Press Release
Join Amnesty International Youth Activists and Speak Out to Protect Turkey's Right to Peaceful Protest
Peaceful protesters in Turkey continue to face an appalling amount of violence and abuse from police forces throughout Istanbul and…
June 21, 2013
Press Release
Guantanamo Detainee Seeks Victim Status in Poland Investigation into CIA Prison
A Yemeni man held by the U.S. military has become the third person to seek victim status in an ongoing…
June 12, 2013
Press Release
Amnesty International USA Names NAACP’S Steven W. Hawkins as Executive Director
As Executive Vice President and Chief Program Officer of the NAACP, Hawkins is a nationally renowned attorney and grassroots advocacy…
June 11, 2013
Press Release
President Obama Must Not Leave Human Rights on Cutting Floor During His Meeting with President Xi in Southern California
Amnesty International USA sent a letter to President Obama outlining key human rights issues that should be discussed at this…
June 4, 2013
Press Release
Florida Governor Must Veto 'Speed Up Executions' Legislation
Frank Jannuzi, deputy executive director for Amnesty International USA, issued the following statement urging Florida Governor Rick Scott to veto…
June 4, 2013
Press Release
As 62 Countries Sign Historic Arms Trade Treaty, U.S. Must Sign as Quickly as Possible Following Positive Statement by Sec. Kerry
As 62 countries formally signed the landmark Arms Trade Treaty today, Amnesty International challenged governments to rapidly and rigorously implement…
June 3, 2013
Press Release
USA Must Allow Bradley Manning to Use 'Public Interest' Defense
Bradley Manning must be allowed to argue that he acted in the public interest when he distributed information to Wikileaks.
June 3, 2013
Press Release
Amnesty International USA Responds to Passing of Senator Lautenberg
Frank Jannuzi, deputy executive director for Amnesty International USA, issued the following statement in response to the passing of United…
June 3, 2013
Press Release
President Obama Must Make U.S. Among First Signers of Historic U.N. Arms Trade Treaty on June 3
Amnesty International USA called on President Obama today to make the United States among the first countries to sign the…
May 31, 2013
Press Release
Amnesty International Unveils Campaign to Repeal the AUMF, Calls for Independent Investigations of Alleged Extrajudicial Executions
Today, Amnesty International unveiled a new campaign that calls on President Obama and Congress to drop the "global battlefield" legal…
May 30, 2013
Report
Annual Report: United States of America 2013
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Head of state and government Barack H. Obama Forty-three men were executed during the year, and…
May 29, 2013
Press Release
Media Conference Friday, May 31 on Arms Trade Treaty and Why Obama Must Be Among the First Signers
As the Arms Trade Treaty opens for signature on June 3rd, Amnesty International USA, Arms Control Association, Oxfam America, and…
May 29, 2013