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Carrizo Springs Detention Facility Cannot Become Status Quo for Children
Responding to the reopening of the Carrizo Springs, Texas detention facility for unaccompanied children, Denise Bell, the researcher for refugee…
February 23, 2021
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G7 Leaders Are Shooting Themselves in the Foot by Failing to Tackle Global Vaccine Access
Ahead of the virtual meeting of G7 leaders hosted by the UK government on Friday, February 19, Amnesty International has…
February 19, 2021
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Launch of Mustafa Kassem Fellowship in Memory of U.S. Citizen Who Died in Egyptian Prison
Amnesty International USA is launching the Mustafa Kassem Fellowship named after the detained U.S. citizen who died in an Egyptian…
February 11, 2021
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Accountability For Rights-Abusing Immigration Policies Must Not be Brushed Aside for Unity
Responding to executive actions addressing regional migration and border processing and creation of an interagency task force on family reunification,…
February 2, 2021
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Department of Homeland Security Must Stop the Deportations and Free the Families
Over one hundred leading immigration, civil rights, and human rights organizations called on the Department of Homeland Security, currently under…
February 2, 2021
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Fresh Evidence of Police Misuse of Tear Gas Leading to Protesters’ Deaths and Injuries – Updated Investigative Website
Amnesty International today published new evidence of the misuse of tear gas by security forces in several countries in the…
February 1, 2021
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Biden temporary freeze of arms sales to Saudi Arabia and UAE is welcome
Responding to President Joe Biden’s decision to temporarily suspend arms sales to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE),…
January 28, 2021
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Restraining Order Halting the Deportations Moratorium Politicizes Safety
Responding to today’s court decision issuing a temporary restraining order halting the deportations moratorium by the Biden administration, Denise Bell,…
January 26, 2021
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Civil Rights Groups, Lawmakers Call On NYC And NY State To ‘Ban The Scan’, Outlaw Facial Recognition
On Tuesday, Amnesty International, the Surveillance Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P.), New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams, New York State…
January 26, 2021
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Biden Rescinding the Global Gag Rule Welcome First Step, Congress Must Now Repeal It
Ahead of executive actions rescinding the Global Gag Rule by United States President Joe Biden, Tarah Demant, Director of the…
January 26, 2021
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Biden and Congress Must Close Guantánamo Bay Detention Center, Not Bring New Charges in Unlawful Military Commissions
The Department of Defense announced last week that the Convening Authority of the Guantánamo Military Commissions will charge three Guantanamo…
January 25, 2021
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Civil Rights Groups, Lawmakers Call On NYC And NY State To ‘Ban The Scan’, Outlaw Facial Recognition
On Tuesday, January 26 the Surveillance Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P.), Amnesty International, New York City Public Advocate, Legal Aid Society,…
January 25, 2021