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Press Release
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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Press Release
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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Press Release
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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Report
Forced Back to Danger: Asylum-Seekers Returned from Europe to Afghanistan
European governments have put thousands of Afghans in harm’s way by forcibly returning them to a country where they are…
October 4, 2017
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Press Release
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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Press Release
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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Report
Conform or flee: Repression and insecurity pushing Burundians into exile
Thousands of Burundian refugees are under mounting pressure to return to their country where they would be at risk of…
September 28, 2017
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Report
Between a Rock and a Hard Place
With the world’s fastest growing refugee crisis developing on its doorstep, Thailand must take concrete action to reverse its long-standing…
September 28, 2017
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Press Release
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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Press Release
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
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Press Release
Supreme Court Stays Death Sentence of Keith Tharpe
The U.S. Supreme Court stayed the death sentence today of Keith Tharpe, a black man who was on death row…
September 26, 2017
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Press Release
Thousands of Lives In Danger As Trump Slashes Number of Refugees Admitted to U.S.
CONTACT: Mandy Simon, [email protected] WASHINGTON – Responding to reports that President Trump will slashed the number of refugee admissions to the…
September 26, 2017