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MSF supported hospital bombed by the Saudi Arabia-led coalition in Haydan in Sa'da. The small hospital, in the Haydan district in Saada Province, was hit by several airstrikes beginning at 22:30 last night. Hospital staff and two patients managed to escape before subsequent airstrikes occurred over a two hour period. One staff member was slightly injured while escaping. With the hospital destroyed, at least 200,000 people now have no access to lifesaving medical care.

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USA, UK and France risk complicity in collective punishment of civilians in Yemen

The USA, UK and France must immediately cease supplying arms to the Saudi Arabia-led coalition fighting in Yemen, which is…

November 17, 2017

Rohingya refugees from Myanmar's Rakhine state arrive near the Khanchon border crossing near the Bangaldeshi town of Teknaf on Septebmer 5, 2017. Nearly 125,000 mostly Rohingya refugees have entered Bangladesh since a fresh upsurge of violence in Myanmar on August 25, the United Nations said September 5, as fears grow of a humanitarian crisis in the overstretched camps. The UN said 123,600 had crossed the border in the past 11 days from Myanmar's violence-wracked Rakhine state. / AFP PHOTO / K M Asad (Photo credit should read K M ASAD/AFP/Getty Images)

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Amnesty International Responds to Tillerson’s Myanmar Meetings

In response to Secretary Tillerson’s meetings with government and military officials in Myanmar, Joanne Lin, national director of advocacy and government relations…

November 15, 2017

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Amnesty International USA Calls for Quick Passage of the International Violence Against Women Act

A bipartisan group of senators reintroduced the International Violence Against Women Act (IVAWA) today. Amnesty International USA urged lawmakers to…

November 14, 2017

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Trump must challenge Duterte’s record at ASEAN summit in the Philippines

As Donald Trump prepares to meet leaders at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in Manila on November…

November 10, 2017

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Upcoming Executions Demonstrate Irreparable Failings of the Death Penalty

Three executions set for this week all demonstrate the irreparable failings of the death penalty, experts from Amnesty International USA…

November 7, 2017

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New York Suspect Must Not Be Sent to Guantánamo

After President Trump said he would consider sending the man accused of yesterday’s attack in New York City, Sayfullo Saipov,…

November 1, 2017

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President Trump to Impose Yet More Restrictions on Refugees, Leaving Thousands in Peril

As his original 120-day ban on refugees expires tomorrow, President Trump Administration is expected to announce additional restrictions on refugees…

October 23, 2017

Amnesty International USA activists speak out against a ban and a wall against people
AIUSA Executive Director Margaret and AI Secretary General Salil Shetty delivered a letter to the Department of Homeland Security Secretary, outlining numerous personal stories of people who are affected by the Muslim ban, asking DHS to release full information about how the ban has been implemented, and demanding that DHS help roll back the ban. As a part of the protests outside, we projected “No Ban, No Wall” on the building along with photos of refugees in Lebanon and Kenya provided by Magnum Photography.

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Organizations Urge Congress to Act to End Muslim Ban Once and For All

This morning, a coalition of 15 organizations delivered a joint petition with over 100,000 signatures to members of Congress calling…

October 18, 2017

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Federal Judge in Maryland Rules Against Muslim Ban Hours After Hawaii Ruling

A federal judge in Maryland has ruled against President Trump’s Muslim ban mere hours after a judge in Hawaii blocked…

October 18, 2017

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Amnesty International USA Honors Indigenous Activist Charon Asetoyer

Amnesty International USA will honor Charon Asetoyer, a member of the Comanche nation and a lifelong Native American women’s health…

October 10, 2017

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Attack in Las Vegas Shows Utter Contempt for Human Life

CONTACT: Mandy Simon, [email protected] NEW YORK – Following a mass shooting last night in Las Vegas, Margaret Huang, Amnesty International USA executive…

October 2, 2017

A Rohingya Muslim illegal immigrant puts his hand on the railing inside the Immigration Detention Centre during the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan in Kanchanaburi province July 10, 2013. More than a hundred Rohingya Muslims gathered to pray and break fast as they welcome the first day of Ramadan in Thailand. The stateless people arrived in Thailand earlier in January this year after fleeing a bloody conflict between the Buddhist and Muslims in Myanmar's western Rakhine State. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha (THAILAND - Tags: SOCIETY RELIGION IMMIGRATION) - GM1E97B031V01

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Between a Rock and a Hard Place

With the world’s fastest growing refugee crisis developing on its doorstep, Thailand must take concrete action to reverse its long-standing…

September 28, 2017