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As U.S. Senate takes up legislation, Amnesty finds fresh evidence of ongoing ethnic cleansing in Myanmar
The Myanmar security forces’ devastating campaign against the Rohingya population in northern Rakhine State is far from over, Amnesty International…
February 7, 2018
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Amnesty International USA Response to State of the Union
Margaret Huang, executive director of Amnesty International USA, issued the following response to President Trump’s State of the Union address:…
January 30, 2018
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DHS Imposes Further Restrictions on Refugees, Leaving Thousands in Peril
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced further restrictions on refugees as a result of a 90-day review of…
January 29, 2018
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Amnesty International USA Marks First Anniversary of Muslim Ban
A year ago tomorrow President Trump signed an executive order banning people from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the United…
January 26, 2018
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Yemen: ‘Heart-breaking’ mass drowning a symptom of devastating conflict and humanitarian crisis
Responding to reports that at least 30 Somali and Ethiopian refugees and migrants drowned after leaving the coast of south-western…
January 26, 2018
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One Year After Trump Reinstated it, Global Gag Rule Must Go
One year after President Trump reinstated the “global gag rule,” which bars health care providers around the world from providing…
January 22, 2018
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Amnesty International USA Statement on One Year of Resistance to Trump’s Anti-Human Rights Agenda
In anticipation of the anniversary of the inauguration of President Trump, Margaret Huang, executive director of Amnesty International USA, issued…
January 19, 2018
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Activists Gather to Demand Closure of Guantánamo
On the 16th anniversary of the Guantánamo Bay detention camp, Amnesty International USA will be joining the Center for Constitutional…
January 11, 2018
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Pompeo and Cotton Must Disavow Torture and Other Rights Abuses As Nominees for State and CIA
According to media reports, the White House is planning to replace Secretary of State Rex Tillerson with current CIA Director…
November 30, 2017
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No Safe Place: LGBTI Salvadorans, Guatemalans and Hondurans Seeking Asylum in Mexico
The lives and safety of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex people (LGBTI) from violence-ridden El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras…
November 27, 2017
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State Department Acknowledges Ethnic Cleansing in Myanmar
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson called the sustained and systemic attacks on the Rohingya population by the Myanmar military “ethnic…
November 22, 2017
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Amnesty reveals alarming impact of online abuse against women
New research by Amnesty International has revealed the alarming impact that abuse and harassment on social media are having on…
November 19, 2017