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NEW YORK, - MARCH 18: A cyclist wearing a mask is seen as the coronavirus continues to spread across the United States on March 18, 2020 in Various Cities, . The World Health Organization declared coronavirus (COVID-19) a global pandemic on March 11th. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)

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Explainer: Seven ways the coronavirus affects human rights

The outbreak of the coronavirus (2019-nCov) that started in the Chinese city of Wuhan (Hubei province) in late 2019 has been declared…

February 10, 2020

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AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL USA RESPONDS TO TRUMP’S STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS

During his State of the Union address Tuesday night, President Trump touched on issues of national security as well as immigration and…

February 4, 2020

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Statement on Executive Director Margaret L. Huang’s Transition to Southern Poverty Law Center

Amnesty International USA’s Executive Director, Margaret L. Huang, announced today that she will leave the organization to become the new…

February 3, 2020

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Dispatch from Guantanamo: U.S. Must Open Criminal Investigation into Mitchell and Jessen, Two Torture Program Psychologists

Following testimony at Guantanamo over the past two weeks of James E. Mitchell and John “Bruce” Jessen--two contract psychologists who…

January 31, 2020

This picture taken on January 6, 2020 shows a member of an all-female demining team preparing to detonate unexploded ordnance at a landmine site in the Trieu Phong district in Quang Tri province. - More than 6.1 million hectares of land in Vietnam remain blanketed by unexploded munitions -- mainly dropped by US bombers -- decades after the war ended in 1975. (Photo by Nhac NGUYEN / AFP) / TO GO WITH Vietnam-US-weaponry-landmines,FOCUS by Tran Thi Minh Ha (Photo by NHAC NGUYEN/AFP via Getty Images)

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Responding to Reports that Trump Administration is Planning to Change U.S. Landmine Policy

Amnesty International USA is appalled by the reports that the Trump administration is planning to allow the production and use…

January 30, 2020

TIMES SQUARE, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES - 2019/03/24: Muslim leaders and allies across New York City held a rally and march against Islamophobia, white supremacy, and anti-immigrant bigotry in Times Square. The rally and march showcased the solidarity of New Yorkers against the ideology of hatred most recently manifested in the New Zealand terror attacks that left 50 fatalities. (Photo by Erik McGregor/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)

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Efforts to Revive the Muslim Ban are Atrocious

Responding to reports that the Trump administration is expanding what has become known as the Muslim ban, which President Trump…

January 29, 2020

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Anniversary of the implementation of so-called ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy marks rampant rights abuses

Wednesday, January 29 marks one year since the Trump administration implemented an unprecedented program disingenuously titled the Migrant Protection Protocols…

January 24, 2020

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Upcoming Virginia Gun Rally Threatens Communities

Ahead of a gun rally scheduled to take place in Richmond, Virginia on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, expected to…

January 17, 2020

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Architects of CIA torture program to testify at Guantanamo for first time

The two psychologists responsible for designing and implementing the CIA’s “enhanced interrogation techniques” will testify in pre-trial hearings in the…

January 16, 2020