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Federal Judge Halts Trump Administration’s Cruel Attack on Flores Agreement, Children’s Rights

Judge Dolly Gee of the Federal District Court in Los Angeles today issued a ruling halting the Trump administration’s attempt…

September 27, 2019

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New Admissions Refugee Cap by the President is an Attempt to Further Hate and Division

"To cut the number of refugees the U.S. will accept to this low of a number reflects nothing more than…

September 26, 2019

SANA'A, YEMEN - SEPTEMBER 07: Yemen's Red Crescent medics work for the seventh day searching for victims who were allegedly killed in airstrikes, carried out by warplanes of the Saudi-led coalition on 1-September, on September 07, 2019 in Dhamar province, in Yemen. Rescue team still searching for victims among rubble for the seventh day. (Photo by Mohammed Hamoud/Getty Images)

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U.S.-Made Bomb Used In Deadly Air Strike On Yemeni Civilians

A precision-guided munition made in the USA was used in a Saudi and Emirati-led air strike carried out on June…

September 25, 2019

DOHA, QATAR - SEPTEMBER 25: General view of the Stadium prior to the 17th IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha 2019 at Khalifa International Stadium on September 25, 2019 in Doha, Qatar. (Photo by Maja Hitij/Getty Images)

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World Athletics Championships in Qatar Played Out in Shadow of Migrant Worker Abuses

The plight of migrant workers who continue to be abused and exploited while working in Qatar will cast a shadow…

September 25, 2019

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New Honduras Agreement Could Be Deadly

Responding to reports of a cooperative agreement between the United States and Honduras, which would potentially force certain asylum-seekers to request asylum…

September 25, 2019

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Media Advisory: End Gun Violence Rally Features Pelosi, Schumer, Activists From Around the Country

Gun violence has become so prevalent in the United States that it amounts to a human rights crisis. The week…

September 25, 2019

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Congress Should Immediately Pass the Assault Weapons Ban 

In advance of today’s House Judiciary Committee hearing on the impact of assault weapons, Amnesty International USA submitted this statement…

September 25, 2019

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 17: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) speaks to the media after attending the Republican weekly policy luncheon on Capitol Hill, September 17, 2019 in Washington, DC. McConnell spoke on several topics including stalled gun control legislation. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

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U.S. House Passes Burma Act – Senate Majority Leader McConnell Should Advance Myanmar Accountability

Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the BURMA Act, legislation which would advance efforts to hold senior Myanmar military…

September 24, 2019

Egyptian protesters shout slogans as they take part in a protest calling for the removal of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Cairo's downtown on September 20, 2019. - Protestors also gathered in other Egyptian cities calling for the removal of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi but police quickly dispersed them. In Cairo dozens of people joined night-time demonstrations around Tahrir Square -- the epicenter of the 2011 revolution that toppled the country's long-time autocratic leader. (Photo by STR / AFP) (Photo credit should read STR/AFP/Getty Images)

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World Leaders Must Act To Stop Egyptian President al-Sisi’s Repressive Crackdown

Ahead of further protests expected on Friday, world leaders must confront President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and utterly condemn the crackdown…

September 24, 2019

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El Salvador Agreement Must Be Condemned Immediately

Responding to reports of a cooperative agreement between the United States and El Salvador, which would potentially force certain asylum-seekers…

September 20, 2019

ISTANBUL, TURKEY - OCTOBER 25: People take part in a candle light vigil to remember journalist Jamal Khashoggi outside the Saudi Arabia consulate on October 25, 2018 in Istanbul, Turkey. Jamal Khashoggi, a U.S. resident and critic of the Saudi regime, went missing after entering the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul on October 2. More than two weeks later Riyadh announced he had been killed accidentally during an altercation with Saudi consulate officials, however as investigations continue new information surfaced, pointing to a brutal and planned murder contradicting previous claims. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images)

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MEDIA ADVISORY: AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL USA TO MARK ANNIVERSARY OF JAMAL KHASHOGGI KILLING

October 2, 2019 marks one year since Jamal Khashoggi, a Saudi Arabian journalist who went into self-exile in the United…

September 20, 2019

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Amnesty International to Participate in Hearings and Events at IACHR Sessions

Amnesty International will participate in public hearings on protests and security in Honduras and on limits of access to asylum…

September 20, 2019