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Press Release
Background Check Bills Present Congress with Prime Opportunity to Act on Gun Violence
The House of Representatives is set to vote on two pieces of legislation this week that would be important steps…
February 27, 2019
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Report
Human rights in the Middle East and North Africa: A review of 2018
The international community’s chilling complacency towards wide-scale human rights violations in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) has emboldened…
February 26, 2019
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Ending Gun Violence is a Focus of Amnesty International USA’s 54th Annual General Meeting in Chicago
Members of Amnesty International USA from around the country and human rights activists from around the world will meet in…
February 25, 2019
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Hanoi Summit Cannot Gloss Over Human Rights Atrocities in North Korea
As US President Donald Trump is scheduled to meet with his North Korean counterpart Kim Jong-un at a two-day summit…
February 25, 2019
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Venezuela: Authorities must stop armed attacks against the population
In the context of the arrival of international aid, and in response to multiple complaints of the use of force…
February 23, 2019
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Trump Administration Attacks Vital Healthcare in New Rule
Reacting to reports of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services “domestic gag rule” draft around Title X, the…
February 22, 2019
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Report
Opposition leader and more than a hundred supporters face the death penalty in Cameroon
Opposition leader Maurice Kamto will today be summoned by a military court on charges which carry the death penalty, as…
February 20, 2019
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Laws Designed to Silence: The Global Crackdown on Civil Society Organizations
Governments across the world are increasingly attacking non-governmental organizations (NGOs) by creating laws that subject them and their staff to…
February 20, 2019
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Nauru: Deterring essential medical transfers risks deadly consequences
Responding to news that the government of Nauru has passed a law severely restricting medical transfers to Australia for refugees…
February 20, 2019
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Venezuela: Hunger, punishment and fear, the formula for repression used by authorities under Nicolás Maduro
Venezuelan security forces under the command of Nicolás Maduro executed and used excessive force against people, and arbitrarily detained hundreds…
February 20, 2019
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Courts in Turkey being used to strangle media freedom
Responding to the decision of a Turkish first instance appeals court to uphold the conviction of journalists and executives from the…
February 19, 2019
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Report
No Shame in Diversity: The Right to Health for People with Variations of Sex Characteristics in Iceland
Individuals born with sex characteristics that vary from female or male “norms” face barriers to accessing appropriate healthcare, risking lifelong…
February 18, 2019