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Amnesty International USA

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Type: Organization

Name: Amnesty International USA

First reported 8 hours ago - Updated 8 hours ago - 1 reports

Marin Voice: Are we losing our privacy to fight terrorism?

THE RIGHT TO PRIVACY is not something any of us will lightly surrender, nor should we. In fact unwarranted intrusions into our private lives were foreseen in the Constitution's Fourth Amendment which inveighs against unreasonable search and seizure.The ... [Published Marin Independent Journal - 8 hours ago]

Entities: Terrorism, National Security, Amnesty International USA, Richard Rubin

First reported Jun 15 2013 - Updated Jun 15 2013 - 1 reports

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

Amnesty International USA Taps NAACP'S Steven W. Hawkins as Executive Director

Amnesty International USA's (AIUSA) Board of Directors announced that it has named Steven W. Hawkins as executive director. According to a release, Hawkins is an attorney and grassroots advocacy professional at the forefront of social justice issues, ... [Published HighBeam Research - Jun 15 2013]

Entities: Amnesty International USA, National Association for the Advancement of Col..., Amnesty International, Capital Punishment

First reported Jun 14 2013 - Updated Jun 14 2013 - 1 reports

Vladimir Putin

A Challenge for Obama: Twist Putin's Arm

President Obama's weekend will consist of lots of talk, small and policy both, with foreign leaders at the G-8 conference in Northern Ireland.A gathering of bigwigs from the world's eight richest industrial nations, the confab's mainly about dollars, ... [Published Gay.com - Jun 14 2013]

Entities: Barack Obama, Vladimir Putin, Propaganda, Amnesty International USA

First reported Jun 14 2013 - Updated Jun 14 2013 - 1 reports

Amnesty International USA

NAACP Executive Vice President to Head Amnesty International USA

(Baltimore) -- NAACP Executive Vice President and Chief of Programs Steven W. Hawkins has been selected to take the helm of Amnesty International USA as its Executive Director, both organizations announced today. Hawkins has been a part of the senior ... [Published NAACP - Jun 14 2013]

Entities: Steve Hawkins, Amnesty International USA, National Association for the Advancement of Col...

First reported Jun 11 2013 - Updated Jun 11 2013 - 3 reports

Amnesty International

Amnesty International USA Names NAACP'S Steven W. Hawkins as Executive Director

/PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Amnesty International USA's (AIUSA) Board of Directors announced today that it has named Steven W. Hawkins as executive director. As Executive Vice President and Chief Program Officer of the NAACP, Hawkins is a nationally renowned ... [Published Sacramento Bee - Jun 11 2013]

Entities: Amnesty International USA, National Association for the Advancement of Col..., Justice System, Amnesty International, Capital Punishment

First reported Jun 08 2013 - Updated Jun 08 2013 - 1 reports

United States Government

Dirty Wars

is a documentary that follows investigative journalist Jeremy Scahill as he chases down the hidden truth behind the US government's "global war" theory, used to justify killings around the world with drones and other weapons. It opens in theatres on ... [Published Axis of Logic - Jun 08 2013]

Entities: Drone, Human Rights Violations, Amnesty International USA, United States Government

First reported Jun 08 2013 - Updated Jun 08 2013 - 1 reports

Barack Obama

Intl Rights Groups Urge Obama to T...

Two international human rights groups have called on US President-elect Barack Obama to take concrete steps to address human rights concerns.In its statement Nov. 5, Amnesty International urged US President-elect Barack Obama to ‘show true leadership ... [Published Bulatlat.com - Jun 08 2013]

Entities: Barack Obama, Amnesty International, Human Rights

First reported Jun 07 2013 - Updated Jun 08 2013 - 1 reports

USA: Revelations about government surveillance âraise red flagsâ

New revelations about the alleged reach of the US National Security Agency (NSA)’s surveillance efforts raise serious questions about the US authorities’ respect for the right to privacy, Amnesty International said today.On Thursday The Washington Post ... [Published Amnesty International USA - Jun 07 2013]

Entities: Surveillance, US National Security Agency, Amnesty International USA, PRISM (Surveillance Program), James Clapper

First reported Jun 02 2013 - Updated Jun 03 2013 - 3 reports

U.S. skips signing ceremony for U.N. arms treaty

The White House stepped back from its open support for the U.N. arms treaty, deciding not to attend a public signing ceremony for the document in New York on Monday morning after all. The United Nations was hosting a 10:30 a.m. ceremony with representatives ... [Published Washington Times - Jun 03 2013]

Entities: United States, Ratification, Amnesty International USA, White House National Security Council, White House

