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Press Release
70 Years Later, Universal Declaration of Human Rights More Relevant Than Ever
Ahead of the 70th anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), Amnesty International USA executive director…
December 10, 2018
Report
Oppressive, sexist policies galvanize bold fight for women’s rights in 2018
Women activists around the world have been at the forefront of the battle for human rights in 2018, Amnesty International…
December 9, 2018
Press Release
Response to termination of operations of Aquarius rescue ship from Kumi Naidoo
Responding to news from MSF and SOS Mediterranée that the Aquarius search and rescue vessel has been forced to end operations, Amnesty…
December 7, 2018
Press Release
Greece / EU: Move asylum seekers to safety
The Greek government and its European Union partners should urgently ensure that all asylum seekers on the Aegean islands are…
December 6, 2018
Press Release
Lawyer detained in Crimea in latest campaign of harassment targeting human rights defenders
Responding to the news that Crimean lawyer Emil Kurbedinov was detained by the de-facto authorities in Russian-occupied Crimea and is…
December 6, 2018
Press Release
Prominent human rights defender jailed for a Facebook post in Russia
The Russian authorities must immediately and unconditionally release 77-year-old human rights activist, Lev Ponomarev, who was sentenced today to 25…
December 5, 2018
Press Release
Greece: Smuggling charges against humanitarian workers who saved refugees must be dropped
Responding to the release on bail of volunteers and staff who provided life-saving assistance to refugees, Kondylia Gougou, Amnesty International’s…
December 4, 2018
Report
Iran committing crimes against humanity by concealing fate of thousands of slaughtered political dissidents
By concealing the fate and whereabouts of thousands of political dissidents who were forcibly disappeared and secretly executed in prison…
December 4, 2018
Press Release
Seven Families Released from Dilley Detention Center
This statement has been updated to reflect that seven families have been released from the South Texas Family Residential Center, rather…
December 3, 2018
Press Release
Argentina: Authorities must guarantee the right to public protest during the G20 Summit
The Argentine authorities must respect and guarantee the rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly during the G20 meetings…
November 30, 2018
Press Release
Amnesty and Sofar Sounds partner for Write for Rights concert and letter writing event
On Saturday, December 8, human rights organization Amnesty International USA in partnership with live music events startup Sofar Sounds will…
November 30, 2018
Press Release
Eritrea: Visiting US envoy must demand action on deplorable record of arbitrary detentions
US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Tibor Nagy, should demand the release of all prisoners arbitrarily detained solely…
November 30, 2018