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Press Release
Bernardo Caal Xol should never have spent a day in prison
Today, March 24, 2022, Bernardo Caal Xol was released from the penitentiary centre in Cobán after more than four years…
March 24, 2022
Press Release
New IRAP Report Recommends Actions to Tackle Climate Displacement
Today, the International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP) released a new report, “Opportunities to Address Climate Displacement in the U.S.,” which…
August 2, 2021
Report
Governments Must Stop Conniving with Fossil Fuel Industries to Burn Our Rights
The world’s richest governments are effectively condemning millions of people to starvation, drought and displacement through their continued support of…
June 6, 2021
Press Release
The U.S. Has an Opportunity for a Better Strategy to Address Climate Displacement
For the first time, Amnesty International USA has published recommendations to the U.S. government on addressing climate displacement through human…
May 28, 2021
Press Release
Kamala Harris Should Work with Guatemalan and Mexican Leaders to Address the Root Causes of Displacement and Migration
This week, Amnesty International USA Executive Director Paul O’Brien, Amnesty International Mexico Executive Director Tania Reneaum Panszi, and Amnesty International…
May 19, 2021
Report
Amnesty International USA, Partners Intervene in Landmark Youth Climate Case Calling for the Courts to Play Their Role, Protect Rights
A coalition of environmental and human rights organizations that includes Amnesty International USA, the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL),…
March 13, 2020
Press Release
Generation Z Ranks Climate Change Highest as Vital Issue of our Time in Amnesty International Survey
Climate change leads as one of the most important issues facing the world, according to a major new survey of…
December 9, 2019
Press Release
Landmark Decision by Philippines’ Human Rights Commission Paves Way for Climate Litigation
The Philippines Human Rights Commission has today created a beacon of hope for the victims of the climate crisis.Â
December 9, 2019