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Press Release
DEATH PENALTY 2022: Recorded Executions Skyrocket to Highest Figure in Five Years
Recorded executions in 2022 reached the highest figure in five years, as the Middle East and North Africa’s most notorious executioners carried out killing sprees, Amnesty International said today as it released its annual review of the death penalty.
May 16, 2023
Press Release
At Border, Humanitarian Delegation Witnesses an End of Title 42 Without Chaos and Cruelty of New Asylum Ban
A delegation bore witness to Title 42 and the implementation of number of punitive policies along the border, including a new asylum ban.Â
May 12, 2023
Press Release
Report-out from Delegation of Civil and Human Rights Leaders Visiting US-Mexico Border
On Friday, May 12, at 1 pm CT/2 pm ET, members of a senior delegation of human rights leaders led by the Haitian Bridge Alliance will brief reporters on their trip to the U.S.-Mexico border during the lifting of Title 42 and replacement with a new Biden administration asylum ban.
May 12, 2023
Update
Partner Letter Calls for Congressional Action on Sudan
Amnesty International USA and 20+ partners wrote to Senate Foreign Relations Committee and House Foreign Affairs Committee leadership calling for Congress to take action on Sudan.
May 11, 2023
Press Release
Global: Amnesty International Calls For Universal Social Protection, As Overlapping Crises Leave Hundreds of Millions Facing Disaster
Amnesty International is today calling for social security to be made available to everyone worldwide after a series of crises exposed huge gaps in state support and protection systems, leaving hundreds of millions facing hunger or trapped in a cycle of poverty and deprivation.
May 9, 2023
Press Release
Mandatory Use of CBP One Mobile Application Violates Right to Seek Asylum
The mandatory use of the CBP One mobile application as the sole means of entering the United States to seek international protection is a clear violation of international human rights law, Amnesty International said today.
May 9, 2023
Press Release
Free Victor Yeimo and Other Imprisoned Papuan Activists Unconditionally
Indonesian authorities must immediately and unconditionally release Papuans and those detained solely for their peaceful expressions, said Amnesty International Indonesia and Amnesty International USA following the guilty verdict and prison sentence against West Papua National Committee (KNPB) spokesperson, Victor Yeimo, in Jayapura.
May 8, 2023
Press Release
Senior Leadership Delegation From Civil And Human Rights Groups To Visit Us-Mexico Border
Led by the Haitian Bridge Alliance, senior leadership of prominent national human, civil and immigrant rights leaders from 11 organizations will travel to the US-Mexico border on May 11 and 12 to bear witness to the end of Title 42 and the anticipated start of new, restrictive border policies which will fuel wrongful deportation of refugees to great risk of persecution and torture.
May 5, 2023
Press Release
Amnesty International Decries Death of Jordan Neely and Calls for Accountability
"Amnesty International is calling for the investigation into this homicide to be open and transparent and that the family and loved ones of Jordan Neely be kept updated on its developments.”
May 4, 2023
Press Release
AIUSA Honors Joseph Baker in Memorium
Today, Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) honors the life of Joseph E. Baker, former Director of Internet Communications, Grassroots Advocacy Director, and Deputy Director of AIUSA's Western Region. Joe was an important and much-loved part of the AIUSA family.
May 3, 2023
Press Release
Widespread Protests in Sri Lanka Highlight Unified Opposition to Anti-Terrorism Act
“The ATA poses an urgent threat to human rights in Sri Lanka. If enacted, the law could be used to levy charges of terrorism against people simply for exercising their human right to protest peacefully."
May 2, 2023
Press Release
Israel/Opt: Israeli Authorities Are Using Facial Recognition Technology To Entrench Apartheid
The Israeli authorities are using an experimental facial recognition system known as Red Wolf to track Palestinians and automate harsh restrictions on their freedom of movement, Amnesty International said today.
May 1, 2023