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Press Release
Canada: International Delegation to Attend Trial of Wet’suwet’en Land Defenders
It is appalling that, instead of protecting the rights of Indigenous land and water defenders from the Wet’suwet’en Nation, the…
June 11, 2024
Press Release
Amnesty International Urges Parole for Native American Activist Leonard PeltierÂ
Granting Leonard Peltier parole on humanitarian grounds in this case is not only timely but a necessary measure in the…
June 5, 2024
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Global: Plans to Monitor Worldwide Biodiversity Deal Risk Harming the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Current plans regarding how to measure progress towards the Global Biodiversity Framework are unlikely to sufficiently assess whether the rights…
May 10, 2024
Press Release
After 46 Years of Imprisonment, It’s Time to Free Leonard Peltier
Marking the 6 February Global Day of Solidarity with Native American activist Leonard Peltier, Amnesty International reiterates its call on…
February 5, 2023
Press Release
Amnesty International USA Calls on Incoming Congress to Respect Human Rights and on Current Congress to Pass Key Legislation Immediately
Amnesty International USA’s executive director, Paul O’Brien, released the following statement in response to the results of the U.S. Congressional…
November 17, 2022
Report
US Continuing to Fail Indigenous Women As Rates of Sexual Violence in Tribal Communities Remain at Epidemic Proportions
The U.S. government is continuing to fail its obligations to uphold the human rights of Indigenous women, as rates of…
May 17, 2022
Report
Proposed gold mine is ‘recipe for disaster’ amid repression of Indigenous Papuans in Indonesia
Indonesian authorities should immediately halt plans to develop a sprawling gold mine the size of the city of Jakarta in volatile Papua Province,…
March 21, 2022
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Reauthorization of Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Crucial to Protecting Native Women and Ensuring Justice for Survivors
Amnesty International welcomes the final passage of the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), particularly historic provisions that…
March 16, 2022
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Over 100 environmental and human rights organizations join Amnesty International’s call for Biden to pardon Steven Donziger
For more than two years, human rights lawyer Steven Donziger - currently serving the remainder of a six month sentence…
March 15, 2022
Press Release
U.S. CONTINUES TO VIOLATE INDIGENOUS AND HUMAN RIGHTS AT THE SOUTHERN BORDERÂ
On the occasion of International Migrants Day this Saturday, the #WelcomeWithDignity campaign and the International Mayan League call attention to the…
December 17, 2021
Press Release
Bolivian Government Must Suspend Presidential Decree and Investigate Causes of Forest Fires
In an open letter published today, Amnesty International called on the government of President Evo Morales to suspend the July…
September 9, 2019
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Brazilian Government’s Failures are Fueling Wildfires Across the Amazon
Responding to the news of the wildfires that have been raging in the Amazon rainforest for several weeks, Kumi Naidoo,…
August 22, 2019