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For PDF version, click here: 2019.03.04 Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee Hearing on Venezuela (for record submission)   March 5, 2019   Sen. Marco Rubio Sen. Ben Cardin Chair Ranking Member Senate Foreign Relations Committee Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights, and Global Women’s Issues Senate Foreign Relations Committee Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights, and Global Women’s Issues   RE:     Amnesty International Statement for Hearing on “U.S.-Venezuela Relations and the Path to a Democratic Transition”   Dear Chairman Rubio, Ranking Member Cardin, and Members of the Subcommittee:   On behalf…

March 5, 2019

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To view PDF click here: AIUSA Statement for House Judiciary Hearing on TPS-Dream (3-6-19) March 5, 2019 Chairman Jerrold Lewis Nadler                                 Ranking Member Doug Collins House Committee on the Judiciary                            House Committee on the Judiciary 2138 Rayburn House Office Building                        2138 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515                                          Washington, D.C. 20515   Re: Hearing on Protecting Dreamers and TPS Recipients Dear Chairman Nadler, Ranking Member Collins and Members of the Committee: On behalf of Amnesty International USA and our more…

March 5, 2019

Press Release

Wildlife conservationists in Iran who have been accused of espionage after using cameras to track endangered species could face the death penalty or more than a decade in prison, said Amnesty International, ahead of a verdict in their case in the coming days. The eight scientists, who work with the Persian Wildlife Heritage Foundation, were arrested at the end of January 2018. They had been conducting research into Iran’s endangered animals, including the Asiatic cheetah and Persian leopard. There is evidence that they were subjected to torture and other ill-treatment including through prolonged solitary confinement in order to extract forced…

March 5, 2019

Press Release

Responding to reports by The Intercept that Google is still working on Project Dragonfly, its censored search engine for China

March 5, 2019

Report

Denmark’s reputation for gender equality masks a society with one of Europe’s highest levels of rape, where flawed legislation and widespread harmful myths and gender stereotypes have resulted in endemic impunity for rapists, Amnesty International said in a report published today.  Give us respect and justice! Overcoming barriers to justice for women rape survivors in Denmark reveals that women and girls are being failed by dangerous and outdated laws and often do not report attacks through fear of not being believed, social stigma and a lack of trust in the justice system. “Despite Denmark’s image as a land of gender equality, the reality for women is starkly different, with shockingly high levels of impunity…

March 4, 2019

Press Release

Responding to the news that photojournalist Mahmoud Abou Zeid, known as Shawkan, was finally released today after spending more than five years in prison on trumped-up charges.

March 4, 2019

Press Release

Argentine authorities must be held accountable for putting at grave risk the life of an 11-year-old rape survivor carrying a forced pregnancy and divulging confidential medical information, said Amnesty International today.

March 1, 2019

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Reports indicate that the Remain in Mexico plan, also known as Migrant Protection Protocols, will soon be implemented in parts of California, New Mexico, and Texas. This plan forces asylum-seekers to stay in Mexico while their claims are reviewed. It is being implemented alongside ongoing large-scale illegal pushbacks at the border.

February 28, 2019

Press Release

Three years after the murder of Berta Cáceres, the Honduran defender of environmental and Indigenous rights, Erika Guevara-Rosas, Americas director at Amnesty International, said:

February 28, 2019

Press Release

Responding to the findings of a report published by the UN Commission of Inquiry today which states that Israeli forces may have committed war crimes during protests in Gaza last year, including by deliberately firing on Palestinian civilians, Saleh Higazi, Deputy Middle East and North Africa Director at Amnesty International said: 

February 28, 2019

Update

­ To view PDF click here: Mace HFAC testimony.02.26.2019 Testimony of Ryan Mace Grassroots Advocacy & Refugee Specialist Amnesty International USA   Hearing on “A Global Crisis: Refugees, Migrants and Asylum-Seekers” Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations House Foreign Affairs Committee February 26, 2019   Chairwoman Bass, Ranking Member Smith, and Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for inviting us to this vital, and overdue, hearing on the challenges facing refugees, migrants, and asylum-seekers around the world. I am grateful for the opportunity to speak with you today.   My name is Ryan Mace, and I…

February 27, 2019

Press Release

The House of Representatives is set to vote on two pieces of legislation this week that would be important steps in taking meaningful action against the human rights crisis of gun violence in the United States.

February 27, 2019