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AIUSA Statement on the US Department of Defense Policy on Civilian Harm Prevention and Response
In response to today’s announcement from the U.S. Department of Defense on its new policy on civilian harm prevention and…
August 25, 2022
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Amnesty International USA Statement on the US Secretary of State Trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda
In response to United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s announced trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda,…
August 2, 2022
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NYPD Ordered to Handover Documents Detailing Surveillance of Black Lives Matter Protests Following Lawsuit
The New York Police Department (NYPD) has been ordered to disclose thousands of records of how the force procured and…
August 1, 2022
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Amnesty International Statement on Senate Vote on Assault Weapons Ban of 2022
In response to today’s House of Representatives vote to ban assault weapons, Amnesty International USA submitted this statement urging approval…
July 29, 2022
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Amnesty International USA Statement on President Biden’s Executive Order to Protect Access to Reproductive Health ServicesÂ
Today, President Biden signed an executive order that makes strides to safeguard access to abortion and protect patient privacy, among…
July 8, 2022
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New Survey Shows Twitter Failing to Prevent Harassment of Reproductive Rights Activists
Twitter is failing to protect reproductive rights activists from online violence and abuse, according to a new survey from Amnesty…
July 7, 2022
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Amnesty International USA Statement on Social Media Companies’ Obligations to Protect User Privacy Following Supreme Court Repeal of Abortion Rights
Last month, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, ending the constitutional right to an abortion in the U.S.…
July 5, 2022
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Amnesty International USA Statement on Supreme Court Ruling on Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP)
In response to today’s U.S. Supreme Court decision on the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP), Amy Fischer, Americas Advocacy Director at…
June 30, 2022
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Amnesty International USA Statement in Response to Attacks on Abortion Rights Protesters
Last week, we watched with horror as abortion rights protesters in Cedar Rapids, Iowa were struck by a vehicle seemingly…
June 29, 2022
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Biden Must Take Action on Promise to End Federal Death Penalty
Ahead of the 50th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark Furman v. Georgia ruling, which temporarily outlawed executions in…
June 27, 2022
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Amnesty International USA Statement on Supreme Court Decision to Overturn Roe v. Wade
In response to today’s Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, Tarah Demant, Interim National Director for Programs, Advocacy…
June 24, 2022
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US Supreme Court Ruling on NY Gun Law Further Erodes Human Rights
Just a few weeks ago, in Buffalo, NY, an armed 18-year-old entered a grocery store in a predominantly Black community…
June 23, 2022