USA


Domestic Human Rights Concerns


"War on Terror"

Amnesty International is concerned that the US does not use the “war on terror” to commit human rights violations in the name of protecting America. The US must stand up for unalienable, universal human rights. Otherwise, those who wage war on human rights will have won the battle against freedom.

TASERs

TASERs were designed and are currently marketed as a non-lethal alternative to deadly force, but statistics show that police are abusing the weapons and, in some cases, using TASERs in a manner that could constitute ill-treatment and torture. Amnesty International is calling for TASER use to be suspended pending a rigorous independent inquiry into their use and effects.

Join Efforts to End State Sponsored Killings in the USA

Since 1977, over 900 people have been executed in the USA; there are currently around 3,500 men and women on death row across the country. Grassroots activists throughout the USA play an essential role in advocating against this human rights violation through monitoring cases, mobilizing around upcoming events, and lobbying for anti-death penalty legislation.


Related Links

Excessive and Lethal Force?: Deaths and Ill-treatment Involving Police Use of TASERs
November 2004

Threat and Humiliation: Racial Profiling, Domestic Security, and Human Rights in the United States
September 2004

Why Am I Here? Children in Immigration Detention
June 2003

Beyond the Law: Update to Amnesty International's April Memorandum to the US Government on the Rights of Detainees held in US Custody in Guantanamo By and Other Locations
December 2002

Amnesty International's Concerns on Police Brutality in Prince George's County, MD
August 2002

Memorandum to the US Government on the Rights of People in US Custody in Afghanistan and Guantanamo Bay
April 2002

Amnesty International Concerns Regarding Post-September 11 Detainees in the USA
March 2002

Racism and the Administration of Justice
July 2001

Summary of Amnesty International's Concerns on Police Abuse in Chicago
October 1999

Race, Rights, and Police Brutality
September 1999

Rights for All
October 1998

Police Brutality and Excessive Force in the New York City Police Department
June 1996

Police Brutality in Los Angeles (Go to our online store to place your order)
June 1992