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Press Release
Investigate Excessive Use of Force Including Use of Live Ammunition to Disperse Protests in Lebanon
The Lebanese army used excessive force, including live fire, to disperse protests in northern Lebanon, seriously injuring at least two…
November 1, 2019
Report
Hundreds in Turkey Arrested in Crackdown on Critics of Military Offensive in Syria
Hundreds of people have been detained in Turkey for commenting or reporting on Turkey’s recent military offensive in northeast Syria…
November 1, 2019
Press Release
Gruesome String Of Fatalities in Iraq As New Tear Gas Grenades Pierce Protester’s Skulls
The Iraqi authorities must ensure anti-riot police and other security forces in Baghdad immediately stop using two previously unseen types…
October 31, 2019
Press Release
Scores of Activists Targeted with NSO Spyware on WhatsApp
Responding to a statement by WhatsApp on Tuesday that spyware produced by the Israeli firm NSO Group was used to…
October 29, 2019
Press Release
CHS Contract Is Not Renewed at Homestead, But Children Should Not Be Stuck There
Responding to reports that the Department of Health and Human Services will not renew its contract with Comprehensive Health Services…
October 28, 2019
Press Release
Turkey Illegally Deported Syrians Into War Ahead of Anticipated ‘Safe Zone’
Turkey spent the months leading up to its military incursion into northeast Syria forcibly deporting refugees to the war-torn country,…
October 24, 2019
Press Release
Amnesty International Global Delegation to Brief Press During Mission to U.S. Southern Border
A global delegation of Amnesty International country directors will brief press on its mission to monitor the impact of anti-asylum…
October 24, 2019
Press Release
Military Atrocities ‘Relentless and Ruthless’ in Myanmar’s Northern Shan State
Amnesty International has gathered fresh evidence that the Myanmar military is continuing to commit atrocities against ethnic minorities in the…
October 23, 2019
Report
Comprehensive Health Services Contributing to the Violation of Children’s Rights by Operating the Homestead Facility in Florida
Amnesty International USA today called on U.S. government contractor, Comprehensive Health Services, to end its operations at the Homestead detention…
October 18, 2019
Press Release
Release of Journalist Jailed in Morocco After Being Accused of Having an Abortion
Responding to the news that journalist Hajar Raissouni, sentenced to one year in prison over an “unlawful” abortion, was released…
October 17, 2019
Press Release
18 Leaders Arrested Today at the Capitol While Protesting Trump Administration’s Destruction of the Refugee Resettlement Program
In response to the Trump Administration’s continued assault on the U.S. refugee resettlement program, 18 leaders from the nation’s leading…
October 15, 2019
Press Release
Faith Leaders, Human Rights Groups, and Former Assistant Secretary of State Stage Civil Disobedience for Refugees
On Tuesday, October 15th, 18 protestors--including heads of Amnesty International USA, America’s Voice, CAIR, and Church World Service, as well…
October 11, 2019