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Amnesty International USA Statement to Maryland Senate, Judicial Proceedings Committee: Bill Hearing on Police Accountability and Law Enforcement Reform, Use of Force
Senator William Smith Chair Senator Jeff Waldstreicher Vice Chair Maryland Senate: Judicial Proceeding Committee Re: Amnesty International Statement for September 22 Hearing: Bill Hearings on Police Accountability and Law Enforcement…
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Amnesty International Memo to Congress on Foreign Policy Human Rights Priorities for Next for Congress
August 24, 2020 Dear Representative: On behalf of Amnesty International USA, I am writing to share our top foreign policy and human rights policy recommendations. The list of issues that…
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Letter to DHS Secretary re CPB use of force against Portland protestors (7-24-20)
July 24, 2020 The Honorable Chad F. Wolf Acting Secretary Department of Homeland Security 2801 Nebraska Avenue NW Washington, D.C. 20528 RE: Amnesty International USA calls for immediate withdrawal of…
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AIUSA letter to Assistant Secretary of State Tibor Nagy Urging Trump administration to Press Nigeria to protect children in Northeast Nigeria from abuses driven by Boko Haram insurgency and government’s counter insurgency
The Honorable Tibor Nagy Assistant Secretary of State Bureau of African Affairs U.S. Department of State C and 22nd Street Washington DC 20520 June 9, 2020 Dear Assistant Secretary Nagy,…
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NGO Letter To House Armed Services Calling For an End to Department of Defense 1033 Program that Transfers Military Surplus Equipment to Police
June 30, 2020 Dear House Armed Services Committee Members: The undersigned civil, human rights, faith, and government accountability organizations, representing millions of our members across the country, write in support…
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Three Concerns the Senate Committee Should Raise with David Friedman
[caption id="attachment_74067" align="alignleft" width="3000"] (Alex Wong/Getty Images)[/caption] Ambassadors are on the front lines of diplomacy, where they can head off conflict or be the cause of the next war. They…
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These Senators are sick of US bombs killing civilians
In a sign of growing concern regarding the U.S.-Saudi Arabia military alliance, 27 U.S. Senators recently backed legislation to stop a $1.15 billion arms sale to Saudi Arabia. Sen. Chris…
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With Whom are Many U.S. Police Departments Training? With a Chronic Human Rights Violator – Israel
When the U.S. Department of Justice published a report Aug. 10 that documented “widespread constitutional violations, discriminatory enforcement, and culture of retaliation” within the Baltimore Police Department (BPD), there was…
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While Slaughter in the Philippines Continues, President Obama is Notably Silent
Media reports indicate that in the Philippines number of people killed by the police could be as high as 400 to 800 in the last few weeks.
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Just Off-Screen in Rio, a Community’s Homes Vanish in Olympic Shadow
The land that the community sat on was sold to a developer who intended to raze the homes and businesses of Vila Autódromo and incorporate the land into the Olympic…