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USA: Amnesty International Says President Obama Just Changed the Zip Code for Guantanamo
Tom Parker, Amnesty International USA policy director for (counter) terrorism and human rights, issued the following...
March 27, 2011
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USA: Amnesty International Urges President Obama and Congress to Work Together to More Effectively Champion Human Rights
Amnesty International Public StatementFor Immediate ReleaseTuesday, January 25, 2011Amnesty International Urges President Obama and Congress to Work Together to More…
March 27, 2011
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USA: Proposition 8 overturned in California
"The U.S. District Court has sent a clear message on Proposition 8: discrimination by any means is unacceptable. This...
March 27, 2011
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Mexico: Human Rights Organizations Urge State Department to Withhold Security Funds for Mexico Until Mexico Demonstrates Concrete Progress on Human Rights
In advance of a Congressional hearing on U.S.-Mexico security cooperation and funding, a coalition of Mexican, U.S. and...
March 27, 2011
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Human Rights Defenders Receive the International Women of Courage Award
Three women, whose courageous efforts to defend human rights were highlighted by Amnesty International, were honored today...
March 27, 2011
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USA: Secretary Clinton affirms protection of human rights central to reducing poverty
Statement by AIUSA's Executive Director Larry Cox regarding today's speech by Secretary Clinton.
March 27, 2011
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USA: Amnesty International Urges President Obama and Congress to Work Together to More Effectively Champion Human Rights
Amnesty International Public StatementFor Immediate ReleaseTuesday, January 25, 2011Amnesty International Urges President Obama and Congress to Work Together to More…
March 27, 2011
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USA: Proposition 8 overturned in California
"The U.S. District Court has sent a clear message on Proposition 8: discrimination by any means is unacceptable. This...
March 27, 2011
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Mexico: Human Rights Organizations Urge State Department to Withhold Security Funds for Mexico Until Mexico Demonstrates Concrete Progress on Human Rights
In advance of a Congressional hearing on U.S.-Mexico security cooperation and funding, a coalition of Mexican, U.S. and...
March 27, 2011
Press Release
Human Rights Defenders Receive the International Women of Courage Award
Three women, whose courageous efforts to defend human rights were highlighted by Amnesty International, were honored today...
March 27, 2011
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USA: Secretary Clinton affirms protection of human rights central to reducing poverty
Statement by AIUSA's Executive Director Larry Cox regarding today's speech by Secretary Clinton.
March 27, 2011
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US accused of inhumane treatment over Wikileaks soldier case
Private Bradley Manning has been held for 23 hours a day in a sparsely furnished solitary cell and deprived of…
March 27, 2011