Below you’ll find breaking news as well as reports, updates on our campaigns, and victories.
If you are a member of the press, please reach out to [email protected]
Press Release
Police Must Protect the Right to Peacefully Protest Pipeline Construction in North Dakota
As thousands of Indigenous activists gather in 90-degree heat at the construction site of the Dakota Access Pipeline at the…
August 23, 2016
Press Release
Iraq: Executions will not eliminate security threats
The execution of 36 men in Iraq yesterday marks an alarming rise in the authorities’ use of the death penalty…
August 22, 2016
Press Release
Art for Amnesty Partners with AFROPUNK Music Festival
Art for Amnesty, an Amnesty International USA program using the power of art, music, and culture to support human rights…
August 22, 2016
Press Release
Brazil: Rio’s Olympic legacy shattered with no let-up in killings by police
The legacy of the Rio 2016 Olympics has been shattered with at least eight people killed in police operations in…
August 22, 2016
Press Release
UN: Zero tolerance for states who flout Arms Trade Treaty obligations
UN: Zero tolerance for states who flout Arms Trade Treaty obligations · States Parties still engaging in unscrupulous arms transfers,…
August 19, 2016
Press Release
Letter to Milwaukee Police Department on Shooting of Sylville Smith
Amnesty International USA sent the following letter to the Milwaukee Police Department asking for a thorough, independent and transparent investigation…
August 19, 2016
Press Release
Russia declares two more non-profits as ‘undesirable’
The Russian General Prosecutor’s Office Thursday designated two more US–based organizations as “undesirable” under a draconian law adopted last year,…
August 18, 2016
Press Release
Amnesty International USA Responds to Announcement that DOJ Will End Use of Private Prisons
“Reports have shown that the federal government has failed to adequately oversee privately operated prisons that do not meet human…
August 18, 2016
Press Release
Obama must offer urgent support to Syrian refugees on Jordan border
Over 80,000 refugees stranded in the desert at the border between Jordan and Syria are facing dire circumstances caused by…
August 18, 2016
Press Release
Yemen: Huthi authorities must release detained Bahá’ís, end crackdown on minorities
The Huthi armed group in control of parts of Yemen must immediately ensure the release of all 27 members of…
August 17, 2016
Press Release
Australia/PNG: Closure of Manus Island detention only first step to ending offshore nightmare for refugees
Responding to today’s reports that the Australian Government-run refugee detention centre on Manus Island will close Anna Neistat, Amnesty International’s…
August 17, 2016
Press Release
Ruling to release woman jailed after miscarriage in Argentina, a step forward for human rights
A ruling to release a woman sentenced to eight years in prison after having a miscarriage in Argentina is a…
August 17, 2016