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New Executive Order targeting social platforms is dangerous and irresponsible
Responding to an executive order by United States President Donald J. Trump designating that social media companies are shielded from liability for user-generated content, Michael Kleinman, the director of the…
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Israel Must Lift Punitive Travel Ban on Amnesty Campaigner
The Israeli authorities must immediately lift the apparently punitive travel ban imposed on Laith Abu Zeyad, Amnesty International’s Campaigner on Israel and Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT), Amnesty International said today…
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Contact tracing app security flaw exposed sensitive personal details of more than one million
Serious security vulnerabilities in Qatar’s mandatory contact tracing app, uncovered by Amnesty International, must act as a wake-up call for governments rolling-out COVID-19 apps to ensure privacy safeguards are central…
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Minneapolis police officer must be held accountable for use of deadly force
No person should ever wake up wondering if that day will be the day that a police officer ends their life, yet people of color, particularly black people, across the…
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New hearing confirms ICE chooses family separation over family unity
In the midst of a global pandemic, ICE has a choice to either let families stay together and free or to keep them shut in despite dangerous and life-threatening conditions. ICE…
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Amnesty International USA Joins Senate Push for Gun Violence Prevention Funding in COVID-19 Stimulus, Calls for Passage of Break the Cycle of Violence Act
Today, Senators Tammy Duckworth and Corey Booker, along with 18 other Senators released a letter to U.S. Senate leadership building on Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) research to call for increased…
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Media briefing on family separation during the COVID-19 pandemic
Family residential centers that are detaining families throughout the United States are now weaponizing the public health response to COVID-19 to punish and deter people seeking safety, much as they…
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Hungary’s decision to strip trans people of the right to legal gender recognition is “step back into the dark ages”
Everyone’s gender identity should be legally recognized and everyone must be allowed to change their legal name and gender markers on all official documents
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Countries are failing to protect rights of health workers at the forefront of the COVID-19 pandemic
The cost of curing: Health workers’ rights in the Americas during COVID-19 and beyond documents how those on the forefront of the pandemic are often working in unsafe conditions with insufficient…
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Missouri plans to execute Walter Barton, as he maintains his innocence
The planned execution of Walter Barton demonstrates why the death penalty is far too flawed to ever fix. Barton maintains his innocence after it took five trials which lasted over…
