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U.S. Inaction Following CIA Torture Report is De Facto Amnesty for Perpetrators

Amnesty International released a report today criticizing the Obama administration’s silence in the wake of the Senate torture report, calling…

April 20, 2015

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Crimes and Impunity

Amnesty International released a report today criticizing the Obama administration’s silence in the wake of the Senate torture report, calling…

April 17, 2015

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UK Doctor to White House: Release Our Last Detainee

London Marathon runner Dr David Nicholl is in Washington to demand President Obama delivers on his promise to close Guantánamo…

April 17, 2015

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Amnesty International: Bill Banning Guantanamo Transfers is a Step Toward Keeping Guantanamo Open Forever

As the Senate Armed Services Committee concluded its markup of the Detaining Terrorists to Protect America Act, which seeks to…

February 12, 2015

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Amnesty International USA Response to the State of the Union Address

During tonight’s State of the Union address, President Obama touched on issues of national security, criminal justice reform, immigration policy…

January 21, 2015

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Amnesty International USA Reaction to Latest Guantanamo Detainee Transfers

In response to reports that five detainees were released from the detention center at Guantanamo Bay and resettled in Kazakhstan,…

December 31, 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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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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Amnesty International and John Legend Launch Write for Rights Campaign

Amnesty International today released a new video from award winning artist John Legend as part of its Write for Rights…

November 18, 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

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Reflections and recommendations on truth, remedy and accountability as declassification of Senate Committee summary report on CIA secret detentions awaited.

Amnesty International calls for the full report to be declassified as a matter of priority –with redactions only where strictly…

June 25, 2014

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President and Congress should apply human rights principles and close Guantánamo

The US prison camp at Guantánamo is back on the political agenda. And the politicking again threatens to derail the…

June 16, 2014