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Guns sold in a Walmart in Louisiana. Photographs taken during research missions to Louisiana in 2018 and 2019. Amnesty has been conducting research on gun-related domestic violence and its impact on women, and in particular women with intersectional identities. The research examines the laws on gun ownership in situations of domestic violence and the gaps in the legal framework, but it focuses on implementation and its discriminatory impact. The main focus of this work is on how inadequacies in the criminal justice system, including policing and prosecution, fail to ensure protection of survivors of violence as well as, in some cases, actively harming them. In particular, the research focuses on negative impacts on survivors with intersectional aspects of their identity such as Black women, undocumented women, Indigenous women, women living in poverty, LBTI women, etc. The research also seeks to examine how gender stereotypes and patriarchal attitudes shape agencies’ response to domestic violence.
 

Coalition Letter Urges Support for the Break the Cycle of Violence Act (S. 2275, H.R. 4118)

On June 30, Amnesty International USA and 100 human rights, civil rights, racial justice, religiously affiliated, and gun safety organizations…

July 30, 2021

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Risky Business: Top 10 Leading Venture Capital Firms Failing in their Responsibility to Respect Human Rights

Almost none of the world’s largest venture capitalist (VC) firms have adequate human rights due diligence policies in place, Amnesty…

July 30, 2021

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Abbott’s Executive Order GA-37 is an Unconstitutional Attack on Humanitarian Organizations

The #WelcomeWithDignity campaign condemned Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s executive order GA-37 directing Department of Public Safety officials to stop any vehicle…

July 29, 2021

Lebanese anti-government protester waves a national flag during clashes with security forces in front of the Serail (headquarters of the Governorate), in the northern port city of Tripoli, following a demonstration to protest against the economic situation, on January 28, 2021. - Tripoli was already one of Lebanon's poorest areas before the coronavirus pandemic piled new misery onto a chronic economic crisis. Many of its residents have been left without an income since Lebanon imposed a full lockdown earlier this month in a bid to stem a surge in Covid-19 cases and prevent its hospitals from being overwhelmed.
 

Amnesty International Statement for the Record on Lebanon’s Humanitarian Crisis and Need for U.S. Action – House Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee Hearing

On July 28, 2021, Amnesty International USA’s Middle East and North Africa advocacy director Philippe Nassif and Mustafa Kassem Fellow…

July 28, 2021

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#WelcomeWithDignity: Expedited Removal is a Fast Track to Danger

Last evening, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced it would begin using a process of rapid deportations known as…

July 28, 2021

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Human rights in Tunisia must be upheld following suspension of parliament

Tunisian President Kais Saied should publicly commit to respecting and protecting human rights, including the rights to freedom of expression,…

July 26, 2021

TOPSHOT - Iraqi protesters clash with security forces on the Sinak bridge during a demonstration in the capital Baghdad on October 25, 2020, marking the first anniversary of a mass anti-government movement. - Iraqi security forces and protesters clashed in Baghdad during demonstrations to mark the first anniversary of mass anti-government protests demanding the ouster of the ruling class. (Photo by AHMAD AL-RUBAYE / AFP) (Photo by AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP via Getty Images)
 

Amnesty International Calls on President Biden to Address Repression, Human Rights Abuses in Iraq in Meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Al-Kadhimi

On July 23, 2021, Amnesty International USA wrote to President Joe Biden urging him to raise unlawful repression and worrying…

July 23, 2021

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Telling People Seeking Asylum ‘Do Not Come’ is Heartless and it Doesn’t Work

Yesterday, in a CNN town hall President Biden was asked about his administration’s immigration policy with regards to refugees and…

July 22, 2021

DAYTON, OHIO, UNITED STATES - 2019/08/21: Women hold placards during a gun reform rally that was held in Dayton, Ohio in the wake of a mass shooting at the area earlier this month that left 9 dead and 27 wounded. (Photo by Megan Jelinger/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
 

Amnesty International USA Board of Directors urges Congress to pass Break the Cycle of Violence Act (S.2275, H.R.4118)

On July 20, 2021, the Board of Directors of Amnesty International USA wrote to congressional leaders to urge them to…

July 20, 2021

 

Amnesty International Urges President Biden to Raise Human Rights Concerns in Jordan in Meeting with King Abdullah II

On July 19, 2021, Amnesty International USA wrote to President Joe Biden urging him to raise key human rights concerns…

July 19, 2021

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Guantánamo Bay Has Been Allowed to Remain Open Too Long

Responding to the Biden administration transferring its first detainee out of Guantánamo Bay, Daphne Eviatar, the director of the Security…

July 19, 2021

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The Pegasus Project: Massive data leak reveals Israeli NSO Group’s spyware used to target activists, journalists, and political leaders globally

NSO Group’s spyware has been used to facilitate human rights violations around the world on a massive scale, according to…

July 18, 2021