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COP28 Agreement to Move Away from Fossil Fuels Sets Precedent but Falls Short of Safeguarding Human Rights
COP28 in Dubai has agreed on the need to move away from fossil fuels for the first time at the end of a climate summit marred by restrictions on civil…
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Venture Capital Firms Funding Generative Artificial Intelligence Ignoring Duty to Protect Human Rights
Surveys with the ten largest venture capital funds and two largest start-up accelerators investing in Generative AI companies revealed hardly any were taking steps to safeguard human rights.
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Amnesty International USA Reaction to UN Ceasefire VoteÂ
Amnesty International responds to the US vote against a UN resolution presented at a General Assembly Emergency Special Session on the ongoing crisis in Gaza and demanding a ceasefire.
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Amnesty International USA Response to Texas Supreme Court Decision on Abortion
Amnesty International responds to the news that the Texas Supreme Court has ruled against a Texan woman seeking an abortion.
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Amnesty International Launches Annual Letter-Writing Campaign Amid Clampdown on Human Rights
Amnesty International is launching its annual global letter-writing campaign ahead of Human Rights Day on December 10, in a bid to transform the lives of people whose rights have been…
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Congress Urged to Not Gut Asylum System
Amnesty International responds to Congress and the White House negotiating the inclusion of nationwide expedited removal and a gutting of the U.S. asylum system in the federal supplemental funding bill.
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Lebanon: Deadly Attack by Israeli Authorities on Journalists Must be Investigated as a War CrimeÂ
Israeli strikes a group of seven journalists in south Lebanon on 13 October, which killed Reuters journalist Issam Abdallah and injured six others.
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Amnesty International USA Response to Sudan Atrocity DeterminationÂ
In response to Secretary of State Blinken announcing the atrocity determination for Sudan, Kate Hixon, Africa Advocacy Director at Amnesty International USA, made the following statement.
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Amnesty International USA Reaction to Senate Blocking Passage of Assault Weapons Ban  
Amnesty International USA reacts to the Senate vote blocking the Assault Weapons Ban of 2023, Ethan’s Law, and the Background Check Expansion Act on the same day as a mass…
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El Salvador: Policies, practices, and abusive, arbitrary legislation violate human rights and threaten civic space
El Salvador is experiencing an alarming regression in the respect for and protection of human rights as reported in Amnesty International's new report.
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