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Trump Administration Commission on Unalienable Rights Politicizes Human Rights for Hate
Reacting to U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's announcement today of a creation of a Commission on Unalienable Rights, Joanne…
July 8, 2019
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“Fleeing my whole life”: Older people’s experience of conflict and displacement in Myanmar
Tens of thousands of older women and men from ethnic minorities across Myanmar who faced military atrocities and were forced to flee…
June 17, 2019
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More than 1 million people join global campaign to demand Iranian government release Nasrin Sotoudeh
More than a million people in more than 200 countries and territories across the globe have come together to express…
June 12, 2019
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Botswana: Decriminalization of consensual same sex relations should inspire other African countries
Today’s judgment by the Gaborone High Court to decriminalize consensual same sex relations is a victory in the battle for…
June 11, 2019
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Climate activists Greta Thunberg and the Fridays for Future movement honored with top Amnesty International award
Climate change activist Greta Thunberg and the Fridays for Future movement of school-children have been honored with Amnesty International’s Ambassador…
June 7, 2019
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Court ruling a huge step forward for same-sex equality
In response to the Hong Kong’s Court of Final Appeal ruling on Thursday that the government’s refusal to grant same-sex couples access…
June 6, 2019
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Taiwan becomes first in Asia to legalize same-sex marriage after historic bill passes
Responding to the news that lawmakers in Taiwan have passed a law that will see the island become the first place…
May 17, 2019
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‘Appalling’ violence used against students holding Pride march in Turkey
Reacting to the news that a Pride march organized by students at the Middle East Technical University (METU) in Ankara has been…
May 10, 2019
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Transgender people in China risk their lives with dangerous self – surgery
Transgender people in China are performing highly dangerous surgery on themselves and buying unsafe hormone treatments on the black market…
May 9, 2019
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Ban on face-veil risks stigmatizing Muslim women in Sri Lanka
Responding to Sri Lanka’s emergency regulations imposing a ban on clothing that conceals the face, Amnesty International’s Deputy South Asia…
April 30, 2019
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Transgender Military Ban is “A Shameful Step Backward”
In response to President Trump’s transgender military ban going into effect, Tarah Demant, director of the gender, sexualtity, and identity…
April 12, 2019
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Amnesty International USA Statement for the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Review of the FY2020 State Department Budget Request
April 10, 2019 The Honorable James E. Risch …
April 9, 2019