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End of TPS for El Salvador Endangers Thousands of Families
Today, the Department of Homeland Security announced the end of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation to El Salvador. Over 250,000…
January 8, 2018
Press Release
Iran: Stop increasingly ruthless crackdown and investigate deaths of protesters
Iranian authorities must ensure the right to peaceful protest, investigate reports that security forces have unlawfully used firearms against unarmed…
January 4, 2018
Press Release
Ethiopia: Closure of “torture chamber” could signal new chapter for human rights
Responding to an announcement by Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn that all political prisoners will be released and a notorious…
January 3, 2018
Report
Less equal: LGBTI human rights defenders in Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan
Discrimination, homophobia and Russia’s crusade against non-traditional sexual relationships have helped fuel a worrying rise in hostility towards LGBTI human…
December 22, 2017
Press Release
United Nations Sends a Global Rebuke to Trump’s Reckless Jerusalem Policy
Following the approval of a United Nations resolution condemning President Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, Sherine…
December 21, 2017
Press Release
Amnesty International appoints Kumi Naidoo as next Secretary General
Amnesty International has appointed Kumi Naidoo as the next Secretary General of the global human rights movement. From August 2018…
December 21, 2017
Report
Somalia: Refugees pressured to leave Dadaab return to insecurity, drought and hunger
Thousands of Somali refugees who were pressured into leaving the Dadaab camp in Kenya are now facing drought, starvation and…
December 20, 2017
Press Release
President Trump Threatens to Withhold Aid Over UN Jerusalem Vote
In response to reports that President Trump has threatened to withhold aid to countries if they vote for a resolution…
December 20, 2017
Press Release
Iraq: New reports place Mosul civilian death toll at more than ten times official estimates
Responding to reports made by the Associated Press that between 9000 to 11,000 civilians have been killed in the battle…
December 20, 2017
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Myanmar: ‘Outrageous’ denial of access to top UN official
Reacting to the news that the Myanmar authorities have denied access to UN Special Rapporteur Yanghee Lee, James Gomez, Amnesty…
December 20, 2017
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Mexico: Amnesty International chief slams interior security law and calls on Mexican president to veto it
Amnesty International’s Secretary General, Salil Shetty, today directed an open letter to Mexican president Enrique Peña Nieto, calling on the…
December 18, 2017
Press Release
Revoking Net Neutrality Violates Freedom of Expression
Today the Federal Communications Commission voted to remove the current regulations on network neutrality. Internet service providers (ISPs) can now…
December 14, 2017