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National Debate Must Connect the Dots on Abuses in the USA
By Zack Michaelson Our nation is currently in a debate about how to handle gross abuses of power by those tasked with defending us. In past weeks, we have learned…
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Amnesty International USA Responds to Brennan Remarks on Torture Report
In response to the remarks of CIA Director John Brennan today on the release of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence report on CIA detention and interrogation, Amnesty International USA's…
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Release of Torture Report Underscores Need for Accountability
In response to the release today of a declassified version of the summary and findings of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence report on CIA detention and interrogation, Amnesty International…
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Amnesty International Launches Worldwide Campaign to Expose Global Crisis on Torture
Amnesty International today launched a new campaign against torture and other ill-treatment, from Chicago to Guantanamo to Nigeria and around the world.
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USA: A Step in the Right Direction
The U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (SSCI) has voted for a degree of transparency on the now long-festering injustices associated with the secret detention program operated by the Central…
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Testimony before the U.S. Senate on July 24, 2013: Closing Guantanamo: The National Security, Fiscal, and Human Rights Implications
Hearing before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, civil rights, and human rights. Statement on behalf of Amnesty International USA by Zeke Johnson, Director of the Security& Human Rights…
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7 Recommendations to President Obama on Guantanamo, Torture & Drones
While there were encouraging signs in President Obama’s speech on national security, the continuing absence of international human rights law from the US government’s counterterrorism framework remains a grave cause…
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Brennan Vote Underscores Need to Release Drone Memos and Torture Report
Zeke Johnson, director of Amnesty International USA’s Security with Human Rights Campaign, issued the following statement in advance of the U.S. Senate Select Intelligence Committee’s vote on John Brennan for…
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Transparency Not the End Goal; End Drone Kill List
In response to reports that President Barack Obama has decided to release further details about his administration's legal rationale for so-called "targeted killings" to Congress, Amnesty International USA's Zeke Johnson,…
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Brennan “Orwellian” on Torture; Wrong on Drones
Brennan is "Orwellian" on torture and wrong on drones.
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12 Questions for John Brennan On Drones and Torture
John Brennan has served in important leadership roles in the Bush and Obama administrations, including at the CIA. The Senate and the U.S. public have a right to know the…
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Vote to Adopt the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Findings is “a Good First Step”
Amnesty International issued the following quote on the 9-6 vote in favor of adopting the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence report.