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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
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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…
May 11, 2022
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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,…
May 11, 2022
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Amnesty International USA Statement in Response to Scheduled US Senate Vote on Women’s Health Protection ActÂ
Responding to news that the U.S. Senate will vote on the Women’s Health Protection Act on Wednesday, May 11, Tarah…
May 5, 2022