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The Pentagon announced the release from the US naval base in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, of 22 non-US nationals held there, bringing the number held in the base at the end of the year to appro

President Obama should take the lead on lifting embargo against Cuba - 2 September 2009

A new Amnesty International report says that the sanctions on Cuba, imposed by the USA since 1962, are affecting Cubans' access to medicines and medical technologies and endangering the health of millions.

CIA detention programme: Criminal investigations long overdue - 27 August 2009

US Attorney General Eric Holder has ordered a "preliminary review" into the secret detention programme operated by the CIA after the attacks of 11 September 2001. It's a welcome first step but it's not enough, says Amnesty International.

USA: President Obama should take the lead on lifting embargo against Cuba - 2 September 2009

President Barack Obama should take the first step towards dismantling the US embargo against Cuba by not renewing sanctions against the island under the Trading with the Enemy Act, Amnesty International said today as the 14 September deadline for the renewal of sanctions under the Act approaches.

USA: Denial of parole to Leonard Peltier after more than 32 years in prison, disappointing - 21 August 2009

Amnesty International today regretted the US Parole Commission’s decision not to grant Leonard Peltier parole despite concerns about the fairness of his 1977 conviction for murder. The organization called for the immediate release on parole of the activist, who is serving two consecutive life sentences and has spent more than 32 years in prison.

US Supreme Court Order gives hope to Troy Davis - 18 August 2009

In a 6-2 ruling, the nation's highest court decided that Davis should have another chance to prove his innocence before the state of Georgia puts him to death.

Amnesty International congratulates Mary Robinson on Medal of Freedom - 10 August 2009

The former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights is to receive the award from President Obama this week.

Amnesty International congratulates Mary Robinson on Medal of Freedom - 10 August 2009

Amnesty International congratulates Mary Robinson on being named as a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, to be awarded by President Obama next week, after her long career championing the rights of marginalized peoples around the world.

US Judge orders release of young Guantánamo detainee - 31 July 2009

A US judge has ordered the release of a young Afghan detained in Guantánamo Bay after six and a half years in US custody.

US detainees remain at risk as they are transferred to Iraqi custody - 22 July 2009

Hundreds of detainees held by the US military in Iraq are being put at risk of execution, torture or other ill treatment as they are transferred to Iraqi custody without safeguards.
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