the fair trial or…
Press Release
Activists Gather to Demand Closure of Guantánamo
On the 16th anniversary of the Guantánamo Bay detention camp, Amnesty International USA will be joining the Center for Constitutional Rights, Witness Against Torture, the National Religious Campaign Against Torture,…
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Amnesty International’s 2018 Annual General Meeting
Amnesty International USA is excited to be hosting this year’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) in the Washington, DC metropolitan area! Our 53rd AGM will be held at the Bethesda North…
