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Florida’s diehard pursuit of the death penalty is a blot on the Sunshine State
Florida’s approach to the death penalty is deepening its outlier status on this human rights issue and has now added…
August 23, 2018
Press Release
Amnesty International USA Calls Upon Department of Defense to Investigate Civilian Casualties
The Department of Defense should investigate thoroughly all claims of civilian casualties caused by its Raqqa offensive as well as…
August 21, 2018
Press Release
Nebraska Set to Carry Out Its First Execution in 21 Years
Amnesty International USA urges the state of Nebraska not to resume executions, ahead of plans by the state to carry…
August 13, 2018
Press Release
Amnesty International USA Statement on Charlottesville Anniversary and Rallies
Ahead of a planned “Unite the Right 2” rally in Washington DC and the anniversary of the Charlottesville tragedy on…
August 10, 2018
Press Release
270 BIPARTISAN ELECTED OFFICIALS URGE PRESIDENT TRUMP TO ADMIT AT LEAST 75,000 REFUGEES NEXT YEAR
270 local and state elected officials from 42 states expressed their support for resettling refugees in their communities in a…
August 9, 2018
Press Release
Trump’s Policies Will Place Thousands of Refugee Lives in Grave Danger
Responding to reports that President Donald Trump may seek to cap U.S. refugee admissions at no more than 25,000 refugees…
August 1, 2018
Press Release
US Coalition Efforts to Ensure Accountability for Civilian Deaths are a Welcome First Step, But More Clarity Necessary
The US-led coalition has today issued a press release accepting responsibility for all civilian deaths documented in Amnesty International’s June…
July 26, 2018
Press Release
House of Representatives Must Reject Funding Increases for ICE and CBP
The House Appropriations Committee must reject all funding increases for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection…
July 24, 2018
Press Release
State Department Gathering on Religious Freedom Must Lead By Example
As the State Department hosts the first Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom, Amnesty International USA urges the Trump Administration to…
July 24, 2018
Press Release
SACHA BARON COHEN AUCTION TO BENEFIT AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL
Following this evening’s airing of Showtime’s, Who Is America, host Sacha Baron Cohen will be auctioning off the “Water Board Kit”…
July 22, 2018
Press Release
Syria: Putin takes hypocrisy to a new level with remarks on Raqqa civilian deaths
In an interview with Fox News following the Helsinki Summit on 16 July, Russian President Vladimir Putin emphasized the high civilian death…
July 17, 2018
Press Release
Russia and USA must use Putin-Trump summit to take responsibility for human rights
“While both Trump and Putin have drawn justified criticism for their respective human rights records, their meeting presents a chance…
July 13, 2018