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Amnesty International USA Marks First Anniversary of Muslim Ban
A year ago tomorrow President Trump signed an executive order banning people from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the United…
January 26, 2018
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Yemen: ‘Heart-breaking’ mass drowning a symptom of devastating conflict and humanitarian crisis
Responding to reports that at least 30 Somali and Ethiopian refugees and migrants drowned after leaving the coast of south-western…
January 26, 2018
Report
Overlooked, Under-Protected: Mexico’s Deadly Refoulement of Central Americans seeking asylum
Mexican migration authorities are routinely turning back thousands of people from Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala to their countries without…
January 23, 2018
Press Release
Bangladesh/Myanmar: Postponing returns arrangement provides temporary relief for Rohingya refugees
The government of Bangladesh’s announcement that it is to postpone the return of Rohingya refugees to Myanmar is a welcome…
January 22, 2018
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One Year After Trump Reinstated it, Global Gag Rule Must Go
One year after President Trump reinstated the “global gag rule,” which bars health care providers around the world from providing…
January 22, 2018
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Amnesty International USA Statement on One Year of Resistance to Trump’s Anti-Human Rights Agenda
In anticipation of the anniversary of the inauguration of President Trump, Margaret Huang, executive director of Amnesty International USA, issued…
January 19, 2018
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Venezuela must respond for deadly security operation
The operation by security forces to arrest the former CICPC (Scientific Investigation Police) official Óscar Pérez and others who had…
January 17, 2018
Press Release
President Trump Must Reject Plan to Use Nuclear Arms Under Any Circumstances
According to reports, President Trump is considering a plan drafted by the Pentagon that would permit the use of nuclear…
January 17, 2018
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Israel/OPT: Israeli authorities must release Ahed Tamimi immediately
Responding to the ruling today by an Israeli court that 16 year-old Palestinian activist Ahed Tamimi, charged with aggravated assault…
January 17, 2018
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Myanmar: Investigate police killings of Rakhine State protesters
Reacting to the police shooting dead at least eight protesters in Mrauk-U in Myanmar’s Rakhine State, James Gomez, Amnesty International’s…
January 17, 2018
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Bangladesh: Returning Rohingya to Myanmar illegal and premature
Responding to an announcement by the Bangladeshi Foreign Ministry that it will aim to repatriate all Rohingya refugees within two…
January 16, 2018
Press Release
Israel must release teenage Palestinian activist Ahed Tamimi
Israeli authorities must release a 16-year-old Palestinian activist who could face up to 10 years in prison over an altercation…
January 14, 2018