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Press Release
Amnesty International USA Reacts to Ninth Circuit Arguments Regarding Muslim Ban
“The Trump administration is claiming absolute power to assault human rights in the name of security,” said Naureen Shah, director of Amnesty International USA’s Security with Human Rights program. “This is nothing more than a cruel attempt to write anti-Muslim bigotry into law, and it should not stand.” “While the legal process plays out, Congress has the power to repeal this policy once and for all. The Senate must act immediately.”
February 8, 2017
Press Release
Amnesty International to Newly Confirmed Attorney General: Your Duty is To Uphold the Law, and We Will Hold You Accountable
Despite efforts by civil rights and human rights groups to delay his confirmation, Senator Jeff Sessions was confirmed today as Attorney General. Following is a statement from Margaret Huang, executive director of Amnesty International USA.
February 8, 2017
Press Release
Amnesty Reacts to Poll Showing Majority of Americans Disapprove of Muslim Ban
Reacting to a new Quinnipiac University poll showing a majority of Americans disapprove of President Donald Trump’s Muslim ban, Margaret Huang, Amnesty International USA, released the following statement: “The more people learn about Trump’s Muslim ban, the more they oppose it. From polls to protests, the message to Congress is clear: Step in and block this Muslim ban now. In a matter of days, the Muslim ban has torn thousands of families apart, created chaos in the country’s airports, and stirred fear for Muslims living in the U.S. This ban is dangerous and discriminatory, and Congress has to put a permanent…
February 7, 2017
Press Release
Amnesty International USA: Resumption of Dakota Access Pipeline Construction Violates Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Following an announcement that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has granted an easement to allow the Dakota Access Pipeline to be completed, Eric Ferrero of Amnesty International USA made the following statement.
February 7, 2017
Press Release
Trump’s Defense of Muslim Ban is Out of Step with Americans
Following a filing by the Department of Justice to an appeals court weighing President Trump’s Muslim ban, Naureen Shah, director of Amnesty International USA’s Security With Human Rights program, released the following statement.
February 6, 2017
Press Release
Majority of Americans Oppose Trump’s Muslim Ban as Its Impact Becomes Clearer
“From polls to protests, the message to Congress is clear: Step in and stop this Muslim ban now,” Amnesty International says.
February 6, 2017
Press Release
Amnesty International USA, Coalition Partners Launch Campaign to Fight the Assault on Immigrant, Refugee Rights
Contact: [email protected] WASHINGTON, DC – In response to President Trump’s recent executive orders on immigration and refugees, a coalition of leading human rights, civil rights, legal, and faith-based groups launched a joint initiative today to protect the rights of refugees and immigrants at U.S. borders. As a first step, they are demanding President Trump and Homeland Security Secretary Kelly end the mandatory detention of people seeking asylum, including children and their parents. In a joint statement of purpose, the coalition said: “We stand united in our rejection of the immigration-related executive orders issued by the White House which, taken together,…
February 6, 2017
Press Release
Muslim Ban Appeal Shows Trump is Out of Step
Following the Department of Justice filing an appeal in response a federal judge’s ruling temporarily blocking President Trump’s Muslim ban, Eric Ferrero, Amnesty International USA spokesman, released the following statement.
February 5, 2017
Press Release
Trump’s Muslim Ban is Indefensible
Following a federal court ruling against an immediate reinstatement of President Trump’s Muslim ban, Eric Ferrero, Amnesty International USA spokesman, released the following statement.
February 5, 2017
Press Release
Federal Muslim Ban Ruling Short-Term Relief
Following a federal judge’s ruling to temporarily block President Trump’s Muslim ban, Eric Ferrero, Amnesty International USA spokesman, released the following statement.
February 4, 2017
Press Release
DHS Ceasing Enforcement of Muslim Ban Not Enough, Congress Must Repeal
Following the announcement that the Department of Homeland Security will suspend enforcement of President Trump’s Muslim ban, Eric Ferrero, Amnesty International USA spokesman, released the following statement.
February 4, 2017
Report
Human slaughterhouse: Mass hangings and extermination at Saydnaya prison, Syria
A chilling new report by Amnesty International exposes the Syrian government’s calculated campaign of extrajudicial executions by mass hangings at Saydnaya Prison. Between 2011 and 2015, every week and often twice a week, groups of up to 50 people were taken out of their prison cells and hanged to death. In five years, as many as 13,000 people, most of them civilians believed to be opposed to the government, were hanged in secret at Saydnaya.
February 3, 2017