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Pussy Riot Members to Appear at Amnesty Human Rights Concert at Barclays Center on Feb. 5
Members of the Russian art collective Pussy Riot will participate in Amnesty International's landmark Bringing Human Rights Home concert at…
January 21, 2014
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Obama Recognizes Global Rights to Privacy, Still Falls Far Short on Safeguards
In response to President Obama's speech today on surveillance, Steven W. Hawkins, executive director of Amnesty International USA (AIUSA), issued…
January 17, 2014
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Urgent Need For Increase in Peacekeeping Troops as CAR President Steps Down
The resignation of the Central African Republic’s interim President, Michel Djotodia, risks exacerbating the risk to civilian lives, and indicates…
January 10, 2014
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Amnesty International Calls on President Obama to Put Human Rights at the Center of Surveillance Reform
President Obama should ensure that US surveillance, both inside and outside US territory, complies with the right to privacy as…
January 9, 2014
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Amnesty International Announces Human Rights Concert for New Generation
Amnesty International's iconic Human Rights Concert series will return February 5 with a Bringing Human Rights Home concert at the…
January 8, 2014
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Amnesty International Calls on President Obama: Stop Evading Accountability for Potentially Unlawful Drone Killings
In an open letter to President Obama today, Amnesty International said that the White House should publicly commit to investigating…
January 7, 2014
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Amnesty International USA Calls on Louisiana to Release Albert Woodfox
Louisiana cannot extend the abuses and injustice against Albert Woodfox another day.
January 6, 2014
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U.S. Must Reject Legal Threat to Lifesaving Conflict Minerals Rule
U.S. corporate interests must not be allowed to invalidate the Conflict Minerals Rule, which requires companies to investigate and disclose…
January 6, 2014
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Egypt Must Halt Crackdown on Critics in Politically Motivated Trial
Three prominent activists are facing trial in an apparently politically motivated case based on unreliable witnesses and scant evidence.
January 3, 2014
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Amnesty International USA Responds to Release of Pussy Riot Members
Amnesty International USA, whose membership took more than 200,000 online actions on behalf of Pussy Riot during the band members’…
December 23, 2013
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Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Bill Must Be Vetoed
Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni must veto the Anti-Homosexuality Bill, which was passed in a surprise vote this morning.
December 20, 2013
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South Sudan Leaders Must Prevent ‘Disturbing’ Spread of Violence
Warring factions in South Sudan must immediately rein in their troops to prevent further attacks on civilians.
December 20, 2013