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Press Release
Amnesty International Responds to Tillerson’s Myanmar Meetings
In response to Secretary Tillerson’s meetings with government and military officials in Myanmar, Joanne Lin, national director of advocacy and government relations…
November 15, 2017
Report
Time to Recharge
Major electronics and electric vehicle companies are still not doing enough to stop human rights abuses entering their cobalt supply…
November 14, 2017
Press Release
Amnesty International USA Calls for Quick Passage of the International Violence Against Women Act
A bipartisan group of senators reintroduced the International Violence Against Women Act (IVAWA) today. Amnesty International USA urged lawmakers to…
November 14, 2017
Report
The Human Cost of a Megacity: Forced Evictions of the Urban Poor in Lagos
Nigerian authorities must halt a violent, unlawful campaign of demolitions and forced evictions of waterfront communities in Lagos State which…
November 13, 2017
Press Release
Myanmar military attempts to whitewash crimes against humanity targeting Rohingya
In response to findings released today after the Myanmar military’s internal investigation into violence in northern Rakhine State since August…
November 13, 2017
Report
“We leave or we die”: Forced displacement under Syria’s ‘reconciliation’ agreements
Whole civilian populations who have suffered horrific sieges and been subjected to intensive bombardments have been given no choice but…
November 12, 2017
Press Release
Trump must challenge Duterte’s record at ASEAN summit in the Philippines
As Donald Trump prepares to meet leaders at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in Manila on November…
November 10, 2017
Press Release
Amnesty International USA Files FOIA on Burn Pits
Today, Amnesty International USA filed a request under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to seek documents related to the…
November 10, 2017
Press Release
Vice President Pence Calls on Turkey to Ensure Fair Resolution of Civil Society Cases
According to the White House, in today's meeting with Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim, Vice President Mike Pence expressed deep concern…
November 9, 2017
Press Release
FIFA under pressure over handling of World Cup construction abuse
FIFA should act immediately on a series of critical recommendations made today in the first report published by its Human…
November 9, 2017
Press Release
Zimbabwe must drop absurd charges over Mugabe tweet
In response to a Zimbabwean court’s decision to grant bail to Martha O’Donovan, a US citizen who was detained last…
November 9, 2017
Press Release
Egypt: Draft bill to criminalize same-sex relations amid unprecedented homophobic crackdown
More than 60 members of Egypt’s parliament have proposed a deeply discriminatory law that will explicitly criminalize same-sex sexual activity…
November 8, 2017