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Afghan burqa-clad women walk along a road in Kandahar on March 28, 2024. (Photo by Sanaullah SEIAM / AFP) (Photo by SANAULLAH SEIAM/AFP via Getty Images)
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Gender & Sexuality Justice, Women's Rights  

U.S.: Help Center Human Rights, including Women’s Rights, in Discussions and Decisions About Afghanistan

Afghan women have long been at the forefront of the fight for human rights, facing severe restrictions impacting every aspect…

June 27, 2024 | Afghanistan, USA

Tarah Demant is National Director of Programs at Amnesty International USA,
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Gender & Sexuality Justice, LGBTQI+ Rights, Sexual & Reproductive Rights, Women's Rights  

Abortion Rights in the USA: An Interview with Tarah Demant, AIUSA’s Director of Programs

AIUSA’s Director of Programs Tarah Demant talks about the impact of abortion bans and why the hope and resilience of…

June 24, 2024 | USA

LOUISVILLE, KY - SEPTEMBER 05: Women stand in the street recording as right-wing activists march to the Louisville Metro Hall on September 5, 2020 in Louisville, Kentucky. Ahead of the Kentucky Derby, demonstrators clashed over recent looting and destruction in the area and the death of Breonna Taylor, who was fatally shot by Louisville Metro police officers during a no-knock raid at her apartment on March 13, 2020. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
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Police and Human Rights, Racial Justice  

Renewing Our Commitment to Justice and Equality on Juneteenth

Amnesty International USA stands in solidarity with Black Americans on Juneteenth in the ongoing struggle for justice and equality.

June 18, 2024 | USA

Palestinians walk along a devastated street in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on June 14, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas militant group. (Photo by Eyad BABA / AFP) (Photo by EYAD BABA/AFP via Getty Images)
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Update from Amnesty Fieldworker in Gaza 

Our Amnesty International fieldworker in Gaza provides an update while continuing to gather evidence of human rights violations and war…

June 17, 2024 | Israel and Occupied Palestinian Territories, Palestine (State of)

Protesters at a Rally for Sudan April 15, 2024
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Government Relations  

President Biden: Enough of the Silence on Sudan

President Biden has been nearly silent on Sudan for over a year of armed conflict between the Sudan Armed Forces…

June 13, 2024 | Sudan, USA

BANGKOK, THAILAND - 2024/05/14: Pro-democracy activists make three finger salute and hold portraits of Netiporn Sanesangkhom during mourning ceremony outside The Southern Bangkok Criminal Court. Thai political activist Netiporn Sanesangkhom also know as
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Government Relations  

Thailand: U.S. Needs to End Muted Approach to Thai Officials’ Abusive Application of Draconian Law

Thai and international human rights groups have called for the Thai government to reform or repeal lèse-majesté.

June 10, 2024 | Thailand, USA

Liberate Palestine, long live the people” written on the sidewalk in Simplified Chinese at the pro-Palestinian encampment outside Paulson Center at New York University, April 30th 2024.
(Samson Tu/Washington Square News)
Government Relations  

For the U.S., Honoring Tiananmen Should Include Upholding Students’ Rights at Home

June 4 marked the 35th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square protests and massacre.

June 5, 2024 | China, USA

Representative Mike McCaul (L), the chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, addresses an event alongside Taiwan's representative in Washington, Alexander Tah-Ray Yui (C), and Yui's wife Karen Lo at the US Capitol marking the 45th anniversary of the Taiwan Relations Act on March 6, 2024. McCaul, who was hit by sanctions by China over his last visit, said he would return to Taiwan to attend the inauguration of President-elect Lai Ching-te. (Photo by Shaun TANDON / AFP) (Photo by SHAUN TANDON/AFP via Getty Images)
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Government Relations  

Centering Human Rights in U.S.-Taiwan Relations

The purported “values-based diplomacy” of the U.S.-Taiwan relationship must move beyond rhetoric about democratic resilience.

May 31, 2024 | Taiwan, USA

TJ Riggs and AIUSA death penalty protesters
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Death Penalty, Death Penalty and Race  

TJ Riggs: “It’s difficult to watch Alabama continue to kill people and to do it so mercilessly and so often”

TJ Riggs is Amnesty International’s Death Penalty Abolition Coordinator for Alabama. He talks about fighting on behalf of those on…

May 31, 2024 | USA

World press freedom day
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Freedom of Expression  

Voices Amidst Conflict: Protecting Journalists on World Press Freedom Day

In recognition of World Press Freedom Day, Amnesty International USA’s Country and Thematic Specialists are championing the role of journalists…

May 10, 2024 | Burundi, Mexico, North Korea, Russian Federation

Amnesty International USA 2024 Annual General Meeting
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Government Relations  

Educate, Motivate and Advocate: Amnesty International USA Holds Annual General Meeting

Amnesty International USA hosted its 2024 Annual General Meeting, providing activists ways to connect, recharge and reflect on our human…

May 8, 2024 | USA

Arms Control  

No Weapons for War Crimes

April 25, 2024 | Israel and Occupied Palestinian Territories