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European Court of Human Rights Hears Key Case Concerning European Complicity in the US-led Secret Detentions and Renditions Program

This public statement was released to coincide with the hearing at the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human…

May 21, 2012

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Immigration Enforcement Results in Widespread and Systemic Human Rights Abuses, says New Amnesty International Report

Human Rights Organization Reveals Barriers Faced by Immigrant Victims of Crime, Identifies Indigenous and Latino Communities and People of Color…

March 28, 2012

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USA: In Hostile Terrain: Human rights violations in immigration enforcement in the US Southwest

Amnesty International’s latest report, shows that the United States is failing in its obligations under international human rights law to…

March 26, 2012

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Amnesty International Responds to U.S. House Report on Guantanamo Detainees

Tom Parker, Amnesty International USA's policy director for (counter) terrorism and human rights, issued the following statement in response to…

February 9, 2012

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Amnesty International Urges Israel to Release Palestinian on Hunger Strike, Or Charge and Try Him Promptly

Amid fears a Palestinian detainee could die after more than 50 days on a hunger strike, Amnesty International today called…

February 6, 2012

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"Trust me" is not enough of a safeguard, says Amnesty International, as President Obama signs the NDAA into law

Despite expressing serious reservations about the NDAA, the Obama administration has paved the way for legislation that will authorize indefinite…

January 1, 2012

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Mexico Still Failing to Protect Migrants, Says Amnesty International

The Mexican government has failed to live up to its promise to protect migrants from widespread human rights abuses, Amnesty…

December 19, 2011

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Guantánamo: A Decade of Damage to Human Rights

While Guantánamo may have dropped from the news headlines, the human rights concerns associated with it -- detentions and torture…

December 16, 2011

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Amnesty International Urges Malaysian Government To Abolish The Internal Security Act

The Malaysian government must halt detentions under the draconian Internal Security Act (ISA), Amnesty International said today, after the authorities…

November 17, 2011

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Finland Must Further Investigate US Rendition Flights, says Amnesty International

The Finnish authorities must further investigate newly released data to determine if U.S. rendition flights landed in the country, Amnesty…

November 1, 2011

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Amnesty International Finds Widespread Abuse - and Even Torture - of Captured and Detained Al-Gaddafi Soldiers, Loyalists and Mercenaries Under Libya’s Transitional Government

Captured al-Gaddafi soliders, suspected loyalists and mercenaries held in western Libya are being beaten, and, in some cases, tortured in…

October 13, 2011

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China Should Release Jailed Nobel Peace Laureate Liu Xiaobo and wife, says Amnesty International

The Chinese authorities must immediately release prisoners of conscience Liu Xiaobo and his wife Liu Xia, Amnesty International said today,…

October 6, 2011