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Amnesty International’s Multilateral Human Rights Priorities

On March 19, 2021, Amnesty International USA wrote a letter to Curtis Ried, Senior Director for Multilateral Affairs at the…

March 19, 2021

 

Statement from Amnesty International USA For the House Africa Subcommittee Hearing Update on COVID-19 in Africa

Statement from Amnesty International USA highlights multiple crises being exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa and why addressing all…

March 18, 2021

 

Amnesty International USA statement for Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on Gun Violence

On March 18, 2021, Amnesty International USA submitted a statement for the record ahead of a Senate Committee on the…

March 18, 2021

Press Release

Georgia Shooting Yet Another Cry for U.S. Government Action to End Gun Violence, Confront Misogyny, and Denounce Anti-AAPI Hate

“This morning, an entire community and nation are waking up traumatized because of yet another hate-fueled mass shooting. We are…

March 17, 2021

 

Amnesty International Letter to Secretary Kerry on Human Rights Priorities for Addressing the Global Climate Crisis

On March 17, 2021, Amnesty International USA sent a letter to Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry outlining human…

March 17, 2021

 

Joint Letter on FY 2022 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Bill

On March 15, 2021, Amnesty International USA joined 244 organizations in a letter to Congressional leaders to call for transformative…

March 16, 2021

 

Amnesty International Letter to Attorney General Garland Calling for an Investigation into Capitol Insurrection

On March 11, 2021, Amnesty International USA sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland urging him to conduct a…

March 12, 2021

 

Joint Letter in Support of an Immediate Vote on the NO BAN Act

On March 11, 2021, Amnesty International and 138 organizations wrote to House Democratic Leadership to urge them to bring the…

March 12, 2021

 

Amnesty International USA joins NGO coalition call for Biden Administration to incorporate college- and university-based sponsorship initiatives as a critical component of expanding opportunities for U.S. institutions to sponsor refugees formally

Amnesty International and NGO coalition call for Biden Administration to incorporate college- and university-based sponsorship initiatives as a critical component…

March 11, 2021

 

Amnesty International USA Board of Directors letter to Secretary Mayorkas

On March 11, 2021, Amnesty International USA's Board of Directors wrote to Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas to urge…

March 11, 2021

 

Amnesty International launches A Fair Shot: Universal Access to COVID-19 Vaccines campaign

Amnesty International has launched a new global campaign calling for universal access to vaccines and calling for pharmaceutical companies to…

March 11, 2021