First reported May 30 2013 - Updated May 30 2013 - 1 reports

Beyond the Border: As we push for equality at home, others need our help abroad

When you think of the ongoing battle for lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, transgender, intersex (LGBTI) rights, which activists stand out in your mind?My guess is that Noxolo Nogwaza was not the first person you considered, and I'd be surprised if you've even ... [Published Metro Weekly - May 30 2013]

Entities: Activism, Equality, Lesbian, Homicide, Gay

First reported May 30 2013 - Updated May 30 2013 - 1 reports

Amnesty International USA Brings Guantanamo Cell Replica to Denver

Human Rights Organization Will Tour Cell Across the Nation Urging the Bush Administration to Close Detention Facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba WASHINGTON - August 13 - Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) will bring its national tour of a life-size Guantanamo ... [Published Big News Network - May 30 2013]

Entities: Amnesty International USA, Guantanamo (Cuba), Replica

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

Clapper, FISA, and the Future of Data Breach Litigation

The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), permitting physical and electronic surveillance and collection of “foreign intelligence information,” became law in 1978 and has been continuously amended over the years, particularly after September 11, ... [Published Bureau of National Affairs - May 22 2013]

Entities: Litigation, Amnesty International USA, National Security

Quotes

"In recent months, Russian authorities have intensified their assault on basic freedoms and undermined rule of law. The assault takes many forms. New bills – passed just this week by the country’s lower house of Parliament and expected to be approved in the near future by the upper house of Parliament and signed into law by President Vladimir Putin – restrict the activities of non‐governmental organizations, criminalize public actions “committed to insult the religious feelings of believers” and outlaw activism by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) individuals and their supporters. I would note that the new law criminalizing “propaganda of non‐traditional sexual relations,” passed 436‐0 by the rubber stamp Duma this week, comes as much of the world marks Pride month."

A Challenge for Obama: Twist Putin's Arm [Published Gay.com - Jun 14 2013]

"Steve's experience in philanthropy gives him an important window into understanding first-hand what donors value and expect, and will serve him well as he takes on this challenging new role" said Robert Crane, former president of the JEHT Foundation

NAACP Executive Vice President to Head Amnesty International USA [Published NAACP - Jun 14 2013]

...time has come for American taxpayers to stop financing international feel-good programs that do nothing for our national security," Gottlieb said. "We can no longer afford to bankroll the UN's Utopian fantasy projects."

CCRKBA Urges Support For Kelly Measure To Restrict ATT Funding [Published Street Insider - Jun 13 2013]

"As a former Guantanamo detainee, it was legitimate to hear his experiences, but as a supporter of the Taliban it was absolutely wrong to legitimize him as a partner,” Sahgal told British media. “The importance of the human rights movement maintaining an objective distance from groups and ideas that are committed to systematic discrimination and fundamentally undermine the universality of human rights."

Amnesty International: The High Cost of Human Rights Activism And Charity [Published International Business Times Canada - Jun 12 2013]

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China's frustration with its nuclear ally North... [Published Globe and Mail - Jun 05 2013]
Congressional Testimony on Human Rights in Indo... [Published Amnesty International USA - Jun 03 2013]
U.S. skips signing ceremony for U.N. arms treaty [Published Washington Times - Jun 03 2013]
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Blogs

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Does the PRISM leak expose the NSA's surveillan... [Published FP Passport - Jun 10 2013] p>Edward Snowden, the 29-year-old NSA contractorbehind the PRISM leak, broke his long silence last week because he wantedAmericans to know just how completely their privacy has been eviscerated in thename of security. "My sole motive is to inform ...
Gitmo comes Home to America: Torture, Gag Order... [Published Informed Comment - Jun 10 2013] Victoria Brittain writes at Tomdispatch.com A four-month hunger strike, mass force-feedings, and widespread media coverage have at last brought Guantanamo, the notorious offshore prison set up by the Bush administration early in 2002, back into ...
Ex-Obama Aides Attended Oil Industry-Sponsored ... [Published Talking Points Memo - May 31 2013] Former senior aides to President Barack Obama were among several dozen U.S. officials and lawmakers who traveled to Baku, Azerbaijan, this week, for an event sponsored by major oil companies.Jim Messina, the former Obama 2012 campaign manager, Robert ...
Ex-Obama Aides Attended Oil Industry-Sponsored ... [Published TPMMuckraker - May 31 2013] Former senior aides to President Barack Obama were among several dozen U.S. officials and lawmakers who traveled to Baku, Azerbaijan, this week, for an event sponsored by major oil companies. Jim Messina, the former Obama 2012 campaign manager, Robert ...
Congressional Progressive Caucus Holds Hearing ... [Published Firedoglake - May 09 2013] In a rare hearing held by leaders of the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC), members displayed interest in providing oversight to national security policies and heard testimony on drone operations abroad, drone technology, executive and congressional ...

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