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Report
US Continuing to Fail Indigenous Women As Rates of Sexual Violence in Tribal Communities Remain at Epidemic Proportions
The U.S. government is continuing to fail its obligations to uphold the human rights of Indigenous women, as rates of sexual violence against American Indian and Alaska Native women are at epidemic proportions. The Never-ending Maze: Continued failure to protect Indigenous women from sexual violence in the USA reveals that the U.S. government’s steady erosion of tribal government authority, chronic under-resourcing of law enforcement and Indigenous health services, and purposefully complex jurisdictional process have compounded rates of sexual violence against American Indian and Alaska Native women and made it near-impossible for survivors to obtain justice. The report follows a 2007 report…
May 17, 2022
Press Release
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 Coverson, End Gun Violence Campaign Manager at Amnesty International USA, said:
May 16, 2022
Update
Human Rights on Capitol Hill – May 2022 Newsletter
Responding to the draft ruling leaked to Politico that shows the Supreme Court has voted to overturn abortion rights, Amnesty International USA said: “If confirmed, it is an egregious violation of human rights to deny people access to abortion.
May 16, 2022
Press Release
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 David Castillo, former manager of the company Desarrollos Energéticos and in charge of the Agua Zarca hydroelectric project, who was convicted nine months ago as a co-author of the killing of human rights defender Berta Cáceres in 2016.
May 16, 2022
Press Release
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 International urges them to spotlight the violence and human rights violations in Myanmar.
May 12, 2022
Press Release
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 said today as a campaign to purge schools and universities of dissenting opinions about the aggression against Ukraine escalates. “Russian civil society organizations, which mostly oppose the Russian invasion of Ukraine, are not the only victims of a domestic crackdown on anti-war activities. Academic freedoms are also being stamped out, with educators forced to spread anti-Ukrainian propaganda and glorify Russia’s ‘special operation in Ukraine’ – or else lose their jobs,” said Bruce Millar, Amnesty International’s Acting Director for Eastern Europe…
May 11, 2022
Press Release
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 Director for Programs, Advocacy and Government Affairs, said:
May 11, 2022
Press Release
Sentence in El Salvador for Obstetric Emergency is a Travesty of Justice
In response to a court ruling in El Salvador that sentenced a woman to 30 years in prison for aggravated homicide after suffering an obstetric emergency, Erika Guevara-Rosas, Americas director at Amnesty International, said:
May 11, 2022
Press Release
Increase in Unlawful Killings and Other Crimes Highlights Urgent Need to End Israel’s Apartheid Against Palestinians
Israeli authorities must end unlawful killings, willful injury, arbitrary arrests, torture and other ill-treatment, persecution and collective punishment against Palestinians, including many children, Amnesty International said in a public statement published today.
May 11, 2022
Report
One year on, ‘State of Siege’ used as a tool to crush dissent in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
A State of Siege, which is similar to a state of emergency, enforced in the North Kivu and Ituri provinces by the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) authorities since May 2021 has been used as a tool to crush dissent, with two human rights activists killed by security forces and dozens of activists arbitrarily detained on trumped-up charges, Amnesty International said today in a new briefing.
May 9, 2022
Report
Russian Forces Must Face Justice for War Crimes in Kyiv Oblast – New Investigation
Russian forces must face justice for a series of war crimes committed in the region northwest of Kyiv, Amnesty International said today in a new briefing following an extensive on-the-ground investigation.
May 6, 2022
Press Release
Amnesty International USA Statement in Response to Scheduled US Senate Vote on Women’s Health Protection Act
Responding to news that the U.S. Senate will vote on the Women’s Health Protection Act on Wednesday, May 11, Tarah Demant, Interim National Director for Programs, Advocacy and Government Affairs, said:
May 5, 2022