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Suzanne Nossel, Amnesty International USA Executive Director, Responds to Khadr Repatriation to Canada
Given the Obama administration’s glacial pace towards closing the U.S.-controlled detention center, little and late though it is, today’s news…
September 29, 2012
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Amnesty International Calls on Viet Nam to Release Detained Bloggers
Amnesty International calls on Viet Nam to immediately and unconditionally release three bloggers who face up to 20 years in…
September 21, 2012
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Amnesty International Calls on Cuba to Say Why They are Holding Jorge Vázquez Chaviano or Release Him
The Cuban authorities must either explain why they failed to release detainee Jorge Vázquez Chaviano as scheduled on September 9…
September 14, 2012
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Amnesty International Remembers the Victims of the September 11th Attacks
Those responsible for the September 11th attacks must be brought to justice in fair trials in federal court without recourse…
September 11, 2012
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Amnesty International USA Executive Director Suzanne Nossel Responds to Death of Adnan Latif, Guantanamo Detainee
Nossel's response to the death of Adnan Farhan Abdul Latif, a detainee who has been held in Guantánamo without charge…
September 11, 2012
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One-Night-Only Manhattan Benefit Will Feature Original Pussy Riot Videos - Including the Song That Launched a Movement
Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) Executive Director Suzanne Nossel will join other human rights advocates, artists and musicians tonight in Manhattan…
September 10, 2012
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Lampedusa Shipwreck is a Grim Reminder of European Union’s Failure to Protect Migrants at Risk
The sinking of a boat carrying migrants towards the southern Italian island of Lampedusa underscores why European Union governments need…
September 7, 2012
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Human Rights Crisis in Maldives Exposed in New Amnesty International Report
Scores of Maldivians speak out about the violence around February 7 in a new Amnesty International report.
September 4, 2012
Press Release
Greece Must Halt Mass Police Crackdown on Irregular Migrants
A large number of the 7,500 foreign nationals arrested in Athens over the last few days are reported to be…
August 8, 2012
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One-Way Accountability
Guantanamo detainee Majid Khan pleads guilty; details of government crimes against him remain classified top secret.
July 18, 2012
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Tremseh Killings Underscore Need for Full U.N. Access in Syria
Independent monitors must be allowed to investigate the reported killing of scores of people in an attack on the Sunni…
July 13, 2012
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Tajikistan's Use of Torture in Absence of Rule of Law 'Shocking'
Torture, beatings and other ill-treatment are routine in places of detention in Tajikistan and thrive in a climate of widespread…
July 12, 2012