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Amnesty International USA Appoints Njambi Good as Deputy Executive Director of Campaigns and Membership
Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) announced today that Njambi Good will join the organization to lead the organization’s campaigns and member…
May 23, 2017
Report
Criminalizing Pregnancy: Policing Pregnant Women Who Use Drugs in the USA
A set of laws which claim to promote maternal and infant health are in fact driving pregnant women away from…
May 23, 2017
Press Release
Trump Must Press Israel to Stop Building Settlements During Visit
President Trump will travel to Israel today to meet with Israeli and Palestinians officials to press for a peace deal…
May 22, 2017
Press Release
Trump’s Saudi Arms Deal is Unconscionable
Responding to the news that President Trump has finalized an arms deal with Saudi Arabia during his trip to the…
May 20, 2017
Press Release
Trump visit to Saudi Arabia risks giving green light to violations of human rights
The glaring absence of human rights from Trump’s agenda for his trip to Saudi Arabia will only embolden further violations…
May 19, 2017
Press Release
Chelsea Manning finally free after cruel ordeal
“It seems to me that transparency in government is a fundamental prerequisite to ensuring and protecting the freedom and dignity…
May 17, 2017
Press Release
Trump and Erdogan meeting no time for self-congratulation
"While these two leaders sit and congratulate each other in the White House, thousands of people around the world are…
May 16, 2017
Press Release
Ninth Circuit Hears Arguments Regarding Muslim and Refugee Ban
“This ban is nothing more than an effort to write anti-Muslim bigotry into law,” said Margaret Huang, executive director of…
May 15, 2017
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Amnesty International Mobilizes Members for National Week of Resistance Against Muslim Ban
This week Amnesty International is mobilizing its 1.2 million members and supporters in the U.S. to join with the American…
May 8, 2017
Press Release
Secretary Kelly’s Cruel Remarks Attack the Rights of Asylum-Seekers
Secretary Kelly has commented on the deportation of a young mother and child who sought asylum from horrific violence and…
May 4, 2017
Press Release
Young Mother and Child to be Imminently Deported Without a Full Asylum Hearing
According to Senator Bob Casey, a young mother and child who sought asylum from horrific violence and human rights abuses…
May 3, 2017
Press Release
Trump Administration Literally Trying to Erase Human Rights
Just days after marking Trump’s first 100 days in office by detailing 100 ways his administration has threatened human rights,…
May 3, 2017