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President Bukele Engulfs El Salvador in a Human Rights Crisis After Three Years in Government
Under the current state of emergency, the Salvadoran authorities have committed massive human rights violations, including thousands of arbitrary detentions…
June 2, 2022
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Release municipal councilor put on trial for criticizing Russian aggression in Ukraine
Hearings have begun today in the case against Aleksei Gorinov, a Moscow municipal councilor who was charged with disseminating “knowingly…
June 1, 2022
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AIUSA Statement on Mass Shooting in Uvalde, Texas
As details emerge from Texas about yet another mass killing, including of school children, Amnesty International USA’s Campaign Manager for…
May 24, 2022
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Scrap Plans for Forced Transfer of Palestinian Bedouin Village Ras Jrabah in the Negev/Naqab
Israeli authorities must scrap plans to demolish a Palestinian Bedouin village and forcibly transfer its residents to a segregated Bedouin-only…
May 23, 2022
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UN Human Rights Chief Must Seize Critical Opportunity to Address Crimes Against Humanity in XinjiangÂ
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights must address crimes against humanity and gross human rights violations when her…
May 23, 2022
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US Officials Must Lift Title 42 Without Further Delay
Today, expulsions under Title 42 were meant to end, yet this inhumane practice continues due to a recent federal court…
May 23, 2022
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The Rights of Ukrainian Prisoners of War from Azovstal Must be Respected
Responding to the news that the Ukrainian soldiers who were besieged in Mariupol’s Azovstal steel plant for months have surrendered…
May 17, 2022
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Congress Must Commit to Funding Community Violence Prevention, as US Sees Wave of Gun Violence From Coast to Coast
Ahead of President Biden’s visit to Buffalo, New York and responding to this weekend’s mass shootings across the country, Ernest…
May 16, 2022
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Berta Cáceres’ Family in Honduras Must Get Justice and Reparation as Soon as Possible
On Wednesday, May 18, the National Criminal Sentencing Court in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, is scheduled to announce the sentence imposed on…
May 16, 2022
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ASEAN Must Kickstart Stalled Approach to Human Rights Crisis in Myanmar at US Summit
As leaders from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) meet in the United States for a two-day summit, Amnesty…
May 12, 2022
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In Russia, Educators Fired, Students Indoctrinated – Academia is the Latest Victim of the Ongoing Crackdown
The Russian authorities must immediately end their assault on academic freedom and the right to freedom of expression, Amnesty International…
May 11, 2022
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Amnesty International USA Statement in Response to US Senate Vote on Women’s Health Protection Act
Responding to the U.S. Senate’s failure to pass the Women’s Health Protection Act during today’s vote, Tarah Demant, Interim National…
May 11, 2022