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Greta Thunberg and Fridays for Future receive Amnesty International’s top honor
Climate change activist Greta Thunberg and the Fridays for Future movement of school-children have been honored with Amnesty International’s Ambassador…
September 17, 2019
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Trump Administration’s Asylum Ban Could be a Death Sentence for People Seeking Safety
Today, Amnesty International condemned the Supreme Court’s decision allowing the Trump administration’s asylum ban to temporarily proceed. Charanya Krishnaswami, the…
September 12, 2019
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18 Months On, Brazilian Authorities Must Not Let Marielle Franco Killing Remain Unsolved
Six months after authorities in Rio de Janeiro arrested two men accused of killing Marielle Franco and her driver, Anderson…
September 11, 2019
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Response To Reports Of Foreign Nationals Detained In Iran
Responding to media reports that two British-Australian women and an Australian man have been detained in Iran, with one of…
September 11, 2019
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Amnesty Responds to Decision on Third Country Asylum Ban:Â Safety Should Not Depend on Where People Ask for Protection
Responding to the Ninth Circuit’s decision halting the nationwide injunction of the Trump administration’s third country asylum ban, Amnesty International…
September 11, 2019
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361 Bipartisan Elected Officials from 46 States Urge President Trump to Welcome Refugees
361 local and state elected officials from 46 states expressed their strong support for resettling refugees in their communities in…
September 11, 2019
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Amnesty Chief Urges Schools to Let Children Take Part in Climate Strikes
Amnesty International’s Secretary General, Kumi Naidoo, has written a personal plea to more than 27,000 schools around the world today…
September 10, 2019
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Congress Must Pass the Keep Americans Safe Act, the Disarm Hate Act, and the Extreme Risk Protection Act
In advance of this week’s markup of several critical gun violence prevention bills by the House Judiciary Committee, Amnesty International…
September 10, 2019
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Israeli Spyware Firm NSO Must Match Words With Action
Responding to news that Israeli spyware firm NSO Group, whose malicious technology has been used by governments to target activists,…
September 10, 2019
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Trans Asylum Seeker Alejandra is Released, but U.S. Must Guarantee She Remains Safe
Alejandra Barrera, a transgender Salvadorian activist who had been held in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention since November…
September 9, 2019
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District Court Recognizes the Right to Asylum in Case on Trump Administration’s Third Country Asylum Ban
A district court has reinstated the nationwide scope of its decision halting a Trump administration policy which would make people…
September 9, 2019
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Prison and Flogging Sentences For Seven Iranian Journalists and Activists ‘Disgraceful Injustice’
Responding to reports of a Revolutionary Court’s decision on September 7 to hand four journalists and three labor rights activists…
September 9, 2019