Joint Letter Urging Biden Administration to Implement File Review for ICE Detainees
On February 11, 2021, Amnesty International joined 122 organizations in a joint letter to the Biden administration. The letter urged…
February 12, 2021
Press Release
Police Deployed Sub-Machine Guns Against Peaceful Protesters in Myanmar, Despite Denials
A young woman was shot in the head by Myanmar’s security forces during protests, Amnesty International has confirmed after investigating…
February 11, 2021
Press Release
Organizations sue Biden administration regarding release of detained children and families
A coalition of nineteen human rights and immigrants’ rights organizations filed suit against the Department of Homeland Security and its…
February 11, 2021
Press Release
Launch of Mustafa Kassem Fellowship in Memory of U.S. Citizen Who Died in Egyptian Prison
Amnesty International USA is launching the Mustafa Kassem Fellowship named after the detained U.S. citizen who died in an Egyptian…
February 11, 2021
Amnesty International’s Human Rights Priorities for South Asia
On February 10, 2021, Amnesty International USA wrote to Sumona Guha, Senior Director for South Asia at the National Security…
February 10, 2021
Press Release
At Opened Facility at Donna, Texas, the Best Interests of the Child Must be Respected
Responding to U.S. Customs and Border Protection announcing today the opening of a soft-sided facility in Donna, Texas, Denise Bell,…
February 9, 2021
Press Release
How Quickly We Welcome New Neighbors Will Decide How Bright our Future Can Be
Responding to executive actions by President Joe Biden today on restarting the U.S. Refugee Admissions program, Bob Goodfellow, the Interim Executive…
February 4, 2021
Press Release
As Biden Ends Support to Conflict in Yemen, Arms Flows Must Also be Stopped
Responding an announcement today from the Biden administration that the United States will cease support to the Saudi/UAE-led coalition engaged…
February 4, 2021
Amnesty International Letter to USAID Regarding the Equitable Global Distribution of COVID-19 Vaccines
On February 3, 2021, Amnesty International USA wrote to Acting U.S. Agency for International Development Administrator Gloria D. Steele urging the…
February 3, 2021
Press Release
Aung San Suu Kyi Reportedly Charged for Having Walkie-Talkies in Myanmar
Responding to news that Aung San Suu Kyi has been charged with breaching import-export laws for having walkie-talkies in her home, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director for…
February 3, 2021
Amnesty International USA Letter to the U.S. Trade Representative
On February 3, 2021, Amnesty International USA addressed a letter to Acting U.S. Trade Representative Maria L. Pagan to request…
February 3, 2021