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Press Release
Chelsea Manning finally free after cruel ordeal
“It seems to me that transparency in government is a fundamental prerequisite to ensuring and protecting the freedom and dignity…
May 17, 2017
Report
Human rights defenders under threat – a shrinking space for civil society
Community leaders, lawyers, journalists and other human rights defenders across the world are facing unprecedented levels of persecution, intimidation and…
May 16, 2017
Press Release
Trump and Erdogan meeting no time for self-congratulation
"While these two leaders sit and congratulate each other in the White House, thousands of people around the world are…
May 16, 2017
Press Release
Ninth Circuit Hears Arguments Regarding Muslim and Refugee Ban
“This ban is nothing more than an effort to write anti-Muslim bigotry into law,” said Margaret Huang, executive director of…
May 15, 2017
Report
My Family is in Shock: The Harm Caused by President Trump’s Executive Orders on Travel to the US
The Trump administration’s executive order on travel, scheduled for another federal appeals court review on Monday, would harm both immigrants…
May 15, 2017
Press Release
Knee-jerk repression as LGBTI activists arrested over Chechnya petition
Denis Krivosheev, Deputy Director for Europe and Central Asia at Amnesty International, responds to today’s detention of five LGBTI activists…
May 11, 2017
Press Release
Venezuela: Use of military courts against civilians undermines rule of law
The use of military courts to try civilians in Venezuela undermines the rule of law in the country, violating the…
May 10, 2017
Press Release
Amnesty International Mobilizes Members for National Week of Resistance Against Muslim Ban
This week Amnesty International is mobilizing its 1.2 million members and supporters in the U.S. to join with the American…
May 8, 2017
Press Release
El Salvador: Critical opportunity to put an end to total criminalization of abortion
The Legislative Assembly of El Salvador has a historic opportunity to reject the criminalization of abortion and protect the health…
May 8, 2017
Press Release
Nigeria: Privacy of 82 Chibok girls released should be a priority
In response to the announcement by Nigerian government that secured the release of 82 Chibok girls abducted by Boko Haram,…
May 7, 2017
Press Release
Brazil: Spike in killings by Rio police as country faces UN review
Authorities in Brazil are increasingly turning a blind eye to a deepening human rights crisis of their own making, Amnesty…
May 5, 2017
Press Release
Secretary Kelly’s Cruel Remarks Attack the Rights of Asylum-Seekers
Secretary Kelly has commented on the deportation of a young mother and child who sought asylum from horrific violence and…
May 4, 2017