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One Year After Trump Reinstated it, Global Gag Rule Must Go
One year after President Trump reinstated the “global gag rule,” which bars health care providers around the world from providing…
January 22, 2018
Press Release
Amnesty International USA Statement on One Year of Resistance to Trump’s Anti-Human Rights Agenda
In anticipation of the anniversary of the inauguration of President Trump, Margaret Huang, executive director of Amnesty International USA, issued…
January 19, 2018
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Activists Gather to Demand Closure of Guantánamo
On the 16th anniversary of the Guantánamo Bay detention camp, Amnesty International USA will be joining the Center for Constitutional…
January 11, 2018
Press Release
Pompeo and Cotton Must Disavow Torture and Other Rights Abuses As Nominees for State and CIA
According to media reports, the White House is planning to replace Secretary of State Rex Tillerson with current CIA Director…
November 30, 2017
Report
No Safe Place: LGBTI Salvadorans, Guatemalans and Hondurans Seeking Asylum in Mexico
The lives and safety of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex people (LGBTI) from violence-ridden El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras…
November 27, 2017
Press Release
State Department Acknowledges Ethnic Cleansing in Myanmar
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson called the sustained and systemic attacks on the Rohingya population by the Myanmar military “ethnic…
November 22, 2017
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Amnesty reveals alarming impact of online abuse against women
New research by Amnesty International has revealed the alarming impact that abuse and harassment on social media are having on…
November 19, 2017
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USA, UK and France risk complicity in collective punishment of civilians in Yemen
The USA, UK and France must immediately cease supplying arms to the Saudi Arabia-led coalition fighting in Yemen, which is…
November 17, 2017
Press Release
Amnesty International Responds to Tillerson’s Myanmar Meetings
In response to Secretary Tillerson’s meetings with government and military officials in Myanmar, Joanne Lin, national director of advocacy and government relations…
November 15, 2017
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Amnesty International USA Calls for Quick Passage of the International Violence Against Women Act
A bipartisan group of senators reintroduced the International Violence Against Women Act (IVAWA) today. Amnesty International USA urged lawmakers to…
November 14, 2017
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Trump must challenge Duterte’s record at ASEAN summit in the Philippines
As Donald Trump prepares to meet leaders at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in Manila on November…
November 10, 2017
Press Release
Upcoming Executions Demonstrate Irreparable Failings of the Death Penalty
Three executions set for this week all demonstrate the irreparable failings of the death penalty, experts from Amnesty International USA…
November 7, 2017