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Amnesty Calls for VC Firms to Conduct Human Rights Due Diligence on Investments from Saudi Public Investment Fund

Amnesty International reiterated its call for leading venture capital firms to respect human rights and conduct human rights due diligence…

April 27, 2023

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Amnesty USA and Amnesty Philippines Make Human Rights asks to Biden and Marcos Ahead of White House Visit

Amnesty urges Philippines President Marcos President Biden to discuss human rights

April 27, 2023

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Leading US University Endowments Fail to Ensure Their Billions Aren’t Funding Human Rights Abuses

Today Amnesty International USA released its first Limited Partner Scorecard, grading 10 of the largest university investment offices in the…

April 26, 2023

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Amnesty International Calls on ASEAN and US to Act to End Myanmar Crisis

On the two-year anniversary of ASEAN’s Five-Point Consensus... Asia Advocacy Director Carolyn Nash said:

April 24, 2023

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Amnesty International Condemns Anti-Trans Youth Bill in US House

This bill is part of a coordinated, vitriolic attack on the rights and lives of transgender youth and LGBTQI+ people…

April 20, 2023

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New Amnesty International Campaign to Free Leonard Peltier in the USA

No one should be locked up, let alone for over 40 years

April 18, 2023

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Sudan: Parties to the Conflict Must Ensure Protection of Civilians as Deaths Mount 

“The use of heavy weaponry including artillery, tanks and jet aircraft in densely populated areas in Khartoum has caused numerous…

April 17, 2023

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Sri Lanka: Biden Must Respond to Dangerous Anti-Terrorism Act

“The draft Anti-Terrorism Act categorically fails on every human rights benchmark. If the Biden administration values the rights of the…

April 14, 2023

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Amnesty International USA Calls for Action Following Kentucky Bank Shooting

"Gun violence is a human rights crisis and we must take the necessary actions to protect everyone no matter who…

April 10, 2023

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53 Groups Urge Passage of Senate 502B Resolution on Saudi Arabia

Civil society reporting and successive State Department Country Reports on Human Rights Practices mandated under Section 502B have recorded widespread…

April 4, 2023

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Amnesty International USA Calls for Action Following Nashville School Shooting

"Congress has the opportunity now to pass the Assault Weapons Ban legislation. Will they act or will they wait while…

March 28, 2023

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Annual Report 2022: Response to Russian Invasion of Ukraine Exposes an International System Unfit to Deal With Global Crises

Amnesty International’s Annual Report for 2022 highlights double standards throughout the world on human rights and the failure of the…

March 28, 2023