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New Flores Regulations Brazenly Attack Children’s Rights
According to reports, the Trump administration is issuing a final rule that will effectively terminate the 1997 Flores Settlement Agreement,…
August 21, 2019
Press Release
Planned Parenthood Withdrawal from Title X Demonstrates Cruel Policies
“The Trump administration's restrictions on Title X trample on sexual and reproductive rights, putting the lives of all pregnant people…
August 19, 2019
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Congress Must Immediately Address Gun Violence in the U.S.
Amnesty International USA today made an announcement calling for Congress to cut short its August recess and call an emergency…
August 9, 2019
Press Release
Amnesty International Votes to Divest From Fossil Fuel Companies
Amnesty International will divest from fossil fuel companies in acknowledgement that investment in an industry whose products are the primary…
August 5, 2019
Press Release
Amnesty International USA Response to El Paso Shooting
Responding to a mass shooting that occurred in a mall in El Paso, Amnesty International USA End Gun Violence campaign…
August 3, 2019
Press Release
Amnesty International Response to US Government Decision to Resume Federal Executions
The Trump administration’s decision to restart federal executions after a 16-year hiatus is outrageous. It is the latest indication of…
July 25, 2019
Press Release
Amnesty International USA Response to Court Decision on Third Country Asylum Ban
A court has ruled against the Trump administration policy making people transiting through other countries ineligible from seeking protection in…
July 24, 2019
Press Release
Plans to Close Carrizo Springs Demonstrate Conditions That are Not in Children’s Best Interests
Responding to reports that the Department of Health and Human Services will be shutting down the facility in Carrizo Springs,…
July 23, 2019
Press Release
Refugee Admissions Numbers are a New and Shameful Low
Responding to reports that some in the Trump Administration are considering lowering the number of refugees to be admitted through…
July 18, 2019
Report
No Home for Children: US Government Detention of Children at Homestead Facility Cruel and Unlawful
The Homestead facility housing children who traveled alone to the United States must be shut down as quickly as possible,…
July 17, 2019
Report
Scars of Survival: Gun Violence and Barriers to Reparation in the USA
Survivors of gun violence in the USA suffer years of trauma and pain due to a destructive combination of government…
July 11, 2019
Press Release
Virginia Lawmakers Turn Their Backs on Virginians Senselessly Killed
Responding to a special session of the General Assembly on a package of gun violence prevention bills in the wake…
July 9, 2019