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Congressional Funding for Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission Acknowledges Critical Work
Reacting to news that Congress will direct funds to the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission for the first time, Joanne Lin, National Director of Advocacy and Government Relations stated: “These…
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Amnesty International USA Calls on ICE to Release Young Girl and Father
Four years after arriving in the U.S. to seek safety, fourteen-year old Astrid and her father Arturo were detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in the middle of the…
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NGO Statement on Reported Changes to U.S. Policy on Use of Armed Drones and Other Lethal Force
In advance of a deadline for the Trump Administration to disclose reported changes loosening the restrictions for using lethal force overseas, 13 organizations signed this statement of concern.
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Myanmar: Forced starvation of Rohingya highlights danger of premature returns
Reacting to the UN’s claim that Myanmar is continuing its campaign of ethnic cleansing against Rohingya including through “forced starvation”, James Gomez, Amnesty International’s Director of Southeast Asia and the…
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Honduras: Arrest of DESA executive must be followed by further action against those behind the killing of Berta Cáceres
president of Desarrollos Energéticos S.A. (DESA), for his involvement in the killing of environmental human rights defender Berta Cáceres, Erika Guevara-Rosas, the director of Amnesty International in the Americas, said:
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Syria: UN Human Rights Council must ensure those responsible for atrocities in Eastern Ghouta are held to account
Responding to the impending vote at the United Nations Human Rights Council on a resolution on the situation in Eastern Ghouta, Kevin Whelan, Senior Advocate at Amnesty International said:
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Honduras: Failure to identify those behind Berta Cáceres’ murder puts other activists at risk
The Honduran authorities’ failure to identify those who ordered the brutal murder of the environmental human rights defender Berta Cáceres and bring them to justice puts hundreds of human rights…
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Egypt: Use of banned cluster bombs in North Sinai confirmed by Amnesty International
Analysis of a Video released by the Egyptian Armed Forces proves beyond doubt that banned cluster munitions have been used in recent airstrikes in North Sinai, Amnesty International said today.
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Afghanistan: Civilian lives must be at the heart of the Kabul Process
The Kabul Process conference must put the protection of Afghan civilians and accountability for war crimes and crimes against humanity at the heart of its discussions this week, Amnesty International…
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Syria: Hundreds of civilian lives at risk as Afrin offensive escalates
Turkish military, and to a lesser extent Kurdish forces, are carrying out indiscriminate attacks in the embattled Syrian towns of Afrin and Azaz respectively in northern Aleppo, killing scores of…