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Hungary: container camp bill is flagrant violation of international law
Responding to the Hungarian Parliament’s adoption of a set of amendments allowing for the automatic detention of all asylum seekers…
March 7, 2017
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Amnesty International USA Endorses National Women’s Strike, Set for March 8
Amnesty International USA today announced that it is endorsing and supporting “A Day Without A Woman,” a day of strike…
March 2, 2017
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Young Mother with Brain Tumor Will Be Released from ICE Detention
Sara Beltran Hernandez, a 26-year-old mother who fled violence in El Salvador and has been detained by Immigration and Customs…
March 2, 2017
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Amnesty International USA on New Executive Order: Same Hate and Fear, New Packaging
In response to a replacement executive order banning travel to the U.S. from six Muslim-majority countries, Margaret Huang, executive director…
March 1, 2017
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Egypt: Government must protect Coptic Christians targeted in string of deadly attacks in North Sinai
The Egyptian authorities must offer urgent protection to Coptic Christians in North Sinai and provide essential services and accommodation to…
March 1, 2017
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Congress Must Reject Trump’s Insistence on Writing Bigotry into Policy
Following President Trump’s remarks before a joint session of Congress this evening, Amnesty International USA executive director Margaret Huang issued…
February 28, 2017
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Young Mother Needs Care She Can’t Get in ICE detention
A neurosurgeon who examined Sara Beltran Hernandez, a 26-year-old mother detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, confirmed that she is…
February 28, 2017
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Yemen: Huthi forces recruiting child soldiers for front-line combat
New evidence has emerged of how the Huthi armed group is actively recruiting boys as young as 15 to fight…
February 27, 2017
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Amnesty International Response to DHS Report on Trump Travel Ban
In response to reports that the Homeland Security Department's intelligence arm has found that citizenship of the seven Muslim-majority countries…
February 25, 2017
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Amnesty International USA Launches Campaign to Free Young Mother Detained by ICE for 15 Months
Amnesty International USA is launching a campaign today urging Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to release a 26-year-old woman on…
February 24, 2017
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Amnesty International Reaction to Supreme Court Ruling on Duane Buck Death Penalty Case
Following the Supreme Court’s ruling granting a new sentencing hearing to Duane Buck based on evidence of racial bias in…
February 22, 2017
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DHS Immigration Orders Will Likely Lead to Human Rights Abuses
In response to new Department of Homeland Security policies aimed at harsher immigration enforcement, Justin Mazzola, researcher for Amnesty International…
February 21, 2017