Press Release
The United States Must Ban the Use, Production, and Transfer of Landmines
Amnesty International USA today joined a cohort of organizations as part of the U.S. Campaign to Ban Landmines – U.S.…
April 28, 2021
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL USA, CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS CALL ON BIDEN ADMINISTRATION TO BAN LANDMINES AND ACCEDE TO THE 1997 MINE BAN TEATY
Amnesty International USA joined the U.S. Campaign to Ban Landmines - U.S. Cluster Munition Coalition (USCBL-USCMC) in a letter to…
April 28, 2021
Press Release
Amnesty International USA to Testify at Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission Hearing: Human Rights and U.S. Policy in the MENA Region Ten Years After the Arab Spring
In advance of the ten-year anniversary of uprisings in countries throughout the MENA region that became known as the "Arab…
April 27, 2021
Amnesty International USA Statement for Hearing on the Southwest Border
On April 27, 2021 Amnesty International USA submitted a written statement ahead of a Senate Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs…
April 27, 2021
Amnesty International USA Statement for Hearing on Unaccompanied Children at Border
On April 26, 2021, Amnesty International USA issued a statement for the record ahead of a House Subcommittee on Border…
April 26, 2021
Press Release
ICYMI: Amnesty International USA Commends New Orleans Mayor for Launching Office of Gun Violence Prevention
This week New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell announced the launch of the Office of Gun Violence Prevention, which aims to…
April 23, 2021
Amnesty International Calls on Biden Administration to End “China Initiative”
On April 21, 2021, Amnesty International USA wrote a letter urging the White House to combat racial profiling within the…
April 21, 2021
Report
Death penalty 2020: Despite Covid-19, some countries ruthlessly pursued death sentences and executions
The unprecedented challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic were not enough to deter 18 countries from carrying out executions in 2020,…
April 20, 2021
Press Release
Conviction of Derek Chauvin a Measure of Accountability; Police Reform Still Needed
In response to Derek Chauvin being found guilty of murder in the death of George Floyd, Amnesty International USA (AIUSA)…
April 20, 2021
Amnesty International USA urges a vote “YES” for H.R. 1333, the National Origin-Based Antidiscrimination for Nonimmigrants (NO BAN) Act and H.R. 1573, the Access to Counsel Act
On April 20, 2021, Amnesty International USA sent a letter to members of the House of Representatives urging them to…
April 20, 2021
Amnesty International USA Letter on ICE Enforcement Priorities
On April 20, 2021, Amnesty International USA wrote to Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas urging him to revise the…
April 20, 2021