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Press Release
Official response to Rakhine and Rohingya crisis in Myanmar ‘unconscionable’
The statement by Myanmar’s leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s office, which claims that the government is defending all the people in Rakhine state “in the best possible way,” is unconscionable, Amnesty International said today.
September 6, 2017
Press Release
Boko Haram’s renewed campaign sparks sharp rise in civilian deaths
A major resurgence in Boko Haram attacks and suicide bombings in Cameroon and Nigeria has left at least 381 civilians dead in the five months since the start of April 2017, with casualties more than double the previous five months, Amnesty International said today.
September 5, 2017
Press Release
Restrictions on international aid to Rohingya and Rakhine state putting thousands at risk
The Myanmar authorities’ restrictions on international aid in Rakhine state is putting tens of thousands of lives at risk in a region where mainly Rohingya people are already suffering horrific abuses from a disproportionate military campaign, Amnesty International said today.
September 4, 2017
Press Release
Kenyan Supreme Court annuls presidential election in historic ruling
Responding to the Kenyan Supreme Court’s decision to annul last month’s presidential election and order a re-run, Justus Nyang’aya, Country Director at Amnesty International Kenya, said the following.
September 1, 2017
Press Release
Amnesty International USA and Texas Groups Urge U.S. Government to Protect Immigrants’ Rights in Harvey’s Wake
A letter from Amnesty International USA, and local Texas groups Grassroots Leadership and Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services (RAICES) to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today raised heightened concerns about Hurricane Harvey’s impact on migrant populations and people seeking asylum.
August 30, 2017
Press Release
Military Weapons to Local Law Enforcement a Grave Mistake
Following remarks from Attorney General Jeff Sessions stating President Trump’s intention to reverse an executive order by President Obama limiting military weapons to local law enforcement, Justin Mazzola, Amnesty International USA researcher, issued the following statement.
August 28, 2017
Press Release
Governments completely out of touch with citizens on refugee issues, new survey reveals
A new survey released by the World Economic Foundation (WEF) on young peoples’ attitudes towards refugees exposes just how out of touch governments are with their citizens, Amnesty International said today.
August 28, 2017
Press Release
Trump’s Transgender Military Policy is Cruel and Discriminatory
Following President Donald Trump’s signing of a new directive banning future transgender individuals serving in the U.S. military, Tarah Demant, Amnesty International USA’s director of Gender, Sexuality, and Identity program issued the following statement.
August 25, 2017
Press Release
Florida conducts its first execution in a year and a half
For the first time since the Supreme Court ruled against the state’s capital sentencing statute, Florida has executed a prisoner, killing Mark Asay via lethal injection.
August 24, 2017
Report
Syria: ‘Deadly labyrinth’ traps civilians trying to flee Raqqa battle against Islamic State
Thousands of civilians trapped in Raqqa, northern Syria, are coming under fire from all sides as the battle for control of the city enters its final stage, Amnesty International said following an in-depth investigation on the ground. The warring parties must prioritize protecting them from hostilities and creating safe ways for them to flee the frontline.
August 23, 2017
Press Release
Amnesty International Reacts to U.S. Withholding Military Aid to Egypt
Following the announcement that the U.S. will withhold military aid to Egypt until it addresses human rights concerns, Adotei Akwei, advocacy director at Amnesty International USA, made the following statement.
August 23, 2017
Press Release
Florida set to conduct its first execution in a year and a half
Ahead of a planned resumption of executions in Florida on August 24, 18 months after the last one, Amnesty International is issuing a paper on recent developments relating to the death penalty in the state.
August 23, 2017