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Press Release
Amnesty International USA Delivers Petitions to Ivanka Trump, Urging the End of Family Detention
CONTACT: Nidya Sarria, [email protected] WASHINGTON – Amnesty International USA delivered petitions today to Ivanka Trump, Advisor to the President, urging…
October 30, 2017
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Press Release
President Trump to Impose Yet More Restrictions on Refugees, Leaving Thousands in Peril
As his original 120-day ban on refugees expires tomorrow, President Trump Administration is expected to announce additional restrictions on refugees…
October 23, 2017
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Press Release
Organizations Urge Congress to Act to End Muslim Ban Once and For All
This morning, a coalition of 15 organizations delivered a joint petition with over 100,000 signatures to members of Congress calling…
October 18, 2017
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Press Release
Federal Judge in Maryland Rules Against Muslim Ban Hours After Hawaii Ruling
A federal judge in Maryland has ruled against President Trump’s Muslim ban mere hours after a judge in Hawaii blocked…
October 18, 2017
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3rd Edition of Human Rights On Capitol Hill
This edition of Human Rights on Capitol Hill discusses the White House immigration plan, Gun Violence, Rohingya refugees, Rwanda, the…
October 12, 2017
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Report
Forced Back to Danger: Asylum-Seekers Returned from Europe to Afghanistan
European governments have put thousands of Afghans in harm’s way by forcibly returning them to a country where they are…
October 4, 2017
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Report
Conform or flee: Repression and insecurity pushing Burundians into exile
Thousands of Burundian refugees are under mounting pressure to return to their country where they would be at risk of…
September 28, 2017
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Report
Between a Rock and a Hard Place
With the world’s fastest growing refugee crisis developing on its doorstep, Thailand must take concrete action to reverse its long-standing…
September 28, 2017
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Press Release
Thousands of Lives In Danger As Trump Slashes Number of Refugees Admitted to U.S.
CONTACT: Mandy Simon, [email protected] WASHINGTON – Responding to reports that President Trump will slashed the number of refugee admissions to the…
September 26, 2017
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Press Release
USA/Australia/Papua New Guinea: Arrivals of refugees welcome, but fear remains
Responding to the news of the arrival of the first refugees into the USA from the Australian-run offshore detention centre…
September 26, 2017
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Press Release
Muslim Ban Revision Risks More Suffering
Following a revision of President Trump’s travel ban to now include restrictions on travelers from Chad, Iran, Libya, North Korea,…
September 24, 2017
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Press Release
Trump Callous Approach to Refugees Will Cost Lives
CONTACT: Mandy Simon, [email protected] NEW YORK – Following U.S. President Donald Trump’s remarks on refugees today at the United Nations General Assembly,…
September 19, 2017