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Tracy Wilkinson of the LA Times and Alli Maloney of Teen Vogue Named as Judges for Amnesty International USA Media Awards
Two judges have been named to the panel of Amnesty International USA’s Media Awards, which will re-launched in New York City on…
January 31, 2019
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Israel/OPT: Tourism companies driving settlement expansion, profiting from war crimes
Online booking giants Airbnb, Booking.com, Expedia and TripAdvisor are fueling human rights violations against Palestinians by listing hundreds of rooms…
January 30, 2019
Press Release
Asia Bibi must finally get her freedom in Pakistan
Responding to the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold its ruling, again acquitting Asia Bibi of blasphemy charges and ordering her…
January 29, 2019
Report
Hope flickers as justice still proves elusive in Sri Lanka
In 2015, Sri Lanka co-sponsored Resolution 30/1 at the UN Human Rights Council to demonstrate the newly elected government’s commitment…
January 25, 2019
Press Release
Amnesty International and National Immigrant Justice Center Send Senior Leadership Delegation to US-Mexico Border
Amnesty International and the National Immigrant Justice Center are sending an international delegation of senior leadership to monitor the impact…
January 24, 2019
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Saudi Arabia: Independent investigation urgently needed amid more reports of torture and sexual abuse of activists
Amnesty International has obtained new reports of torture and abuse inflicted on a group of Saudi Arabian human rights activists…
January 24, 2019
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More than a dozen people killed in protests in Venezuela
In response to reports that at least a dozen people were killed in the context of the protests in Venezuela,…
January 24, 2019
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Iran’s ‘year of shame’: More than 7,000 arrested in chilling crackdown on dissent during 2018
The Iranian authorities carried out a shameless campaign of repression during 2018, crushing protests and arresting thousands in a wide-scale…
January 23, 2019
Press Release
Public opposition to killer robots grows while states continue to drag their feet
More than three in five people across 26 countries oppose the development of autonomous weapons that could select and kill…
January 22, 2019
Press Release
Ecuador: Authorities must seriously address situations of violence, without encouraging xenophobia
In response to recent statements by the government of President Lenin Moreno on the imposition of entry restrictions for Venezuelan…
January 22, 2019
Press Release
Trump’s Unacceptable Proposal on Border Fails to Protect Human Rights
The president’s proposal fails to provide adequate protection for Dreamers and TPS recipients. A temporary three-year extension of status is…
January 19, 2019
Press Release
Amnesty USA Reaction to Government Report on Family Separations
In response to a report from the Health and Human Services (HHS) inspector general’s office confirming that thousands more families…
January 17, 2019