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Two Years since Rohingya Exodus, Impunity Reigns Supreme for Military
With the threat of returns to Myanmar once again looming over Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, Amnesty International warned that Rakhine State remains unsafe while those responsible for atrocities continue to…
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Trump Administration Seeks to Demonize Refugees With New Policy
Responding to reports that the Trump administration is considering a new policy that would allow state and local jurisdictions to deny refugees to be resettled in their community, despite having…
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Press Release
New Flores Regulations Brazenly Attack Children’s Rights
According to reports, the Trump administration is issuing a final rule that will effectively terminate the 1997 Flores Settlement Agreement, which mandates that children cannot be held in immigration detention…
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Planned Parenthood Withdrawal from Title X Demonstrates Cruel Policies
“The Trump administration's restrictions on Title X trample on sexual and reproductive rights, putting the lives of all pregnant people at significant risk, especially low-income women. Over four million people…
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Press Release
Six Police Officers Charged Over Killing of Matthew Lee in Jamaica
Reacting to the announcement that the Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM), Jamaica’s independent police oversight body, presented charges against six members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) following a six-and-a-half-year…
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Press Release
Former Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir Must Not Escape International Trial
Former Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir must face justice for crimes under international law, including genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes, that he allegedly committed in Darfur while in power,…
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Press Release
Criticism of Israeli Government’s Policies Are Free Speech, Not Anti-Semitism
Responding to Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, and minister of Interior Arye Deri, denying entrance to two U.S. members of Congress and U.S. President Donald Trump’s tweets referring to the…
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Press Release
Police in Hong Kong should exercise restraint to avoid escalating violence
In response to police operations on August 11, where rounds of tear gas and rubber bullets were fired, Man-Kei Tam, Director of Amnesty International Hong Kong said: “Hong Kong police…
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Congress Must Immediately Address Gun Violence in the U.S.
Amnesty International USA today made an announcement calling for Congress to cut short its August recess and call an emergency session to immediately address gun violence in the United States.…
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Press Release
Global Human Rights Movement Issues Travel Warning for the U.S. Due to Rampant Gun Violence
Amnesty International today issued a travel warning calling for possible travelers and visitors to the United States to exercise extreme caution when traveling throughout the country due to rampant gun…
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