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OBAMA: "EMBRACE HUMAN RIGHTS IN 2ND TERM AS LEGACY LOOMS"

Frank Jannuzi, Amnesty International USA deputy executive director, issued the following statement as President Barack Obama prepared to be sworn…

January 17, 2013

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Broad Coalition Calls on President Obama to Keep His Promise and Shutter Guantanamo Prison Now

A broad coalition of human rights groups and other like-minded organizations marked the 11th anniversary of the first detained men…

January 11, 2013

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Broad Coalition Calls on President Obama to Keep His Promise and Shutter Guantanamo Bay Now

Groups will mark 11th anniversary of first detainees imprisoned at Guantanamo Bay with rally, march and vigil starting at Supreme…

January 7, 2013

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Amnesty International Condemns Guantanamo Transfer Restrictions in the 2013 National Defense Authorization Act

Amnesty International USA condemned the restrictions on the transfer of Guantanamo detainees in the 2013 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA),…

January 3, 2013

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President Obama Must Veto NDAA Legislation

Frank Jannuzi, head of Amnesty International’s Washington office, issued the following statement in response to the final passage of the…

December 21, 2012

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Suzanne Nossel Responds to Senator Ayotte’s Reported Amendment to NDAA

Amnesty International USA Executive Director Suzanne Nossel responds to reports that earlier today Senator Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) offered an amendment…

November 28, 2012

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With United States Election to U.N. Human Rights Council, Obama Administration Must Regain Credibility and Fix Approach to Counter-Terrorism

Suzanne Nossel, Amnesty International USA executive director, commented today in response to the United States’ election to the United Nations…

November 12, 2012

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Suzanne Nossel, Amnesty International USA Executive Director Calls on Newly Re-Elected President Obama to ‘Recapture the Human Rights High Ground He Staked Four Years Ago’

“President Obama has been given a second chance to keep his promises on human rights. Don’t blow it.”

November 7, 2012

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Another detainee dies at Guantánamo: Yemeni man, in his 11th year of detention without charge or trial, found dead in cell

A tragic reminder of the numbing cruelty of the USA’s indefinite detention regime at its Guantánamo Bay detention facility, and…

September 11, 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-Way Accountability

Guantanamo detainee Majid Khan pleads guilty; details of government crimes against him remain classified top secret.

July 18, 2012