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Secretary Kelly Heartlessly Criminalizes People Fleeing Violence in Budget Testimony
In his testimony on the Department of Homeland Security’s reauthorization and President Trump’s FY 2018 budget request, Secretary Kelly discussed…
June 7, 2017
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Chair of Amnesty International Turkey swept up in post-coup purge
Responding to the news that Taner Kiliç, the Chair of Amnesty International Turkey, was detained yesterday by police along with…
June 7, 2017
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Amnesty International USA Launches Campaign Urging Ivanka Trump to Intervene on Behalf of Jailed Immigrant Families
Amnesty International USA is launching a global campaign today to urge Ivanka Trump to intervene on behalf of the women…
June 7, 2017
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States must ban Israeli settlement products to help end half a century of violations against Palestinians
The international community must ban the import of all goods produced in illegal Israeli settlements and put an end to…
June 6, 2017
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Hiding Torture Report Opens the Door to Repeating History
The Trump Administration is returning copies of the Senate’s 2014 full report on the CIA’s secret detention and torture program…
June 2, 2017
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Afghanistan: Security forces open fire on protesters voicing anger over Kabul blast
Responding to the Afghan security forces opening fire today on crowds protesting insecurity in the wake of the May 31…
June 2, 2017
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Venezuela: Authorities’ militarization of crisis escalates violence and promotes fear
The increased deployment of military forces to repress protests, the rise in excessive use of force against protesters and others,…
June 2, 2017
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Trump Must Drop Defense of Discriminatory Muslim Ban
Following the federal government's filing of an appeal to the Supreme Court to uphold President Trump’s Muslim ban, Margaret Huang,…
June 1, 2017
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Bahrain heading for ‘total suppression’ of human rights as secular opposition group banned
Bahrain’s dissolution of a major political opposition society is the latest troubling move in its blatant campaign to end all…
May 31, 2017
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China: Release activists detained for investigating abuses at factories making Ivanka Trump shoes
Chinese authorities must release three labor activists who were investigating labour conditions at factories that make shoes for Ivanka Trump’s…
May 31, 2017
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USA: Trump’s expected decision to leave the global climate deal could result in a human rights catastrophe of epic proportions
In response to reports that President Donald Trump is expected to pull the USA from the Paris Agreement on climate…
May 31, 2017
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Afghanistan: Kabul bombing is horrific act of deliberate violence
Responding to today’s bombing in Kabul that has claimed the lives of 80 people and injured at least 350, Amnesty…
May 31, 2017