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Amnesty Responds To Allegations that the FBI Spied on Guantanamo Lawyers

In response to allegations that the FBI sought to recruit an informant from the defense team in the 9/11 military…

April 14, 2014

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Recommendations for International Human Rights Law and US Surveillance Practices

Amnesty International USA and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) urge the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board to recommend…

April 14, 2014

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Leaked Torture Report Findings "A Game Changer"

In response to the disclosure by McClatchy Media of information about the Senate Intelligence Committee's report on CIA detention and…

April 11, 2014

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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…

April 3, 2014

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Amnesty USA Endorses New Bill on Drone Strike Reporting

The Targeted Lethal Force Transparency Act is a crucial step toward ending the accountability vacuum for potentially unlawful U.S. drone…

April 2, 2014

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Amnesty International to Highlight Local Human Rights Issues at Annual Conference in Chicago

On April 4-6 at the JW Marriott (151 W Adams St), hundreds of activists will gather for Amnesty International’s annual…

April 2, 2014

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Chicago &038; Illinois: A 10-Point Human Rights Agenda

This report, prepared in connection with Amnesty International USA's annual Human Rights Conference, outlines ten pressing human rights issues facing…

April 1, 2014

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Death Penalty 2013: Small Number of Countries Trigger Global Spike in Executions

Alarming levels of executions in an isolated group of countries in 2013 saw close to 100 more people put to…

March 27, 2014

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President Obama's Fact Sheet on Phone Data Collection: Positive Step but Short on Facts &038; Reforms

In response to the Obama administration's release of a fact sheet describing proposed changes to bulk collection of U.S. telephone…

March 27, 2014

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Amnesty International on President Obama's Call to End Bulk Data Collection: Devil in the Detail

In response to reports that President Obama will call to terminate the NSA’s bulk data collection, Zeke Johnson, Amnesty International…

March 25, 2014

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Amnesty International USA Applauds New Hampshire House of Representatives

In response to today’s passage of the death penalty repeal bill in the New Hampshire House of Representatives, Amnesty International…

March 12, 2014

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Amnesty International USA Responds to Prospective Glenn Ford Release

In response to reports that Glenn Ford, Lousiana's longest-serving death row inmate, is about to be freed, Amnesty International USA…

March 11, 2014