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Facebook giving powerful users free rein to harass others, make false claims, and incite violence
Internal documents obtained by The Wall Street Journal reportedly show that Facebook is using a system that exempts high-profile users from…
September 13, 2021
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Twenty Years After September 11, Lack of Accountability for Families and Those Harmed by Post 9/11 Policies and Abuses
Ahead of the 20th anniversary of the attack on the United States on September 11, 2001, Daphne Eviatar, the director…
September 8, 2021
Report
Former refugees tortured, raped, disappeared in Syria after returning home
Syrian security forces have subjected Syrians who returned home after seeking refuge abroad to detention, disappearance and torture, including sexual violence,…
September 7, 2021
Press Release
Texas Violently Strips Away Right To Abortion
Responding to Texas law TX SB8 going into effects, which bans the right of people to seek an abortion at…
September 1, 2021
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Biden’s Plan Continues to Fail Those Most at Risk in Afghanistan
Responding to President Biden’s remarks today, Paul O’Brien, the executive director of Amnesty International USA said: “Adhering to his arbitrarily…
August 31, 2021
Press Release
There Must be Accountability for US Killings of Children and Other Civilians in Afghanistan
Responding to reports that the United States was responsible for the deaths of nine civilians, including children as young as…
August 30, 2021
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Human Rights Groups Call on Social Media Platforms to Preserve Evidence of Potential Human Rights Abuses in Afghanistan
The past 20 years have seen a fundamental shift in how information about human rights abuses come to light –…
August 30, 2021
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Deadline for evacuations must be extended amid Taliban reprisal attack threats in Afghanistan
The Taliban and the international community must urgently reach an agreement to extend the August 31 deadline for completing evacuations…
August 26, 2021
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President Biden’s Preferred Policy Option is Abandoning Afghans to Their Fates
Responding to President Biden's remarks today, the executive director of Amnesty International USA, Paul O'Brien, released the following statement: "In…
August 24, 2021
Press Release
Shameful failure of UNHRC special session to address escalating human rights crisis in Afghanistan
The UN Human Rights Council today failed the people of Afghanistan after neglecting to establish an independent mechanism to monitor…
August 24, 2021
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Waiving Restrictions on U.S. Military Assistance to Egypt Risks U.S. Complicity in Human Rights Abuses
Responding to reported deliberations by the Biden administration on invoking a national security waiver to release $300 million of restricted…
August 23, 2021
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President Biden Fails to Give Reassurance to Afghans At Risk
Following President Biden's speech on the situation in Afghanistan, Paul O'Brien, Executive Director of Amnesty International USA (AIUSA), issued the…
August 20, 2021