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Draconian repression of Muslims in Xinjiang, China, amounts to crimes against humanity

Uyghurs, Kazakhs and other predominantly Muslim ethnic minorities in China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region face systematic state-organized mass imprisonment, torture…

June 10, 2021

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#WelcomeWithDignity Campaign Responds to Today’s Family Reunification Report

The Interagency Task Force on the Reunification of Families released an initial progress report today. The Task Force states ‘one…

June 8, 2021

 

Amnesty International Policy Recommendations on Technology and Human Rights

On June 3, 2021, Amnesty International USA wrote to the Biden administration to outline the organization's policy recommendations that address…

June 8, 2021

 

Amnesty Calls for Co-sponsors of Break the Cycle of Violence Act

On June 8, 2021, Amnesty International USA wrote to members of the Senate to urge them to co-sponsor the Break…

June 8, 2021

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Governments Must Stop Conniving with Fossil Fuel Industries to Burn Our Rights

The world’s richest governments are effectively condemning millions of people to starvation, drought and displacement through their continued support of…

June 6, 2021

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Surveillance city: NYPD can use more than 15,000 cameras to track people using facial recognition in Manhattan, Bronx and Brooklyn

The New York City Police Department (NYPD) has the ability to track people in Manhattan, Brooklyn and the Bronx by…

June 3, 2021

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New Heroes Campaign Celebrating Community Violence Intervention Program Leaders

Just days before Wear Orange Weekend 2021, Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) today announced the launch of the Heroes Campaign, a…

June 1, 2021

 

Amnesty International USA policy recommendations on climate displacement

On May 28, 2021, Amnesty International USA submitted its recommendations to the forthcoming interagency report to President Biden commissioned by…

May 28, 2021

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The U.S. Has an Opportunity for a Better Strategy to Address Climate Displacement

For the first time, Amnesty International USA has published recommendations to the U.S. government on addressing climate displacement through human…

May 28, 2021

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Google must halt plans to establish Cloud Region in Saudi Arabia

Amnesty International has today joined with 38 other human rights groups and individuals to call on Google to halt plans to establish…

May 25, 2021

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Recent Antisemitic Incidents Must be Condemned

Responding to antisemitic incidents reported in the U.S. in recent weeks, including reports of one today in New York City…

May 21, 2021