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Obama - a chance to build respect for human rights - 28 January 2009

In his inaugural address, President Barack Obama rejected as "false" the choice between safety and respect for human rights.

Building trust and respect for human rights - 28 January 2009

Those who watched Barack Obama take office on 20 January were part of a far-reaching celebration of the once seemingly impossible becoming reality.

EU ministers urged to help close Guantánamo - 26 January 2009

A coalition of human rights organizations is calling on EU foreign ministers to help by offering humanitarian protection to detainees at risk of torture or other seri

USA: President Obama’s orders on interrogations and CIA – historic decisions - 23 January 2009

Amnesty International’s Secretary General Irene Khan today said President Obama’s Executive Order on interrogations and the end of CIA’s secret deten

USA: Executive order to close Guantánamo a major step forward - 22 January 2009

Amnesty International's Secretary General Irene Khan has called President Barack Obama’s executive order to close the Guantánamo detention facility &quo

USA: Executive order to close Guantánamo a major step forward - 22 January 2009

Amnesty International's Secretary General Irene Khan today called President Barack Obama’s executive order to close the Guantánamo detention facility &ldq

Counter terror and human rights: mixed messages in first 100 days

When he took office on 20 January 2009, President Barack Obama inherited a legacy of torture, impunity and unlawful detention.

USA: Move to suspend military tribunals a positive first step - 22 January 2009

Amnesty International has welcomed the new US administration’s moves to suspend military commission proceedings at Guantánamo as a “positive sign&

USA: Move to suspend military tribunals a positive first step - 21 January 2009

Amnesty International welcomed the new US administration’s moves to suspend military commission proceedings at Guantánamo as a “positive sign”

Video: Obama's first 100 days - 20 January 2009

We are not expecting the impossible from President Obama's first 100 days in office. Watch this video and take action.