Press Release
By Maintaining Lowest Refugee Admissions in United States Resettlement History, President Biden Turns His Back on Refugees Around the World
Responding to reports that President Biden will maintain the 15,000 person refugee cap, the lowest refugee numbers established during the…
April 16, 2021
Press Release
Amnesty International USA Responds to Mass Shooting at an Indianapolis FedEx Warehouse
Amnesty International USA released the following statement from End Gun Violence Manager Ernest Coverson after reports emerged of a mass…
April 16, 2021
Letter to Biden Administration on Asylum System Reforms
On April 15, 2021, Amnesty International USA joined more than 75 organizations and 40 professors in a letter to to…
April 16, 2021
Press Release
The COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act and NO HATE ACT are critical to ensure the justice system will address hate crimes
In advance of a vote in the Senate on the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act (S.937) and Jabara-Heyer NO HATE Act…
April 15, 2021
Amnesty International USA urges a vote “YES” the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act (S.937) and the Jabara-Heyer NO HATE Act (S.2043, H.R.3545)
On April 14, 2020, Amnesty International wrote to members of the Senate in support of the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act…
April 14, 2021
Statement for the Record: Markup of H.R. 1333, the National Origin-Based Antidiscrimination for Nonimmigrants (NO BAN) Act and H.R. 1573, Access to Counsel Act
On April 13, 2021, Amnesty International USA submitted a statement for the record urging the House Judiciary Committee to pass…
April 14, 2021
Press Release
Biden Administration Upholds Trump Deal to Sell Weapons that Risk Injuring and Killing Civilians in Yemen
Responding to reports that the Biden administration plans to move forth on a Trump administration plan to sell weaponry worth…
April 14, 2021
Press Release
Daunte Wright’s Death Again Shows Need to Address Failures of Policing
Responding to the April 11 fatal shooting of Daunte Wright by a police officer in Minnesota, Kristina Roth, Senior Advocate…
April 13, 2021
Press Release
Maryland’s Legislature Overrides Governor’s Veto; Enacts Police Reform
Saturday, Maryland's legislature overrode a gubernatorial veto to enact meaningful policing reform. In response, Kristina Roth, Senior Advocate for Criminal…
April 12, 2021
Press Release
President Joe Biden’s Actions to Curb Gun Violence
Today, Amnesty International USA released the following statements to support President Joe Biden’s plan to announce several actions geared towards…
April 8, 2021
Report
Amnesty International Report 2020/21: The State of the World’s Human Rights
The global pandemic has exposed the terrible legacy of deliberately divisive and destructive policies that have perpetuated inequality, discrimination and…
April 6, 2021
AIUSA letter to Amb. Anatoly Antonov calling for Alexsei Navalny to receive appropriate medical care
On April 6, 2021, Amnesty International USA sent a letter to Ambassador Anatoly Antonov of the Russian Federation calling for…
April 6, 2021