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8 Jun 2009, 10:56 am by Corporate Action Network
By Tony Cruz, member of Amnesty International USA’s Business & Economic Relations Group On Wednesday, May 27th, I traveled to Chevron’s Annual Shareholder Meeting to represent Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) and its interests as a shareholder of Chevron Corporation (CVX) and to join other NGOs in a delegation to address the company’s role in some of the most well publicized human rights abuses across the globe. [read post]
9 Jan 2007, 11:43 am
(Washington, DC) -- Sue Gunawardena-Vaughn, Director of Amnesty International USA's Program to Abolish the Death Penalty, issued the following statement on the U.S. [read post]
27 Feb 2017, 4:45 pm by EEM
Amnesty International has published the latest edition of its flagship annual human rights report. [read post]
31 Jan 2006, 9:48 am
Amnesty International's new report, USA: the Execution of Mentally Ill Offenders, details the continued execution of mentally ill prisoners in the USA. [read post]
14 Oct 2010, 3:50 pm by Federal and Extradition Defense
Amnesty International: "In a report sent to the US government and released today, Amnesty International outlines its concerns about the fairness of the trial of five men convicted in 2001 of acting as intelligence agents for Cuba and related charges. [read post]
24 Oct 2014, 8:59 am by Elizabeth LaForgia
[JURIST] Police in Ferguson, Missouri, committed human rights abuses against peaceful protesters between August 14 and 22, Amnesty International USA (AI) [advocacy website] reported [text] Friday. [read post]
10 Jun 2007, 12:55 am
Amnesty International USA's Eyes On Darfur project leverages the power of high-resolution satellite imagery to provide unimpeachable evidence of the atrocities being committed in Darfur - enabling action by private citizens, policy makers and international courts. [read post]
27 Mar 2012, 8:31 am by Steve Hall
That's an inappropriate role for the government to play, regardless of the circumstances," Suzanne Nossel, the executive director of Amnesty International USA, told The Associated Press. [read post]
19 Feb 2007, 5:03 am
International rights group Amnesty International has called for an end to the impunity on the spate of disappearances and has setup an online petition addressed to Prime Minister Ratnasiri Wickramanayake calling on the government to take urgent steps to curb the trend. [read post]
18 Sep 2006, 12:48 pm
Clarence Hill Scheduled for Execution September 20, Even Though Courts Still Have Not Fully Considered His Civil Rights Claim Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) today urged Florida Governor Jeb Bush to issue a stay of execution to Clarence Hill, who is scheduled to be executed on Wednesday, September 20. [read post]
14 Apr 2017, 12:46 pm by Akira Tomlinson
Amnesty International [advocacy website] (AI) released a statement [press release] on Thursday calling for Arkansas to halt the execution of eight death row prisoners. [read post]
12 Mar 2003, 4:56 am
[JURIST] In a statement Wednesday, Amnesty International [advocacy website] said that Tuesday's federal appeal court ruling denying on jurisdictional grounds any legal relief to Afghan war detainees held by the US at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (and reported previously in JURIST's Paper Chase) "will cause further damage to the international reputation of the USA and to fundamental human rights standards [read post]
24 Jun 2010, 4:46 pm by Brian Evans
At the close of the Troy Davis evidentiary hearing, Anne Emanuel, legal analyst for Amnesty International USA, released the following statement: “Given the evidence that emerged from the two-day hearing it is clear that the state’s case  against Troy Davis is thin and tainted. [read post]
15 Apr 2008, 1:31 am
[JURIST] At least 1200 people were executed worldwide in 2007, and 88 percent of those executions took place in five countries: China, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and the USA, according to a report [PDF text; press release] released Tuesday by human rights group Amnesty International. [read post]
25 Aug 2009, 3:55 pm
News release: "The [redacted] documents [below] were released through FOIA litigation by the Center for Constitutional Rights, Amnesty International USA,... [read post]
18 Sep 2009, 7:14 am by Daniela Rodriguez
Its official: Amnesty International USA is touring with U2. [read post]
30 Jun 2010, 12:47 pm by Michael
Congratulations to Jessica Carvalho Morris, UM Law's very dynamic and stylish Director of International Graduate Law Programs, who has just been elected Vice Chair of Amnesty International USA. [read post]
11 Feb 2016, 9:11 am by Miracle Jones
Amnesty International USA (AI) [advocacy website] alleges that Mustafa al-Hawsawi [AI report], one of the accused 9/11 ringleaders, is in desperate need of medical care in a letter [text, PDF] to the Pentagon that was made public on Wednesday. [read post]