Press Release
Trump Continues to Sideline Human Rights in Remarks to UN
Responding to President Donald Trump’s remarks at the United Nations General Assembly, Margaret Huang, Executive Director of Amnesty International USA,…
September 25, 2018
Press Release
UN: ‘Wanted for mass murder’ posters target Myanmar’s top general
“Wanted” pictures of Min Aung Hlaing, the Commander-in-Chief of the Myanmar military who oversaw atrocities against the country's Rohingya population,…
September 25, 2018
Press Release
U.S. Government Must Pursue Accountability for Atrocities, Crimes Against Humanity in Myanmar
The U.S. Department of State announced today the conclusion of its investigation on the crimes committed against the Rohingya in…
September 24, 2018
Press Release
Amnesty International USA Issues Rare Call for a Halt on Kavanaugh Nomination
Amnesty International USA today called on a halt to a vote on President Trump’s nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court…
September 24, 2018
Press Release
Amnesty Urges Accountability for Hurricane Maria With Projections Onto Trump Hotel, FEMA
On the one year anniversary of Hurricane Maria, Amnesty International is urging accountability from the Trump Administration for its negligence…
September 19, 2018
Press Release
New Refugee Cap is an Abandonment of Refugees, Congress Must Oppose
Reacting to news that U.S. President Donald Trump plans to set the refugee admissions number to 30,000 for Fiscal year 2019, Ryan…
September 17, 2018
Report
In the Line of Fire: Human Rights and the U.S. Gun Violence Crisis
The U.S. government has allowed gun violence to become a human rights crisis, according to “In the Line of Fire:…
September 12, 2018
Press Release
The US Must Support ICC Victims of Most Serious Crimes
Reacting to news that John Bolton, Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, propose that the Trump administration ban…
September 10, 2018
Press Release
Failure to approve Chelsea Manning a visa sends chilling message on freedom of speech
The Government’s failure to approve a visa in time for human rights defender Chelsea Manning to enter Australia for a…
September 5, 2018
Press Release
Government must allow human rights defender Chelsea Manning to come to Australia
In response to the news that the Australian government is considering denying American activist Chelsea Manning a visa to enter…
August 29, 2018
Press Release
Yemen: Scathing UN report underscores need for arms embargo, tougher scrutiny
Responding to a scathing report published today by the United Nations Group of Eminent Experts on Yemen (GEE) which concludes…
August 28, 2018
Press Release
UN: Decisive action needed to ban killer robots – before it’s too late
As rapid technological advances bring “killer robots” ever closer to reality, Amnesty International is calling on states to support the…
August 26, 2018