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Palestinian armed groups must be held accountable for deliberate civilian killings, abductions and indiscriminate attacks 

Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups flagrantly violated international law and displayed a chilling disregard for human life by carrying out cruel…

October 12, 2023

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Amnesty International Calls for Immediate and Unconditional Release of Nobel Peace Prize Winner Narges Mohammadi 

Narges Mohammadi, unjustly imprisoned human rights defender, is currently serving multiple sentences amounting to a total of 11 years and…

October 6, 2023

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Digitally Divided: Technology, Inequality, and Human Rights

This Amnesty International report examines how new technologies are increasingly central to how people access work and essential services around…

October 3, 2023

A CORUÑA GALICIA, SPAIN - SEPTEMBER 05: A person observes one of the works at the opening of the international exhibition 'Al: More than human', at the headquarters of Afundacion Obra Social de ABANCA, on September 5, 2022, in A Coruña, Galicia, Spain. (Photo By M. Dylan/Europa Press via Getty Images)

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Global: Emerging Technology and AI Are Driving the Crisis of Widening Inequality Around the World

Many uses of emerging technology, including AI, are directly contributing to widening social, racial, and economic inequality around the world,…

October 2, 2023

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Joint statement: Ahead of Khashoggi anniversary, Biden administration should reverse current policy and prioritize human rights in Saudi Arabia

Five years have passed since the heinous murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the country’s consulate in Istanbul on…

September 29, 2023

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Sudanese Diaspora, Rights Organizations Rally Outside White House to Urge US to Take  Urgent Measures to Protect Civilians

On Saturday, September 23, 2023, Sudanese diaspora groups and several prominent human rights organizations rallied in Washington, DC outside the…

September 28, 2023

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 25: Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi arrives to address the 76th Session of the U.N. General Assembly at U.N. headquarters on September 25, 2021 in New York City. More than 100 heads of state or government are attending the session in person, although the size of delegations are smaller due to the Covid-19 pandemic. (Photo by Eduardo Munoz - Pool/Getty Images)

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India: Government Weaponizing Terrorism Financing Watchdog Recommendations Against Civil Society

Indian authorities are exploiting the recommendations of a global terrorism financing and money laundering watchdog to target civil society groups…

September 26, 2023

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Amnesty International USA Applauds President Biden Launching Gun Violence Prevention Office

Responding to President Biden’s announcement that he is creating the first-ever White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention, Ernest Coverson,…

September 22, 2023

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Amnesty International USA welcomes Venezuela TPS Announcement and calls for Biden to take action for Cameroon and other countries.

Amnesty International USA welcomes the Biden Administration’s announcement to extend and redesignate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for over 470,000 Venezuelans…

September 21, 2023

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - 2023/03/18: Protesters hold Woman Life Freedom placards in support of freedom in Iran during the demonstration near BBC headquarters. Thousands of people marched through Central London in support of refugees and in protest against racism and the UK Government's Illegal Migration Bill. (Photo by Vuk Valcic/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

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Iran: One Year After Uprising, International Community Must Combat Impunity for Brutal Crackdown

The international community must pursue pathways for justice at the international level to address systemic impunity for Iranian officials responsible…

September 13, 2023

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Ahead of 9/11 anniversary, Amnesty International calls for justice and accountability for victims and survivors

Ahead of the 22nd anniversary of the attack on the United States on September 11, 2001, Daphne Eviatar, the director…

September 7, 2023

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19 Civil Society Organizations Call on US Administration to Press the UAE to Release Ahmed Mansoor ahead of COP 28

On August 29, 2023, Amnesty International USA, Human Rights Watch, Project on Middle East Democracy (POMED) and 16 additional civil…

August 30, 2023