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Press Release
Amnesty International Delivers Thousands of Petitions to Alabama Governor, Asking Her to Grant Clemency to Rocky Myers and Commute His Death Sentence
The death penalty is the ultimate cruel, inhuman and degrading punishment. With a swipe of her pen, Governor Ivey could…
March 21, 2024
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Press Release
Amnesty International USA Statement on the International Day for the Elimination of Racial DiscriminationÂ
The struggle against racial injustice must confront not only individual policies but also the underlying structures that uphold them, recognizing…
March 21, 2024
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Press Release
Global: COP29 Climate Summit in Azerbaijan Must Put Human Rights at its Core
COP29 must focus on vastly scaling up targets for climate finance, primarily from states that have been the largest historical…
March 20, 2024
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Press Release
Haiti: Grave Crisis Requires International Condemnation and Lasting Solutions
The international community must provide immediate humanitarian assistance to alleviate the suffering of those in Haiti who have been displaced…
March 19, 2024
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Press Release
Atrocity Survivors in Ethiopia Remain Without JusticeÂ
An atrocity determination without meaningful policy change that addresses the pervasive cycle of impunity in Ethiopia isn’t worth much to…
March 19, 2024
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Press Release
Saudi Arabia: Repressive Draft Penal Code Shatters Illusions of Progress and ReformÂ
Amnesty International's analysis of the leaked draft code reveals it is essentially a manifesto for repression that would entrench human…
March 19, 2024
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Report
Manifesto for Repression: Saudi Arabia’s Forthcoming Penal Code Must Uphold Human Rights in Line with International Law and Standards
Amnesty International analyzed a leaked version of the draft penal code, and it does not protect human rights, but rather…
March 19, 2024
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Press Release
Russia/Ukraine: A Decade of Suppressing Non-Russian Identities in Occupied CrimeaÂ
Russia must end its practices of suppression and eradication of non-Russian identities in the territories it occupies and stop its…
March 18, 2024
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One Amnesty: Amnesty International Section Directors Attend AIUSA’s Annual General Meeting
By Raina Fox, Consultant, Amnesty International USA Fourteen Amnesty International (AI) Section Directors and leaders from around the world, as…
March 15, 2024
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Press Release
Gaza: Airdrops and Sea Routes Are No Alternative to Aid Delivery by Land
25 NGOs call on governments to prioritize ceasefire and ground-based humanitarian aid as deaths from malnutrition and disease rise.
March 13, 2024
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Mexico: Killings of Journalists Under State Protection Show Urgent Need to Strengthen Federal Mechanism
New report analyzes the federal Mechanism created in 2012 to protect rights defenders and journalists in the country at extreme risk…
March 6, 2024
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Iran: Draconian Campaign to Enforce Compulsory Veiling Laws Through Surveillance and Mass Car Confiscations
Iranian authorities are waging a large-scale campaign to enforce repressive compulsory veiling laws through widespread surveillance of women and girls…
March 6, 2024