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Amnesty International USA Says Philadelphia Protests Appear Peaceful, Still Gathering Information on Citations
Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) deployed human rights observers to monitor protests at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, OH, last…
July 26, 2016
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Amnesty International Sends Delegation of Human Rights Observers to Democratic National Convention
Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) will deploy human rights observers to monitor protests and law enforcement response at the Democratic National…
July 24, 2016
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Human Rights Delegation Observes Largely Peaceful Protests on Last Night of Republican National Convention
Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) has deployed human rights observers to monitor protests at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, OH,…
July 22, 2016
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Amnesty International: Protests Largely Peaceful, with Some Questions About Dispersals and Arrests
Amnesty International's human rights observers were at several protests or marches today, including one where police ordered the crowd to…
July 21, 2016
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Cleveland Protests Appear Peaceful Thus Far
Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) has deployed human rights observers to monitor protests at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, OH,…
July 20, 2016
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Amnesty International to Send Delegation of Human Rights Observers to the Republican and Democratic 2016 National Conventions
Spate of Human Rights Violations at US Protests Leads to Unprecedented Monitoring
July 14, 2016
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The Right to Peaceful Protest of Shootings by Police Must Be Protected
Mass arrests followed several rallies protesting several recent killings of black men by police across the country last night. Amnesty…
July 10, 2016
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Larger Reforms of Lethal Force Laws Are Called for Following Second Verdict in Freddie Gray Case
Following the verdict in the second of several trials related to the death of Freddie Gray in police custody, Amnesty…
May 23, 2016
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Hundreds of Human Rights Activists Gather in NYC for Amnesty International’s 21st Get On the Bus Tour
Human rights activists of all ages traveled to New York City on Friday, April 8, for Amnesty International’s 21st annual…
April 8, 2016
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Release of Student Leader in Myanmar Must Lead to More Reform
Following the release of dozens of student protestors in Myanmar earlier today, the Tharawaddy Court in Myanmar released several more…
April 8, 2016
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Amnesty International Protesters Threatened by Turkish Security in Washington
Today a delegation of Amnesty International USA staff and volunteers protested human rights abuses in Turkey in front of the…
March 31, 2016
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Amnesty International’s Annual State of the World Report Slams Governments, Including the U.S., for Global Assault on Freedoms
On the launch of its 2015 State of the World report, Amnesty International USA urged President Obama to use his…
February 22, 2016