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Press Release
Amnesty International Response to US Government Decision to Resume Federal Executions
The Trump administration’s decision to restart federal executions after a 16-year hiatus is outrageous. It is the latest indication of…
July 25, 2019
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Amnesty International USA Response to Court Decision on Third Country Asylum Ban
A court has ruled against the Trump administration policy making people transiting through other countries ineligible from seeking protection in…
July 24, 2019
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Plans to Close Carrizo Springs Demonstrate Conditions That are Not in Children’s Best Interests
Responding to reports that the Department of Health and Human Services will be shutting down the facility in Carrizo Springs,…
July 23, 2019
Press Release
Refugee Admissions Numbers are a New and Shameful Low
Responding to reports that some in the Trump Administration are considering lowering the number of refugees to be admitted through…
July 18, 2019
Report
No Home for Children: US Government Detention of Children at Homestead Facility Cruel and Unlawful
The Homestead facility housing children who traveled alone to the United States must be shut down as quickly as possible,…
July 17, 2019
Report
Scars of Survival: Gun Violence and Barriers to Reparation in the USA
Survivors of gun violence in the USA suffer years of trauma and pain due to a destructive combination of government…
July 11, 2019
Press Release
Virginia Lawmakers Turn Their Backs on Virginians Senselessly Killed
Responding to a special session of the General Assembly on a package of gun violence prevention bills in the wake…
July 9, 2019
Report
‘Saving lives is not a crime’: Politically motivated legal harassment of migrant human rights defenders by the USA
Since 2018, the US government has conducted an unlawful and discriminatory campaign of intimidation, threats, harassment, and criminal investigations against…
July 2, 2019
Press Release
Amnesty International USA Statement on Resignation of Acting CBP Chief
The following can be attributed to Charanya Krishnaswami, advocacy director for the Americas at Amnesty International USA: “Children should never…
June 25, 2019
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US Senate Blocks Trump Administration’s Emergency Arms Sales to Saudi-UAE Led Coalition
Responding to news that the United States Senate has voted to block the $8 billion emergency arms sales intended for…
June 20, 2019
Press Release
Ten Presidential Candidates Respond to Amnesty International USA with Positions on Major Human Rights Issues
Ten candidates in the 2020 presidential race – including the president– responded to a questionnaire on human rights issues provided…
June 18, 2019
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Report: Over Two Years Later, Families Still Left in Limbo After Trump’s Muslim Ban Face Impossible Circumstances
When President Trump signed what has become known as the Muslim ban during his first week in office, he set…
June 17, 2019