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University of Vermont Passes “Refugees Welcome” Resolution
The University of Vermont Student Government Association passed a resolution last night declaring the school to be a “Refugees Welcome”…
March 21, 2018
Report
Online abuse of women thrives as Twitter fails to respect women’s rights
Twitter’s recent claim to “stand with women around the world” rings hollow in light of the multi-billion-dollar social media platform’s…
March 20, 2018
Press Release
New Arms Deal Risks Trampling Human Rights
According to reports, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and U.S. President Trump finalized a new $12.5 billon arms deal…
March 20, 2018
Press Release
Nigeria: Security forces failed to act on warnings about Boko Haram attack hours before abduction of schoolgirls
Nigerian security forces failed to act on advance warnings that a convoy of Boko Haram fighters was heading towards a…
March 19, 2018
Press Release
The Death Penalty Is Never an Appropriate Response to a Public Health Crisis
Responding to an initiative announced by President Donald Trump on the use of the death penalty as a means to…
March 19, 2018
Press Release
Amnesty International Calls for Withdrawal of Haspel’s Nomination for CIA Director and Investigation of Her Alleged Role in Torture
Responding to reports that Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) deputy director Gina Hapsel may have been involved in torture and enforced…
March 19, 2018
Press Release
U.S. Risks Complicity by Selling Arms to Saudi Arabia
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is visiting the United States this week from March 19 to 22. On Tuesday,…
March 19, 2018
Report
Nigeria: Amnesty activists uncover serious negligence by oil giants Shell and Eni
A groundbreaking research project by Amnesty International has exposed evidence of serious negligence by oil giants Shell and Eni, whose…
March 15, 2018
Press Release
Jamaica: Amnesty International supporters take half a million actions to end impunity for unlawful police killings
Accompanied by relatives of people killed by police across the Americas, Amnesty International today delivered 64,331 letters and signatures to…
March 15, 2018
Press Release
Brazil: Authorities must investigate the killing of human rights defender Marielle Franco
The targeted assassination of Marielle Franco, a 38-year-old human rights defender and city councilor known for denouncing police abuses and…
March 15, 2018
Press Release
SYRIA: Seven years of catastrophic failure by the international community
To mark the seventh anniversary of the Syria conflict, Amnesty International is calling for the international community to assume its…
March 15, 2018
Press Release
El Salvador: Government must decriminalize abortion following release of woman jailed for stillbirth
Maira Verónica Figueroa Marroquín, a 34-year-old woman who spent 15 years in prison after suffering a stillbirth, was released from…
March 14, 2018