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Update
Human Rights on Capitol Hill – September 2022 Newsletter
As part of its “global war on terror” the U.S. government has been using lethal force, including drone strikes, to target suspected members of armed groups around the world.
September 13, 2022
Press Release
As Ukraine Retakes Territory from Russia, Securing Evidence of Alleged War Crimes is Crucial
Reacting to new evidence of alleged war crimes committed by Russian forces following military advances by Ukrainian forces retaking control of Russia-occupied territories, Marie Struthers, Amnesty International’s Director for Eastern Europe and Central Asia, said:
September 12, 2022
Press Release
AIUSA Statement Ahead of the Anniversary of 9/11 Attacks
Ahead of the 21st anniversary of the attack on the United States on September 11, 2001, Daphne Eviatar, the director of the Security With Human Rights program at Amnesty International USA said:
September 9, 2022
Press Release
‘Filtration’ of Ukrainian Civilians a ‘Shocking Violation’ of People Forced to Flee War
Responding to the news that the UN has verified that Russian soldiers have subjected Ukrainian civilians to a rights-abusing process known as “filtration,” a practice independently verified by Amnesty International as deeply abusive and humiliating, Marie Struthers, Amnesty’s Director for Eastern Europe and Central Asia, said:
September 8, 2022
Press Release
Russia’s Military Activities at Nuclear Plant in Ukraine Risk Safety in Region
Responding to the International Atomic Energy Agency’s findings that Russia is stationing forces in the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP), confirming information that Amnesty International received in August, Denis Krivosheev, Deputy Director for Research in Amnesty International’s Eastern Europe and Central Asia office, said:
September 6, 2022
Press Release
Long-Delayed UN Report Must Spur Accountability for Crimes Against Humanity in Xinjiang
Responding to the long-awaited release of the UN Office of High Commissioner for Human Rights’ report on serious human rights violations in China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, Amnesty International’s Secretary General Agnès Callamard said:
September 1, 2022
Report
Fleeing Afghans Unlawfully Returned After Coming Under Fire at Iranian and Turkish Borders
Iranian and Turkish security forces have repeatedly pushed back Afghans who attempt to cross their borders to reach safety, including by unlawfully opening fire on men, women and children, Amnesty International said today. In a new report, They don’t treat us like humans, the organization also documents numerous instances - mostly at the Iranian border - where security forces have shot directly at people as they climbed over walls or crawled under fences. Afghans who do manage to enter Iran or Turkey are routinely arbitrarily detained, and subjected to torture and other ill-treatment before being unlawfully and forcibly returned.
August 30, 2022
Press Release
Russian Sham Trials of Ukrainian Prisoners of War in Mariupol ‘Illegal and Unacceptable’
Any moves by Russian-backed armed groups to try Ukrainian prisoners of war in a so-called ‘international tribunal’ in Mariupol are illegal and abusive, and a further act of cruelty against a city that has already suffered extensively under Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, Amnesty International said today.
August 26, 2022
Press Release
AIUSA Statement on the US Department of Defense Policy on Civilian Harm Prevention and Response
In response to today’s announcement from the U.S. Department of Defense on its new policy on civilian harm prevention and response, Daphne Eviatar, Security with Human Rights Director at Amnesty International USA, said:
August 25, 2022
Press Release
AIUSA Statement on Six-Month Anniversary of War in Ukraine
The government of Russia must end its war of aggression in Ukraine, which began six months ago today, and the international community must hold those responsible for the Russian military’s war crimes accountable. The scale of devastation caused by this war of aggression thus far demands countries around the world do more to provide humanitarian assistance to the Ukrainian people still in country and those seeking refuge abroad.
August 24, 2022
Press Release
AIUSA Statement in Response to Amnesty International’s August 4 Press Release
As human rights defenders, it is our duty to shine a spotlight on human rights abuses when they are committed, no matter who is the offending party. In recent months, Amnesty International has documented the war of aggression by Russia in nearly two dozen outputs, and also investigated how the Ukrainian military has put Ukrainian civilians at risk in an extended press release.
August 18, 2022
Press Release
Ukrainian Fighting Tactics Endanger Civilians
Ukrainian forces have put civilians in harm’s way by establishing bases and operating weapons systems in populated residential areas, including in schools and hospitals, as they repelled the Russian invasion that began in February, Amnesty International said today.
August 3, 2022