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Amnesty International USA Urges Congress to Pass the Break the Cycle of Violence Act
At a time when guns are killing more and more Americans, Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Representative Steven Horsford (D-NV)…
June 24, 2021
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Biden Expands Plan to Bring Back Asylum Seekers Forced to Wait in Dangerous Border Towns Under Trump’s Remain In Mexico Policy
This week, the Biden administration announced that it would take steps to allow additional asylum seekers to come back to the U.S.…
June 23, 2021
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Global Coalition of Over 200 Groups Call for Permanent End to Global Gag Rule
A coalition of over 200 international civil society organizations, organized by Planned Parenthood Global and the International Planned Parenthood Federation, released…
June 22, 2021
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Executives of surveillance companies Amesys and Nexa Technologies indicted for complicity in torture
Responding to the news that four executives of French surveillance companies Amesys and Nexa Technologies have been indicted for complicity…
June 22, 2021
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Advocacy Groups Release Recommendations for Expanded Community Sponsorship Program for Refugees
Today, the International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP), Amnesty International USA (AIUSA), and the Niskanen Center published a joint paper offering recommendations to the Departments of…
June 10, 2021
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Aleksei Navalny’s NGOs Banned as “Extremist,” Depriving Thousands of Their Rights
Reacting to the news that a Russian court designated three organizations founded by Aleksei Navalny as “extremist”, Natalia Zviagina, Amnesty…
June 10, 2021
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#WelcomeWithDignity Campaign Responds to Today’s Family Reunification Report
The Interagency Task Force on the Reunification of Families released an initial progress report today. The Task Force states ‘one…
June 8, 2021
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Surveillance city: NYPD can use more than 15,000 cameras to track people using facial recognition in Manhattan, Bronx and Brooklyn
The New York City Police Department (NYPD) has the ability to track people in Manhattan, Brooklyn and the Bronx by…
June 3, 2021
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New Heroes Campaign Celebrating Community Violence Intervention Program Leaders
Just days before Wear Orange Weekend 2021, Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) today announced the launch of the Heroes Campaign, a…
June 1, 2021
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The U.S. Has an Opportunity for a Better Strategy to Address Climate Displacement
For the first time, Amnesty International USA has published recommendations to the U.S. government on addressing climate displacement through human…
May 28, 2021
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Google must halt plans to establish Cloud Region in Saudi Arabia
Amnesty International has today joined with 38 other human rights groups and individuals to call on Google to halt plans to establish…
May 25, 2021
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Recent Antisemitic Incidents Must be Condemned
Responding to antisemitic incidents reported in the U.S. in recent weeks, including reports of one today in New York City…
May 21, 2021