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The global C20 civil society forum hosted this year by Saudi Arabia is a farcical attempt by the new G20 hosts to whitewash their dire human rights record, Amnesty International said.

January 13, 2020

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To view PDF version click here: Human Rights on Capitol Hill January 2020 Human Rights on Capitol Hill    published by Amnesty International USA   January 8, 2020  Happy new year from Amnesty International USA! In this edition of Human Rights on Capitol Hill:  1) Major International Human Rights Development  India – Amnesty International Calls on Indian Government to Repeal Anti-Muslim Citizenship Law and to End Crackdown on Protests  2) What Must Congress Do in 2020 to Protect Human Rights Across the World? Amnesty Highlights Key Human Rights Legislation (Bipartisan, Bicameral) That Must Get Over the Finish Line in 2020  Amnesty International has identified eight bipartisan and bicameral bills that…

January 8, 2020

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Responding to a Saudi Arabian court’s sentencing of five people to death and three others to prison for the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, Lynn Maalouf, Amnesty International’s Middle East Research Director, said:   “This verdict is a whitewash which brings neither justice nor the truth for Jamal Khashoggi and his loved ones. The trial has been closed to the public and to independent monitors, with no information available as to how the investigation was carried out.   “The verdict fails to address the Saudi authorities’ involvement in this devastating crime or clarify the location of Jamal Khashoggi’s remains.   “Saudi…

December 23, 2019

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Responding to today’s announcement from the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Fatou Bensouda, that her office’s preliminary examination into the “Situation in Palestine” has concluded that war crimes have been committed in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT) and that “all the statutory criteria under the Rome Statute for the opening of an investigation have been met,” Amnesty International’s Middle East and North Africa Research and Advocacy Director, Philip Luther, said:

December 20, 2019

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For PDF version, click here. December 19, 2019 Lauren Alder Reid, Assistant Director Office of Policy Executive Office for Immigration Review 5107 Leesburg Pike, Ste. 2616 Falls Church, VA 22041 Via electronic submission to eRulemaking Portal RE: Amnesty International USA Comment on “Implementing Bilateral and Multilateral Asylum Agreements Under the Immigration and Nationality Act” (EOIR and USCIS Docket No. 19-0021)   Amnesty International USA submits the following comment in response to the November 2019 interim final rule implementing a series of dangerous and ill-conceived asylum agreements with the countries of Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras. We are profoundly concerned about…

December 19, 2019

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Responding to the final funding bills for Fiscal Year 2020, Amnesty International USA urges that the U.S. government must step up its contribution to global efforts to protect human rights. Earlier this week, Amnesty International USA welcomed efforts to secure $25,000,000 to aid in research around gun violence after recommendations from 160 medical, public health, and research organizations. Although Amnesty International USA acknowledges that these funds are a long overdue step in the right direction, the overall 2020 spending bill does little to restrict the human rights abuses to which the administration has subjected asylum seekers.   “We are deeply…

December 19, 2019

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The authorities in Lebanon must launch a thorough, independent and effective investigation into last Saturday’s violent crackdown on largely peaceful protesters – the most aggressive since nationwide anti-government demonstrations began two months ago, said Amnesty International today.

December 19, 2019

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The Impact of US Counter terrorism Efforts in Africa on Human Rights Statement from Adotei Akwei Amnesty International USA for the National Security Subcommittee of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform December 17, 2019 Chairman Lynch, Ranking Member Hice and members of the House Subcommittee on National Security, on behalf of the members and supporters of Amnesty International USA, I would like to thank you for this opportunity to present our concerns and recommendations regarding US Counter terrorism (CT) efforts in Africa and their impact on human rights there. Amnesty International is a global human rights organization, launched in…

December 17, 2019

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Responding to the first time in more than 20 years that Congress has appropriated money for gun violence research, Ernest Coverson, the End Gun Violence campaign manager at Amnesty International USA said: “This is a long overdue step in the right direction, but there is so much more we can do. Communities have the power to end gun violence, but they need long term financial and political support. Actions – including funding -- speak louder than words, and today Congress finally sent a clear message that financial resources must be a vital part of addressing the gun violence epidemic in…

December 16, 2019

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Iran’s authorities are carrying out a vicious crackdown following the outbreak of nationwide protests on November 15, arresting thousands of protesters as well as journalists, human rights defenders and students to stop them from speaking out about Iran’s ruthless repression, said Amnesty International today. The organization has carried out interviews with dozens of people inside Iran who described how, in the days and weeks during and following the protests, the Iranian authorities have held detainees incommunicado and subjected them to enforced disappearance, torture and other ill-treatment. At least 304 people were killed and thousands were injured between November 15 and 18 as authorities crushed…

December 15, 2019

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The Iraqi authorities must step up to their responsibilities and take immediate and effective action to put an end to a growing lethal campaign of harassment, intimidation, abductions and deliberate killings of activists and protesters in Baghdad and other cities, said Amnesty International today.

December 13, 2019

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In response to reports that the shooter in yesterday’s Jersey City, New Jersey shooting that left six people dead, had published anti-Semitic posts online and targeted a Kosher deli in a Jewish neighborhood, Ernest Coverson, campaign manager for the End Gun Violence Campaign at Amnesty International USA, said: 

December 11, 2019