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Press Release
Dr. López-Gatell Must Support the Release of Migrants in Mexico Due to COVID-19
Amnesty International sent an open letter today to the Undersecretary of Prevention and the Promotion of Health, Dr Hugo López-Gatell…
April 23, 2020
Press Release
Trump’s Proposal to “Halt Immigration” Is Fueled by Bigotry and Xenophobia
Responding to plans announced by U.S. President Donald J. Trump to sign an executive order “to temporarily suspend immigration into…
April 21, 2020
Press Release
Prisoner of conscience in coma still detained in Saudi Arabia during COVID-19 pandemic
The Saudi Arabian authorities must immediately release Dr Abdullah al-Hamid, a prisoner of conscience who remains detained despite being in…
April 17, 2020
Press Release
Migrant workers in Qatar illegally expelled during COVID-19 pandemic
Qatari authorities rounded up and expelled dozens of migrant workers after telling them they were being taken to be tested for COVID-19,…
April 15, 2020
Press Release
Migrant domestic workers in Lebanon must be protected during COVID-19 pandemic
The Lebanese government must announce a set of immediate measures to protect migrant domestic workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, Amnesty…
April 14, 2020
Report
Amid COVID-19 pandemic, authorities must release immigration detainees
The Trump administration is failing to protect people in immigration detention during the COVID-19 public health emergency, Amnesty International said…
April 7, 2020
Press Release
Government in India Must Act As Lives At Risk In Overcrowded Detention Centers In Assam
While steps taken by the Assam Government to release over 700 prisoners to contain the novel coronavirus (COVID19) outbreak are…
April 7, 2020
Press Release
Over 20,000 Migrant Workers in Quarantine in Singapore Must be Protected from Mass Infection
Responding to reports that two dormitories for migrant workers in Singapore have been designated as “isolation areas” and that over…
April 7, 2020
Press Release
COVID-19 Response Flaws Put Older Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh in Imminent Danger
Older Rohingya refugees in overcrowded camps in Bangladesh are being left behind in the humanitarian response to COVID-19, which could…
April 7, 2020
Press Release
Governments Must Halt Dangerous and Discriminatory Detention of Migrants and Asylum Seekers
Authorities in a number of countries across the Americas, including Canada, the United States, Mexico, Curaçao, and Trinidad and Tobago,…
April 2, 2020
Press Release
“Hope Can’t Be Quarantined” campaign to help immigrants and asylum-seekers held in detention during the COVID-19 crisis
As a response to the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak, Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) and Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service (LIRS) have…
March 31, 2020
Press Release
As federal judge weighs release of children in immigration detention, COVID-19 risks grow
Responding to a temporary restraining order by Judge Dolly M. Gee of the United States District Court directing the government…
March 29, 2020