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Israel/Opt: Israeli Authorities Are Using Facial Recognition Technology To Entrench Apartheid
The Israeli authorities are using an experimental facial recognition system known as Red Wolf to track Palestinians and automate harsh…
May 1, 2023
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New Regional Migration Measures Will Protect Some At The Expense Of Exposing Others To Greater Dangers
We remind the Biden administration and governments across the Americas that seeking asylum is a human right. While we applaud…
April 27, 2023
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Amnesty Calls for VC Firms to Conduct Human Rights Due Diligence on Investments from Saudi Public Investment Fund
Amnesty International reiterated its call for leading venture capital firms to respect human rights and conduct human rights due diligence…
April 27, 2023
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Amnesty USA and Amnesty Philippines Make Human Rights asks to Biden and Marcos Ahead of White House Visit
Amnesty urges Philippines President Marcos President Biden to discuss human rights
April 27, 2023
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Leading US University Endowments Fail to Ensure Their Billions Aren’t Funding Human Rights Abuses
Today Amnesty International USA released its first Limited Partner Scorecard, grading 10 of the largest university investment offices in the…
April 26, 2023
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Amnesty International Calls on ASEAN and US to Act to End Myanmar Crisis
On the two-year anniversary of ASEAN’s Five-Point Consensus... Asia Advocacy Director Carolyn Nash said:
April 24, 2023
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Amnesty International Condemns Anti-Trans Youth Bill in US House
This bill is part of a coordinated, vitriolic attack on the rights and lives of transgender youth and LGBTQI+ people…
April 20, 2023
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New Amnesty International Campaign to Free Leonard Peltier in the USA
No one should be locked up, let alone for over 40 years
April 18, 2023
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Sudan: Parties to the Conflict Must Ensure Protection of Civilians as Deaths MountÂ
“The use of heavy weaponry including artillery, tanks and jet aircraft in densely populated areas in Khartoum has caused numerous…
April 17, 2023
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Sri Lanka: Biden Must Respond to Dangerous Anti-Terrorism Act
“The draft Anti-Terrorism Act categorically fails on every human rights benchmark. If the Biden administration values the rights of the…
April 14, 2023
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Amnesty International USA Calls for Action Following Kentucky Bank Shooting
"Gun violence is a human rights crisis and we must take the necessary actions to protect everyone no matter who…
April 10, 2023
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53 Groups Urge Passage of Senate 502B Resolution on Saudi Arabia
Civil society reporting and successive State Department Country Reports on Human Rights Practices mandated under Section 502B have recorded widespread…
April 4, 2023