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Press Release
Turkey: Judicial farce must end with acquittal of human rights defenders
Almost two years after they were first arrested, two prominent figures from Amnesty International Turkey and nine other human rights…
March 20, 2019
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Press Release
Aasif Mandvi to Host Amnesty International USA Media Awards on April 3 Jessica Valenti, Tracy Wilkinson, Alli Maloney, Franco Ordonez, Hadar Harris included as judges
Peabody Award-winning actor, comedian, producer and author Aasif Mandvi (The Daily Show, Years of Living Dangerously, Halal in the Family),…
March 20, 2019
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Press Release
Bosnia-Herzegovina: Karadžić life sentence sends powerful message to the world
Responding to the decision by the Appeals Chamber of the International Residual Mechanisms for Criminal Tribunals to increase Radovan KaradĹľić’s…
March 20, 2019
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Report
The Hidden US War in Somalia
The US government must carry out impartial, thorough investigations into credible evidence its rapidly escalating air strikes in Somalia have…
March 19, 2019
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Press Release
Greece: Message for European leaders beamed onto Acropolis on anniversary of EU-Turkey deal
European leaders were sent a clear message last night when a huge “Refugees Welcome” sign was projected on to the…
March 18, 2019
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Press Release
Trump Administration Attempts to Thwart International Criminal Court Investigators
Responding to reports that the U.S. will restrict visas for International Criminal Court personnel looking into the U.S. military personnel…
March 15, 2019
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Press Release
New Zealand: Mosque attacks are a moment of reckoning for the politics of demonization
The horrific attacks on two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, in which shooters killed 49 people and injured at least…
March 15, 2019
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Press Release
Amnesty International stands in solidarity with school strike for climate
Amnesty International today warned that the failure of governments to tackle climate change could amount to the greatest inter-generational human…
March 14, 2019
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Press Release
Saudi Arabia: Women activists persecuted under bogus charges. Speaking to Amnesty is not a crime
The prosecution of 11 women activists before a Criminal Court in Riyadh for their human rights work and contact with…
March 14, 2019
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Press Release
California Governor Signs Moratorium on Executions
Today the California Gov. Gavin Newsome signed an executive order placing a moratorium on executions. The order will affect over…
March 13, 2019
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Press Release
Trump Administration Undermines State Department’s Human Rights Report
In response to the U.S. State Department releasing its second human rights report compiled under the Trump administration, Joanne Lin,…
March 13, 2019
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Press Release
Decision to Close Immigration Services Abroad Could Keep Families Apart and Devastate Thousands of People
In response to reports regarding the imminent closure of the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, Amnesty International USA tactical…
March 12, 2019