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One Year After Trump Reinstated it, Global Gag Rule Must Go
One year after President Trump reinstated the “global gag rule,” which bars health care providers around the world from providing or counseling clients on abortions, human rights and women’s rights…
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Amnesty International USA Statement on One Year of Resistance to Trump’s Anti-Human Rights Agenda
In anticipation of the anniversary of the inauguration of President Trump, Margaret Huang, executive director of Amnesty International USA, issued the following statement:
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Venezuela must respond for deadly security operation
The operation by security forces to arrest the former CICPC (Scientific Investigation Police) official Óscar Pérez and others who had risen against the government, appears to be illegal and raise…
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President Trump Must Reject Plan to Use Nuclear Arms Under Any Circumstances
According to reports, President Trump is considering a plan drafted by the Pentagon that would permit the use of nuclear weapons to respond to cyberattacks, including attacks on U.S. infrastructure…
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Israel/OPT: Israeli authorities must release Ahed Tamimi immediately
Responding to the ruling today by an Israeli court that 16 year-old Palestinian activist Ahed Tamimi, charged with aggravated assault of soldiers and incitement, will remain in custody until the…
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Myanmar: Investigate police killings of Rakhine State protesters
Reacting to the police shooting dead at least eight protesters in Mrauk-U in Myanmar’s Rakhine State, James Gomez, Amnesty International’s Director for Southeast Asia and the Pacific, said the following.
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Bangladesh: Returning Rohingya to Myanmar illegal and premature
Responding to an announcement by the Bangladeshi Foreign Ministry that it will aim to repatriate all Rohingya refugees within two years, James Gomez, Amnesty International’s Regional Director for Southeast Asia…
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Israel must release teenage Palestinian activist Ahed Tamimi
Israeli authorities must release a 16-year-old Palestinian activist who could face up to 10 years in prison over an altercation with Israeli soldiers in the occupied West Bank last month,…
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USA: After 16 years, close Guantánamo’s detention center once and for all
On the 16th anniversary of the opening of the notorious detention facility at the US naval base at Guantánamo Bay, Amnesty International is again calling for the fair trial or…
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Activists Gather to Demand Closure of Guantánamo
On the 16th anniversary of the Guantánamo Bay detention camp, Amnesty International USA will be joining the Center for Constitutional Rights, Witness Against Torture, the National Religious Campaign Against Torture,…
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