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Amnesty International USA Response to 2019 State of the Union
The following can be attributed to Joanne Lin, national director of advocacy and government relations at Amnesty International USA: “Tonight’s State of the Union was just another opportunity for the…
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Yemen: UAE recklessly supplying militias with windfall of Western arms
An open source investigation published by Amnesty International today highlights a growing danger in Yemen’s conflict as the United Arab Emirates (UAE) recklessly arms militias with a range of advanced…
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House Foreign Affairs Committee must highlight deteriorating human rights crises on the Arabian Peninsula
Amnesty International USA today called on the House Foreign Affairs Committee to highlight the rapidly deteriorating human rights crises on the Arabian Peninsula and the ongoing war and humanitarian catastrophe in Yemen. As…
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Russia: The authorities must release Dennis Christensen, Danish prisoner of conscience and Jehovah’s Witness
The Russian authorities must immediately and unconditionally release Dennis Christensen, a Danish national and Jehovah’s Witness, who has been facing trial simply for the exercise of his human rights including…
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UN: Act to End China’s Mass Detentions in Xinjiang
The United Nations Human Rights Council should adopt a resolution establishing an international fact-finding mission to Xinjiang, the region of China where up to one million Turkic Muslims are being…
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Coalition should follow Australia’s lead after military admits civilian deaths in Mosul
Responding to the Australian Defence Force’s (ADF) admission that its air strikes in Mosul, Iraq may have caused up to 18 civilian deaths in 2017, Lynn Maalouf, Amnesty International’s Middle…
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Deadliest Boko Haram attack on Rann leaves at least 60 people murdered in Nigeria
At least 60 people were killed following the January 28 devastating Boko Haram attack on Rann, a border town in Borno state, northeast Nigeria, Amnesty International has confirmed. The organization…
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Tracy Wilkinson of the LA Times and Alli Maloney of Teen Vogue Named as Judges for Amnesty International USA Media Awards
Two judges have been named to the panel of Amnesty International USA’s Media Awards, which will re-launched in New York City on April 3 after a decade-long hiatus. Tracy Wilkinson, correspondent for…
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Israel/OPT: Tourism companies driving settlement expansion, profiting from war crimes
Online booking giants Airbnb, Booking.com, Expedia and TripAdvisor are fueling human rights violations against Palestinians by listing hundreds of rooms and activities in Israeli settlements on occupied Palestinian land, including…
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Asia Bibi must finally get her freedom in Pakistan
Responding to the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold its ruling, again acquitting Asia Bibi of blasphemy charges and ordering her release, Amnesty International’s South Asia Campaigner, Rimmel Mohydin, said: “Asia…
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