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Amnesty International USA Welcomes Decision To Release on Bail Guantanamo’s Youngest Detainee
Omar Khadr, who spent more than 12 years in U.S. custody after he was detained at age 15 and sent…
May 7, 2015
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Chicago City Council Passes Landmark Police Torture Reparations Ordinance
Today, the Chicago City Council passed landmark legislation providing reparations for torture committed by former Chicago Police commander Jon Burge…
May 6, 2015
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Peru: Urgently investigate two deaths in past two weeks amid anti-mining protests
The Peruvian authorities must promptly ensure thorough, independent and impartial investigations into the deaths of two men in the past…
May 6, 2015
Report
“Death Everywhere:” War Crimes and Human Rights Abuses in Aleppo
Sheer terror and unbearable suffering has forced many civilians in Aleppo to eke out an existence underground to escape the…
May 4, 2015
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New York State Assembly Should Oppose Discrimination Against Dominicans of Haitian Descent
New York State Assembly Member Rodneyse Bichotte introduced a resolution today supporting hundreds of thousands of Dominican-born persons rendered stateless…
May 4, 2015
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Amnesty International: Saving Lives in the Mediterranean Must be European Governments’ Priority
European governments must prioritize setting up an immediate search and rescue plan to prevent the escalating death toll of migrants…
April 20, 2015
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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…
April 17, 2015
Report
Behind the Rhetoric: Human Rights Abuses in Bahrain Continue Unabated
A new report by Amnesty International details the rampant abuses including torture, arbitrary detentions and excessive use of force against…
April 15, 2015
Press Release
Missouri Executes Andre Cole
The state of Missouri executed Andre Cole tonight at 10:24 p.m. CT. The execution took place despite multiple factors raising…
April 15, 2015
Press Release
Mayor Emanuel Announces Support for Reparations for Survivors of Chicago Police Torture
After months of work by survivors and stakeholders, including Chicago Torture Justice Memorials (CTJM), Amnesty International USA, Project NIA and…
April 14, 2015
Report
Their Lives On The Line
Women human rights defenders in Afghanistan who face mounting violence - including threats, sexual assault and assassinations- are being abandoned…
April 6, 2015
Press Release
Thailand: Order ‘replacing’ martial law a renewed licence to violate human rights
Thailand’s announcement that it is lifting martial law and replacing it with new measures is little more than a cynical…
April 2, 2015