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Press Release
Amnesty Urges Accountability for Hurricane Maria With Projections Onto Trump Hotel, FEMA
On the one year anniversary of Hurricane Maria, Amnesty International is urging accountability from the Trump Administration for its negligence…
September 19, 2018
Report
South Sudan: Government troops and militias given free rein to commit new atrocities
The staggering brutality of a recent military offensive in South Sudan – including murder of civilians, systematic rape of women and girls and…
September 18, 2018
Press Release
New Refugee Cap is an Abandonment of Refugees, Congress Must Oppose
Reacting to news that U.S. President Donald Trump plans to set the refugee admissions number to 30,000 for Fiscal year 2019, Ryan…
September 17, 2018
Press Release
Honduras: Amnesty International to observe trial over killing of human rights defender Berta Cáceres
Amnesty International will observe the trial of eight people accused of the 2016 murder of Honduran human rights defender Berta…
September 17, 2018
Press Release
Romania: Rights groups submit legal challenge against ‘homophobic’ referendum
A planned referendum to change the definition of family in Romania’s constitution could lead to a breach of international human rights standards and increase…
September 14, 2018
Press Release
Brazil: Failure to identify Marielle Franco’s killers after six months is unacceptable
The Brazilian authorities’ failure to identify all those responsible for the killing of human rights defender Marielle Franco, six months after she…
September 14, 2018
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Syria: Unlawful attacks using cluster munitions and unguided barrel bombs intensify as Idlib offensive looms
The Syrian government, backed by Russia, has intensified unlawful attacks on civilians in Idlib using internationally banned cluster munitions and…
September 14, 2018
Press Release
United States / Mexico: Possible deportation fund between USA and Mexico is shameful business
The Trump administration´s intentions to pay the Mexican government millions of dollars to deport irregular migrants is risky business that…
September 13, 2018
Press Release
A year on from Hurricane Maria, new evidence shows how Puerto Ricans were denied essential water
Amnesty International is demanding that the Puerto Rican and US federal authorities initiate an independent investigation into the authorities' response…
September 13, 2018
Press Release
Amnesty International USA Will Continue Its Fight for New Hampshire to Abolish the Death Penalty
Reacting to news that the New Hampshire state legislature has failed to override the Governor’s veto, which would have ended…
September 13, 2018
Press Release
Myanmar: Aung San Suu Kyi in shameful defense of Reuters journalists’ conviction
Responding to comments by Myanmar's State Counsellor, Aung San Suu Kyi, at the World Economic Forum in Hanoi today defending…
September 13, 2018
Report
In the Line of Fire: Human Rights and the U.S. Gun Violence Crisis
The U.S. government has allowed gun violence to become a human rights crisis, according to “In the Line of Fire:…
September 12, 2018