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Press Release
Supreme Court Decision To Not Hear Challenges to Gun Laws Underscores Needs for Congress to Implement Gun Reform, Invest in Communities
Following the announcement that the U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear multiple Second Amendment cases, Ernest Coverson, Campaign Manager…
June 15, 2020
Press Release
United States Supreme Court Upholds Equality, Human Rights in LGBTQ Workplace Protections Case
In reaction to the Supreme Court ruling that the 1964 Civil Rights Act barring sex discrimination in the workplace protects…
June 15, 2020
Press Release
Attacks on the International Criminal Court endanger NGO workers
Responding to United States President Donald J. Trump's attack against the International Criminal Court, Daniel Balson, the advocacy director for…
June 11, 2020
Press Release
As global protests continue, facial recognition technology must be banned
As protests in the wake of George Floyd's killing spur a ripple effect of change around the country, and around…
June 11, 2020
Press Release
Global use of tear gas fuels police abuses
Tear Gas: An investigation is the organization’s interactive, multimedia site looking into what tear gas is, how it is used and…
June 11, 2020
Press Release
Trump Administration Making Clearest Attempt Yet to Redefine Who Qualifies for Asylum Amid National Turmoil
Responding to a new Trump administration regulation that radically restricts who qualifies for asylum, Charanya Krishnaswami, the advocacy director for…
June 10, 2020
Press Release
President Trump tramples right to protest
Responding to remarks by President Donald Trump today in the Rose Garden, Ernest Coverson, the End Gun Violence campaign manager…
June 1, 2020
Press Release
Police Failing to Ensure Right to Protest, Endangering Lives
"U.S. police across the country are failing their obligations under international law to respect and facilitate the right to peaceful…
May 30, 2020
Press Release
Trump’s Decision To Withdraw Critical Funding from WHO Could Cost Lives
Following President Trump’s announcement this afternoon that the United States is ending its relationship with the World Health Organization, Joanne…
May 29, 2020
Press Release
New Executive Order targeting social platforms is dangerous and irresponsible
Responding to an executive order by United States President Donald J. Trump designating that social media companies are shielded from…
May 28, 2020
Press Release
Israel Must Lift Punitive Travel Ban on Amnesty Campaigner
The Israeli authorities must immediately lift the apparently punitive travel ban imposed on Laith Abu Zeyad, Amnesty International’s Campaigner on…
May 28, 2020
Report
‘We dried our tears’: Addressing the toll on children of Northeast Nigeria’s conflict
Boko Haram has repeatedly attacked schools and abducted large numbers of children as soldiers or ‘wives,’ among other atrocities. The…
May 27, 2020