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New Research Finds Facial Recognition Technology Is Reinforcing Racist Stop-and-Frisk Policing in New York

New Yorkers living in areas at greater risk of stop-and-frisk by police are also more exposed to invasive facial recognition…

February 14, 2022

 

Amnesty International USA Statement for the Record for February 9th hearing on “‘Targeted Killing’ and the Rule of Law: The Legal and Human Costs of 20 Years of U.S. Drone Strikes”

On behalf of Amnesty International USA and our members and supporters in the United States, we hereby submit this statement…

February 9, 2022

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Biden Administration Must Uphold Human Rights for Palestinians in Israel and in the OPT

In response to yesterday and today’s comments from U.S. State Department officials on U.S. relations with Israeli and Palestinian authorities,…

February 1, 2022

 

Amnesty International USA statement for the record for Feb. 1 Senate Committee on Foreign Relations hearing on ‘Sudan’s Imperiled Transition’

On January 24th, 2022, Amnesty International USA's National Director for Advocacy and Government Relations Joanne Lin and Almami Cyllah Fellow…

January 31, 2022

 

Amnesty International Statement for the Record on Sudan following October 25 Coup and Need for U.S Action – Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission Hearing

On January 24th, 2022, Amnesty International USA's National Director for Advocacy and Government Relations Joanne Lin and Almami Cyllah Fellow…

January 31, 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

Yemenis search for survivors following a reported Saudi-led airstrike on a prison in the Huthi stronghold of Sa’adah in northern Yemen, on January 21, 2022. (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)
 

Yemen: US-made weapon used in air strike that killed scores in escalation of Saudi-led coalition attacks

The Saudi-led coalition used a precision-guided munition made in the United States in last week’s air strike on a detention…

January 26, 2022

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Conviction of Syrian official for crimes against humanity a historic win for justice

Responding to a decision of the Higher Regional Court in Koblenz, Germany, which has convicted former Syrian intelligence officer Anwar…

January 13, 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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Ordering security forces to ‘fire without warning’ a recipe for disaster in Kazakhstan

Reacting to a televised address this morning (January 7) by Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev calling for security forces to “fire…

January 7, 2022

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20 Years Later, US Government Continues to Perpetuate Grave Human Rights Abuses at Guantánamo Prison

The military prison at Guantánamo Bay continues to facilitate grave violations of human rights by the U.S. Government. Ahead of…

January 7, 2022

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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