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Press Release
Aung San Suu Kyi Denials Must Not Distract From Ongoing Rohingya Crisis in Myanmar
Responding to the statement made by Aung San Suu Kyi at the International Court of Justice in The Hague today, Nicholas Bequelin, Amnesty International’s Regional Director, said:
December 11, 2019
Update
Human Rights on Capitol Hill Newsletter December Edition (12/10/2019)
To view PDF click here: Human Rights on Capitol Hill - December 10, 2019 Human Rights on Capitol Hill   published by Amnesty International USA  December 10, 2019   In this edition of Human Rights on Capitol Hill:  1) This Month’s Feature  China – Amnesty International Urges Senate to Pass Uyghur Human Rights and Policy Act (S. 178) in December 2) Major Human Rights News – Widespread Protests Break Out as People Around the World Demand That Governments Uphold Individual Rights 1) Asia – Amnesty International Lauds Signing of the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act (S. 1838) and the PROTECT…
December 10, 2019
Press Release
Aung San Suu Kyi Appears Before ICJ in Genocide Case
Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar’s State Counsellor and de facto head of state, is leading Myanmar’s delegation to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, Netherlands, to respond to a case alleging that Myanmar has breached its obligations under the UN Genocide Convention. The case was filed by The Gambia on November 11, 2019. On Wednesday, December 11, 2019, Myanmar will respond to The Gambia's allegations in court for the first time.
December 10, 2019
Press Release
Generation Z Ranks Climate Change Highest as Vital Issue of our Time in Amnesty International Survey
Climate change leads as one of the most important issues facing the world, according to a major new survey of young people published by Amnesty International today to mark Human Rights Day.
December 9, 2019
Press Release
Landmark Decision by Philippines’ Human Rights Commission Paves Way for Climate Litigation
The Philippines Human Rights Commission has today created a beacon of hope for the victims of the climate crisis.Â
December 9, 2019
Press Release
The Only Person Making Decisions About Pregnancy Should be the Pregnant Person
Amnesty international USA's director of the Gender, Sexuality and Identity Program, Tarah Demant, said the following in regards to regulations on requirements for ultrasounds for people seeking abortions in Kentucky: "The only person who should be making decisions about a pregnancy is the person who is pregnant. The regulation in Kentucky is meant to slowly chip away at people's rights to their own bodily autonomy with medically unnecessary interventions. "What is at stake with this law and those like it is the right of people to control their own bodies." More information about Amnesty International USA's work on abortion is available here. Media contact:…
December 9, 2019
Press Release
Amnesty International USA Calls for Declassification and Full Release of Torture Report
December 9 marks the 5-year anniversary of the release of an executive summary of the United States Senate report on Central Intelligence Agency torture of people who it had detained, many of whom are still in detention in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba today. On this anniversary, Amnesty International USA is calling for the so-called “Torture Report” to be fully declassified and released, and for all those responsible to finally be held accountable. “The pain and suffering that the United States inflicted on detainees continues to haunt this country, years later,” said Daphne Eviatar, Director of the Security With Human Rights program at Amnesty…
December 9, 2019
Update
AIUSA Board of Directors Letter Calling on Senate Leadership to Pass Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act (S. 178)
To view PDF version click here: McConnell Schumer China letter Dec 2019 December 9, 2019 The Honorable Mitch McConnell Majority Leader United States Senate Washington, D.C. 20510 The Honorable CHarles E. Schumer Minority Leader United States Senate Washington, D.C. 20510 Dear Senate Majority Leader McConnell and Minority Leader Schumer: On behalf of the Board of Directors of Amnesty International USA, we urge the Senate to swiftly come to an agreement with the House and pass the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2019 (S. 178). We were pleased to see the House pass S. 178 on December 3…
December 9, 2019
Press Release
Saudi Arabia Must End Ill-Treatment and Arbitrary Detention of Human Rights Defender, Waleed Abu Al-Khair
Amnesty International has received credible reports that Saudi Arabian prison authorities arbitrarily placed human rights defender and prisoner of conscience Waleed Abu al-Khair in solitary confinement and under tightened security. Waleed was placed in solitary confinement in Dhahban Prison near Jeddah on November 26 and for the past week, has been held incommunicado, put through torture and other ill-treatment.
December 6, 2019
Press Release
Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act Signals Chinese Government Must Be Held Accountable for its Abuses
Responding to the passage of the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act in the United States Senate and House of Representatives, Francisco Bencosme, the Asia Pacific advocacy manager at Amnesty International USA said...
December 4, 2019
Press Release
New poll reveals 7 in 10 people want governments to regulate Big Tech over personal data fears
Seven in ten people (73%) want governments to do more to regulate Big Tech, with a clear majority (71%) worried about how tech companies collect and use their personal data, a new Amnesty International poll conducted by YouGov reveals. Nearly 10,000 people were polled on their attitudes to online privacy and Big Tech across nine countries: Brazil, Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany, India, Norway, South Africa and the U.S. “The poll results are stark and consistent - a clear majority of people are worried about the power Big Tech has over their lives. People are hankering for governments to do more…
December 3, 2019
Report
War and Exclusion in Yemen Leave Millions of People with Disabilities in the Lurch
Millions of people with disabilities in Yemen have not only endured years of armed conflict but are also among those most excluded amid what the United Nations has called the world’s worst humanitarian crisis, Amnesty International said today.
December 2, 2019