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Virus-hit prisons still full of human rights defenders, as attacks continue
Governments who were lauded for releasing prisoners in response to COVID-19 outbreaks have excluded human rights defenders from the measures…
August 5, 2020
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Beirut explosion in Lebanon must be independently investigated
Responding to the devastating explosion in Beirut yesterday that killed scores of people and left thousands more injured, Julie Verhaar,…
August 5, 2020
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Coalition demands release of Trump administration documents on the detention of families during the COVID-19 pandemic
Today, a coalition of organizations submitted a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)…
August 4, 2020
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As family is freed from ICE detention, calls for more to be released grow louder
Responding to the release of Karla* and her fifteen-year-old daughter Katherine* from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Dilley, Texas,…
August 4, 2020
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![DAYTON, OHIO, UNITED STATES - 2019/08/21: Women hold placards during a gun reform rally that was held in Dayton, Ohio in the wake of a mass shooting at the area earlier this month that left 9 dead and 27 wounded. (Photo by Megan Jelinger/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)](/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/GettyImages-1163081626.jpg)
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#StandWithOhio: Coalition Launches National Campaign To Demand Ohio Gov. DeWine Reject Stand Your Ground Law
Today, a coalition of eight advocacy organizations launched a nationwide campaign calling on Ohio Governor Mike DeWine to clearly and…
August 4, 2020
![PORTLAND, OR - JULY 30: A federal officer points his less-lethal weapon into the crowd while dispersing a protest against racial injustice and police brutality in front of the Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse in the early hours of July 30, 2020 in Portland, Oregon. Protests against the federal presence in Portland continued Wednesday following an announcement by Governor Kate Brown that federal officers would begin a phased withdrawal from the city. (Photo by Nathan Howard/Getty Images)](/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/GettyImages-1227839027.jpg)
![PORTLAND, OR - JULY 30: A federal officer points his less-lethal weapon into the crowd while dispersing a protest against racial injustice and police brutality in front of the Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse in the early hours of July 30, 2020 in Portland, Oregon. Protests against the federal presence in Portland continued Wednesday following an announcement by Governor Kate Brown that federal officers would begin a phased withdrawal from the city. (Photo by Nathan Howard/Getty Images)](/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/GettyImages-1227839027.jpg)
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New Report Finds Law Enforcement Violated Black Lives Matter Protesters’ Human Rights, Documents Acts of Police Violence and Excessive Force
Today, Amnesty International USA released a report documenting widespread and egregious human rights violations by police officers against protesters, medics,…
August 4, 2020
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Still no accountability for Michael Brown’s family as laws remain unchanged
Responding to an announcement by Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell that he will not charge the former police officer who fatally…
July 30, 2020
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Yezidi child survivors of ‘Islamic State’ facing unprecedented health crisis
Almost 2,000 Yezidi children who have returned to their families after being held captive by the armed group calling itself…
July 28, 2020
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AFRICOM Yet to Compensate Somali Families, Despite Casualty Admissions
In response to a quarterly civilian casualty assessment report issued today by U.S. Africa Command, Brian Castner, the Senior Crisis…
July 28, 2020
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NO BAN Act Passage a Critical Step to Undoing Muslim Ban and Years’ Worth of Discriminatory Immigration Policies
In response to the passage of the NO BAN Act (H.R. 2214) in the House of Representatives, Ryan Mace, Grassroots Advocacy and…
July 22, 2020
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Two Kurds in Iran executed amid increasing use of death penalty as weapon of repression
There has been an alarming escalation in use of the death penalty against protesters, dissidents and members of minority groups…
July 20, 2020
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Leading NGOs call on ICE to Stop Family Separation
120 NGOs advocating for immigrant and refugee rights called today for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to free all families…
July 17, 2020