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Federal Executions in the United States Buckle Global Progress on Abolition
Ahead of the first of three federal executions scheduled to take place in 2021, with Lisa Montgomery facing execution on…
January 6, 2021
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#StandWithOhio Coalition Calls on Gov. DeWine to Veto “Stand Your Ground” Legislation
A coalition of Ohio-based and national advocacy organizations calls on Ohio Governor Mike DeWine to veto any dangerous ‘Stand Your…
December 21, 2020
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ICE To Start Deporting Children Today
ICE plans to begin deporting 26 Black and Brown families with young children who are incarcerated by ICE at the…
December 18, 2020
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Governments and Police Must Stop Using COVID-19 Pandemic as Pretext for Abuse
Abusive policing and excessive reliance on law enforcement to implement COVID-19 response measures have violated human rights and in some instances…
December 16, 2020
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Abuse of Protesters and Prisoners Highlights Urgent Need to Regulate Torture Tools
The world must act urgently to prohibit the global trade in equipment designed to inflict excruciating pain and injury, Amnesty…
December 10, 2020
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Airbnb is Deeply Compromised by Israeli Settlement Properties
As Airbnb prepares to go public in a multi-billion-dollar Initial Public Offering (IPO) it must withdraw listings of rental properties built illegally…
December 9, 2020
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Senate Vote Authorizing Arms Sales to the UAE Could Fuel More War Crimes in Yemen, Libya Conflicts
Responding to authorization today from the United States Senate to sell several advanced military capabilities that are worth $23.37 billion…
December 9, 2020
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COVID-19 vaccine should be available to all, contrary to new Executive Order
Responding to reports of an executive order issued by President Donald Trump, Amnesty International USA Interim Executive Director, Bob Goodfellow…
December 8, 2020
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Argentina’s Congress must pass historic bill to legalize abortion
Ahead of a vote in the lower chamber of the Argentine Congress on December 10, on Human Rights Day, Tarah…
December 8, 2020
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US must not abandon civilian victims of its air strikes in Somalia after troop withdrawal
The US military must not wash its hands of international legal obligations towards civilian victims of US air strikes in…
December 7, 2020
Press Release
Amnesty International USA Hosts Human Rights Day Briefing on the Crisis in Ethiopia’s Tigray Region
In advance of Human Rights Day, Amnesty International will host a virtual briefing on the human rights challenges expected in…
December 7, 2020
Report
Tech giants are complicit in industrial- scale repression in Viet Nam
Tech giants Facebook and YouTube are allowing themselves to become tools of the Vietnamese authorities’ censorship and harassment of its…
November 30, 2020