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Amnesty and Sofar Sounds partner for Write for Rights concert and letter writing event
On Saturday, December 8, human rights organization Amnesty International USA in partnership with live music events startup Sofar Sounds will…
November 30, 2018
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Eritrea: Visiting US envoy must demand action on deplorable record of arbitrary detentions
US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Tibor Nagy, should demand the release of all prisoners arbitrarily detained solely…
November 30, 2018
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US government endangers asylum seekers with unlawful policies
Unlawful US border policies are leaving thousands of asylum seekers stranded in Mexico, where they are facing threats of deportation…
November 26, 2018
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This World Children’s Day, Children Must be Safe and Free from Detention
Ahead of World Children’s Day on November 20, Amnesty International is calling for all children currently being held at the…
November 19, 2018
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Trump’s Proclamation to Restrict the Rights of People Seeking Asylum
In response to President Trump’s Proclamation to limit the rights of people seeking asylum along the Southern border, Amnesty International´s…
November 8, 2018
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Huthi gunmen raid hospital as Hodeidah’s civilians face imminent onslaught in Yemen
Civilians in Yemen’s western port city of Hodeidah will pay a terrible price amid the battle engulfing their city unless…
November 7, 2018
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Washington Passes Much-Needed Accountability Measure for Police Use of Lethal Force
An initiative that requires police officers to receive training in violence de-escalation, mental health, and first aid so that officers…
November 7, 2018
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Amnesty International Response to Killings at Pittsburgh Synagogue
The following can be attributed to Victoria Coy, End Gun Violence campaign manager at Amnesty International USA: “The horrifying killings…
October 27, 2018
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President Trump must abandon plan to close southern border to Central Americans seeking asylum
In response to reports that President Trump plans to take executive action blocking refugees and people seeking asylum from Central…
October 26, 2018
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Turkey: Seek UN Inquiry on Khashoggi
Turkey should urgently ask UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to establish a United Nations investigation into the possible extrajudicial execution of…
October 18, 2018
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A year after Raqqa, US-led Coalition’s ongoing denials an insult to survivors
The US-led Coalition’s ongoing failure to admit to, let alone adequately investigate, the shocking scale of civilian deaths and destruction…
October 14, 2018
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Washington Becomes the 20th State to Abolish the Death Penalty Â
Reacting to news that the Washington State Supreme Court has ruled the death penalty violates its Constitution, Kristina Roth, Senior Program…
October 11, 2018