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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…

December 11, 2014

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USA: Turning a Page, but Torture Chapter is Far From Closed

We have said it before. We will say it again. What do we know about the secret detention program operated…

December 9, 2014

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136 To GoThe Unbearable Slowness of Closing Guantánamo

Uruguay latest country to help USA towards ending detentions at prison camp

December 9, 2014

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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…

December 9, 2014

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Amnesty International USA Reiterates Call for Release of the CIA Torture Report

Amnesty International is deeply concerned that the summary of the Senate Intelligence Committee's report on the CIA rendition, detention and…

December 6, 2014

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Amnesty International Responds to Grand Jury Decision in Eric Garner Case

A grand jury announced today its decision not to indict a New York Police Department officer in the death of…

December 3, 2014

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Amnesty International USA: Ferguson, the World is Watching

Following the announcement that the St. Louis County Grand Jury decided not to indict Police Officer Darren Wilson for the…

November 26, 2014

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Amnesty International Urges Protection of Peaceful Protestors in Ferguson in Wake of Grand Jury Decision

In the aftermath of the announcement that the St. Louis County Grand Jury decided not to indict Police Officer Darren…

November 25, 2014

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Amnesty International Statement on President Obama’s Immigration Executive Order

In response to President Obama’s announcement of an executive order on immigration policy tonight, Amnesty International USA Executive Director Steven…

November 21, 2014

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Amnesty International Calls for Justice for Three-Year-Old Rape Survivor in Afghanistan

According to news reports, a suspect is in custody in connection with the rape and attempted murder of a three-year-old…

November 21, 2014

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Amnesty International: Albert Woodfox Must Be Freed Following Appeals Court Decision

Yesterday, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Louisiana affirmed a 2013 ruling overturning the conviction of Albert Woodfox…

November 21, 2014

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Amnesty International Responds to USA's Recognition that the Convention Against Torture Applies at Guantánamo

Amanda Simon, Amnesty International USA, 212-633-4162, [email protected] In response to the U.S. government's recognition today in Geneva before the UN…

November 12, 2014