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Amnesty International Calls for Restrictions on Taser Use by U.S. Border Police After Death of Mexican Migrant Man
Amnesty International is calling for a review of the U.S. border patrol's policy on use of electro-shock weapons following...
March 27, 2011
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USA: Amnesty International Says DOS Country Reports Need to Be More Comprehensive
Human rights organization welcomes expanded reporting on discrimination and press freedom, but says that reports fail to...
March 27, 2011
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USA: Amnesty International Says President Obama Just Changed the Zip Code for Guantanamo
Tom Parker, Amnesty International USA policy director for (counter) terrorism and human rights, issued the following...
March 27, 2011
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Activists in New York, Washington, San Francisco, Houston, Chicago, To Demonstrate Solidarity with Human Rights Aspirations of Egyptian Protesters
Amnesty International USA Media Advisory FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:Thursday, February 10, 2011 …
March 27, 2011
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USA: Khadr Trial at Guantanamo condemned
Amnesty International has condemned the U.S. government's decision to go ahead with the military commission trial of Omar...
March 27, 2011
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Amnesty International Calls for Restrictions on Taser Use by U.S. Border Police After Death of Mexican Migrant Man
Amnesty International is calling for a review of the U.S. border patrol's policy on use of electro-shock weapons following...
March 27, 2011
Press Release
USA: Amnesty International Says DOS Country Reports Need to Be More Comprehensive
Human rights organization welcomes expanded reporting on discrimination and press freedom, but says that reports fail to...
March 27, 2011
Press Release
USA: Amnesty International Says President Obama Just Changed the Zip Code for Guantanamo
Tom Parker, Amnesty International USA policy director for (counter) terrorism and human rights, issued the following...
March 27, 2011
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USA: Amnesty International Urges President Obama and Congress to Work Together to More Effectively Champion Human Rights
Amnesty International Public StatementFor Immediate ReleaseTuesday, January 25, 2011Amnesty International Urges President Obama and Congress to Work Together to More…
March 27, 2011
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USA: Proposition 8 overturned in California
"The U.S. District Court has sent a clear message on Proposition 8: discrimination by any means is unacceptable. This...
March 27, 2011
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Mexico: Human Rights Organizations Urge State Department to Withhold Security Funds for Mexico Until Mexico Demonstrates Concrete Progress on Human Rights
In advance of a Congressional hearing on U.S.-Mexico security cooperation and funding, a coalition of Mexican, U.S. and...
March 27, 2011
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Human Rights Defenders Receive the International Women of Courage Award
Three women, whose courageous efforts to defend human rights were highlighted by Amnesty International, were honored today...
March 27, 2011