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Contact tracing app security flaw exposed sensitive personal details of more than one million
Serious security vulnerabilities in Qatar’s mandatory contact tracing app, uncovered by Amnesty International, must act as a wake-up call for…
May 26, 2020
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Minneapolis police officer must be held accountable for use of deadly force
No person should ever wake up wondering if that day will be the day that a police officer ends their…
May 26, 2020
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New hearing confirms ICE chooses family separation over family unity
In the midst of a global pandemic, ICE has a choice to either let families stay together and free or to…
May 22, 2020
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Amnesty International USA Joins Senate Push for Gun Violence Prevention Funding in COVID-19 Stimulus, Calls for Passage of Break the Cycle of Violence Act
Today, Senators Tammy Duckworth and Corey Booker, along with 18 other Senators released a letter to U.S. Senate leadership building…
May 22, 2020
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Media briefing on family separation during the COVID-19 pandemic
Family residential centers that are detaining families throughout the United States are now weaponizing the public health response to COVID-19…
May 19, 2020
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Hungary’s decision to strip trans people of the right to legal gender recognition is “step back into the dark ages”
Everyone’s gender identity should be legally recognized and everyone must be allowed to change their legal name and gender markers…
May 19, 2020
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Countries are failing to protect rights of health workers at the forefront of the COVID-19 pandemic
The cost of curing: Health workers’ rights in the Americas during COVID-19 and beyond documents how those on the forefront of…
May 19, 2020
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Missouri plans to execute Walter Barton, as he maintains his innocence
The planned execution of Walter Barton demonstrates why the death penalty is far too flawed to ever fix. Barton maintains…
May 18, 2020
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Immigrant rights groups call on governors, health officials to release people in immigration detention
We are coming together to amplify pressure on ICE to act. As states address the public health and humanitarian challenges…
May 15, 2020
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Israeli court sets hearing seeking to lift travel ban on Amnesty campaigner
Laith Abu Zeyad, Amnesty International’s campaigner on Israel and Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT), a Palestinian living in the occupied West…
May 15, 2020
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Anniversary marks two-year detention of women human rights defenders in Saudi Arabia
Amnesty International is calling on King Salman bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia to release several notable women’s rights defenders, two…
May 14, 2020
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Ignored by COVID-19 responses, refugees face starvation worldwide
Lockdowns and movement restrictions have exacerbated dire living conditions, leaving millions of people at risk of starvation and illness.
May 14, 2020