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Humanitarian corridors for Ukrainian civilians fleeing Russian attacks must provide safety – new testimonies
Civilians whose homes have been destroyed and others fearing for their lives forced to flee Russian bombardment must be granted…
March 10, 2022
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UN High Commissioner Must Release Report on China’s Crimes Against Humanity in Xinjiang
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet should release her office’s long-awaited report on the Chinese government’s crimes against…
March 8, 2022
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Organizations Welcome TPS for Ukraine and Urge TPS Designation for Other Countries in Extreme Conflict
We at Amnesty International USA, Cameroon Advocacy Network, Haitian Bridge Alliance, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, and UndocuBlack Network, welcome…
March 4, 2022
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Further Armed Conflict in Ukraine Would Have Devastating Consequences for the Human Rights of Millions
With the threat of Russia using military force looming, Amnesty International warns that another escalation of the armed conflict in…
January 27, 2022
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One year after jailing, Aleksei Navalny and his associates in a “living hell”
Over the course of the last 12 months, the Russian authorities have unleashed an unprecedented campaign of repression and reprisals…
January 16, 2022
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Kazakhstani Authorities Must Release Arbitrarily Detained Protestors and Respect Human Rights Amid Ongoing Unrest
The Kazakhstani authorities must release journalists and activists who have been arbitrarily detained for their coverage of mass protests across…
January 11, 2022
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New evidence of brutal violence from Belarusian forces against asylum-seekers and migrants facing pushbacks from the EU
Asylum-seekers and migrants trying to enter the EU from Belarus and facing pushbacks and other human rights violations on the…
December 20, 2021
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Amnesty International Launches a Holidays Solidarity Action in Support of Prisoners of Conscience in Cuba
Today Amnesty International launches “Write a letter of hope”, a global solidarity action inviting the public, during the 2021 holidays,…
December 17, 2021
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U.S. CONTINUES TO VIOLATE INDIGENOUS AND HUMAN RIGHTS AT THE SOUTHERN BORDER
On the occasion of International Migrants Day this Saturday, the #WelcomeWithDignity campaign and the International Mayan League call attention to the…
December 17, 2021
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New wave of atrocities in Ethiopia’s Western Tigray
Amhara security forces are responsible for a surge of mass detentions, killings and forced expulsions of ethnic Tigrayans in the…
December 16, 2021
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End Persecution of Media as Journalists Collect ‘Momentous’ Nobel Peace Prize
Responding to journalists Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov collecting the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, Amnesty International’s Secretary General Agnes…
December 10, 2021
Joint Letter: The U.S. Must Comply with the Convention against Torture
On December 1, 2021, Amnesty International USA and eight other human rights organizations wrote to the Biden administration to express…
December 6, 2021