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Press Release
Amnesty International Delivers Thousands of Petitions to Alabama Governor, Asking Her to Grant Clemency to Rocky Myers and Commute His Death Sentence
The death penalty is the ultimate cruel, inhuman and degrading punishment. With a swipe of her pen, Governor Ivey could…
March 21, 2024
Press Release
Amnesty International USA Statement on the International Day for the Elimination of Racial DiscriminationÂ
The struggle against racial injustice must confront not only individual policies but also the underlying structures that uphold them, recognizing…
March 21, 2024
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France: Enshrining Abortion in the Constitution “a Bulwark Against Anti-Rights Movements”Â
The United States should take notice: Protecting the human right to abortion can, and must be done.
March 4, 2024
Press Release
Amnesty International Challenges President Biden to Abandon Cruel Anti-Immigrant ProposalsÂ
President Biden needs to find the political courage to rise above the growing tide of xenophobia and return to his…
February 28, 2024
Press Release
Executive Action Restricting the Right to Seek Asylum Would Lead to More Death, Suffering, and Chaos at the Border
These proposed changes by the Biden Administration would undoubtedly violate both U.S. and international human rights law.
February 22, 2024
Press Release
Amnesty International USA Reaction to Senate Deal that Guts Asylum Rights
Human rights are not bargaining chips. People have the human right to seek asylum. Senators must not trade away the…
February 5, 2024
Press Release
Israel Must Comply with Key ICJ Ruling Ordering it Do All in its Power to Prevent Genocide Against Palestinians in Gaza
Today’s decision by the International Court of Justice is an important step that could help protect the Palestinian people in…
January 26, 2024
Press Release
Amnesty International USA Condemns Alabama’s Execution of Kenneth Smith, Calls for Moratorium on Use of the Death Penalty as First Critical Step
The death penalty is the ultimate cruel, inhuman and degrading punishment and accounts of Kenneth Smith’s last moments simply show…
January 26, 2024
Press Release
United States: Lives Devastated and Human Rights Sacrificed by Fossil Fuel-related Pollution from Petrochemicals Plants in Texas and Louisiana
People living close to the Houston Ship Channel are breathing toxic substances, linked to a wide range of illnesses, emitted…
January 25, 2024
Report
The Cost of Doing Business? The Petrochemical Industry’s Toxic Pollution in the USA
Amnesty International’s report shows the harms suffered by local communities from pollution being emitted by petrochemical plants and refineries along…
January 25, 2024
Press Release
Amnesty International USA: Cruel Planned Execution of Kenneth Smith by State of Alabama Must Be StoppedÂ
Amnesty International USA urges Alabama Governor Kay Ivey to use her clemency power to stop the execution of Kenneth Smith…
January 23, 2024
Press Release
Amnesty International USA Urges Senators to Pass Resolution 504
Amnesty International USA urges Senators to vote in favor of Senate Res.504 introduced by Senator Bernie Sanders under Section 502B(c)…
January 16, 2024