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Iraq: One year on, hundreds of thousands suffering the consequences of battle for Mosul
Marking the one-year anniversary since Iraqi forces and the US-led coalition launched the offensive to retake the city of Mosul…
October 15, 2017
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Attorney General Sessions’ Plans for Immigration Reform Will Cost Lives
Responding to Attorney General Sessions’ remarks today on the asylum system, Naureen Shah, senior director of campaigns at Amnesty International…
October 12, 2017
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Celebrities Call on Turkey to Release Amnesty Director and Chair, Still in Jail After 100 Days
Over 20 artists and celebrities, including Zoë Kravitz, Ben Stiller, Mark Ruffalo, and Zach Galifianakis, have joined Amnesty International USA…
October 12, 2017
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CAR: Fresh evidence UN peacekeepers drugged and raped young woman
The United Nations must take firm action in response to credible new evidence that UN peacekeepers drugged and raped a…
October 11, 2017
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Nigeria: Justice impossible unless Boko Haram terror suspects get fair trials
As the mass trial of Boko Haram suspects on terrorism-related charges continues in Nigeria, Amnesty International Nigeria Director Osai Ojigho…
October 11, 2017
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Amnesty International USA Honors Indigenous Activist Charon Asetoyer
Amnesty International USA will honor Charon Asetoyer, a member of the Comanche nation and a lifelong Native American women’s health…
October 10, 2017
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Outrageous charges against jailed Amnesty staff in Turkey must be rejected
Responding to news that a prosecutor has filed an indictment calling for jail terms of up to 15 years on…
October 8, 2017
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UN downplays Saudi Arabia-led coalition’s crimes against children in Yemen
The international community has caved in to political pressure again, underplaying the suffering of hundreds of Yemeni children, by watering…
October 6, 2017
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Attack in Las Vegas Shows Utter Contempt for Human Life
CONTACT: Mandy Simon, [email protected] NEW YORK – Following a mass shooting last night in Las Vegas, Margaret Huang, Amnesty International USA executive…
October 2, 2017
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UN: Breakthrough resolution establishes expert group to investigate violations in Yemen
A resolution passed by the UN Human Rights Council today, mandating a group of international experts to investigate abuses by…
September 29, 2017
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Myanmar: UN Security Council must impose arms embargo
The UN Security Council must do everything it can to end the crimes against humanity and ongoing ethnic cleansing against…
September 27, 2017
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Saudi Arabia: Right to drive is a long overdue step forward for women
Responding to the Saudi Arabian government’s announcement that women will be allowed to drive, Philip Luther, Amnesty International's Research and…
September 27, 2017