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New Refugee Cap is an Abandonment of Refugees, Congress Must Oppose

Reacting to news that U.S. President Donald Trump plans to set the refugee admissions number to 30,000 for Fiscal year 2019, Ryan…

September 17, 2018

CHICAGO, IL - AUGUST 31: Pam Bosley holds a photo of her son Terrell Bosley who was killed in Chicago during a sit-in as they protest the recent uptick in homicides across the city on August 31, 2016 in Chicago, Illinois. Chicago has seen over 80 people killed and over 400 people shot and wounded during the month of August, making it the most violent month in 20 years. (Photo by Joshua Lott/Getty Images)

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In the Line of Fire: Human Rights and the U.S. Gun Violence Crisis

The U.S. government has allowed gun violence to become a human rights crisis, according to “In the Line of Fire:…

September 12, 2018

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The US Must Support ICC Victims of Most Serious Crimes

Reacting to news that John Bolton, Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, propose that the Trump administration ban…

September 10, 2018

BERLIN, GERMANY - MAY 02: Whistle blower and activist Chelsea Manning, in what she said is her first strip outside of the United States since she was released from a U.S. prison, speaks at the annual re:publica conferences on their opening day on May 2, 2018 in Berlin, Germany. Re:publica 18 is holding a series of conferences themed with digital society on topics such as media, entertainment, politics, culture and technology from May 2-4. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

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Failure to approve Chelsea Manning a visa sends chilling message on freedom of speech

The Government’s failure to approve a visa in time for human rights defender Chelsea Manning to enter Australia for a…

September 5, 2018

BERLIN, GERMANY - MAY 02: Whistle blower and activist Chelsea Manning, in what she said is her first strip outside of the United States since she was released from a U.S. prison, speaks at the annual re:publica conferences on their opening day on May 2, 2018 in Berlin, Germany. Re:publica 18 is holding a series of conferences themed with digital society on topics such as media, entertainment, politics, culture and technology from May 2-4. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

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Government must allow human rights defender Chelsea Manning to come to Australia

In response to the news that the Australian government is considering denying American activist Chelsea Manning a visa to enter…

August 29, 2018

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Yemen: Scathing UN report underscores need for arms embargo, tougher scrutiny

Responding to a scathing report published today by the United Nations Group of Eminent Experts on Yemen (GEE) which concludes…

August 28, 2018

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UN: Decisive action needed to ban killer robots – before it’s too late

As rapid technological advances bring “killer robots” ever closer to reality, Amnesty International is calling on states to support the…

August 26, 2018

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Florida’s diehard pursuit of the death penalty is a blot on the Sunshine State

Florida’s approach to the death penalty is deepening its outlier status on this human rights issue and has now added…

August 23, 2018

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Amnesty International USA Calls Upon Department of Defense to Investigate Civilian Casualties

The Department of Defense should investigate thoroughly all claims of civilian casualties caused by its Raqqa offensive as well as…

August 21, 2018

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Nebraska Set to Carry Out Its First Execution in 21 Years

Amnesty International USA urges the state of Nebraska not to resume executions, ahead of plans by the state to carry…

August 13, 2018

Demonstrators gather August 13, 2017 before a statue of Confederate General Albert Pike, the only member of the Confederate military with an outdoor statue in Washington, DC, during a vigil in response to the death of a counter-protestor in the August 12th "Unite the Right" rally that turned violent in Charlottesville, Virginia. A woman died and 19 people were injured in the city of Charlottesville when a car plowed into a crowd of people after a rally by Ku Klux Klan members and other white nationalists turned violent. / AFP PHOTO / ZACH GIBSON (Photo credit should read ZACH GIBSON/AFP/Getty Images)

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Amnesty International USA Statement on Charlottesville Anniversary and Rallies

Ahead of a planned “Unite the Right 2” rally in Washington DC and the anniversary of the Charlottesville tragedy on…

August 10, 2018

LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 29: John Wider carries a welcome sign near arriving international travelers on the first day of the the partial reinstatement of the Trump travel ban, temporarily barring travelers from six Muslim-majority nations from entering the U.S., at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on June 29, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. Under a Supreme Court order, foreigners who do not have a so-called "bona fide relationship" with a person or entity in the United States can be banned. The ban effects travelers from Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)

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270 BIPARTISAN ELECTED OFFICIALS URGE PRESIDENT TRUMP TO ADMIT AT LEAST 75,000 REFUGEES NEXT YEAR

270 local and state elected officials from 42 states expressed their support for resettling refugees in their communities in a…

August 9, 2018