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Amnesty International USA Letter to Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Allegations of a Chicago Police Department Facility in Homan Square
Amnesty International USA calls on Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel to investigate allegations published in The Guardian newspaper of a Chicago…
February 25, 2015
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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…
February 25, 2015
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Iran: Juvenile offender set to be hanged on Thursday brutally beaten to confess
On 15 February, Saman Naseem, a young Iranian man set to be executed on Thursday, was once again brutally beaten…
February 17, 2015
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Amnesty International USA Expresses Concern Ahead of White House Summit on Countering Violent Extremism
Today the Obama administration will begin its three-day summit on “Countering Violent Extremism.” Tomorrow will consist of meetings with civil…
February 17, 2015
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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…
February 12, 2015
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Amnesty International USA Reacts to Death of ISIS Hostage Kayla Mueller
Amnesty International USA's sympathy is with the family of Kayla Mueller, who was involved with Amnesty in college. The abduction…
February 12, 2015
Report
Open for Business? Corporate Crime and Abuses at Myanmar Copper Mine
Canadian and Chinese mining interests have profited from, and in some cases colluded with the Myanmar authorities in serious human…
February 9, 2015
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Killing of Jordanian pilot ‘Abhorrent’ but ‘Revenge Executions’ Not the Answer
The vicious summary killing of a Jordanian pilot who was burned alive by the armed group that calls itself the…
February 4, 2015
Report
Untold Stories of Syria’s Most Vulnerable Refugees in New Amnesty Report
This report throws the spotlight on the human face of Syria’s refugee crisis, through the stories of eight people and…
February 3, 2015
Report
Benghazi’s Descent into Chaos: Abductions, Summary Killings and Other Abuses
Targeted UN sanctions and accountability, including through the International Criminal Court (ICC), are urgently needed to end rampant abductions, torture,…
January 27, 2015
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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…
January 21, 2015
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Nigeria: Massacre Possibly Deadliest in Boko Haram’s history
Following reports of the massacre of large numbers of civilians by armed group Boko Haram in north east Nigeria, Amnesty…
January 9, 2015