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Exoneration of Scott Warren is a Triumph for Humanity
In response to the humanitarian volunteer Dr. Scott Warren being found not guilty of the charges against him in a court in Arizona today, Erika Guevara-Rosas, Americas director at Amnesty…
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Facebook and Google’s Pervasive Surveillance Poses An Unprecedented Danger To Human Rights
Facebook and Google’s omnipresent surveillance of billions of people poses a systemic threat to human rights, Amnesty International warned in a new report as it called for a radical transformation…
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More Than 100 Protestors Believed to be Killed As Top Officials Give Green Light to Crush Protests in Iran
Verified video footage, eyewitness testimony from people on the ground and information gathered from human rights activists outside Iran reveal a harrowing pattern of unlawful killings by Iranian security forces,…
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Billboards for World Children’s Day Call for Freedom for Detained Children in the U.S.
For World Children’s Day on November 20, Amnesty International USA is calling for the United States government to stop detaining children who seek safety in the United States, with new…
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Pompeo announcement on Israeli Settlements Places Occupied Palestinians At Increased Risk
Responding to an announcement by the United States Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, that the U.S. will not consider Israeli settlements in the West Bank as illegal under international law,…
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President Trump’s Pardons Send Message That Laws Don’t Matter
Responding to reports that President Donald Trump intervened in three cases involving war crimes, issuing full pardons to two soldiers and reversing disciplinary action against another, Daphne Eviatar, director of…
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President Trump’s Bullying Makes a Mockery of Asylum
Responding to a new interim final rule that seeks to implement asylum cooperative agreements between the United States, Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador, Charanya Krishnaswami, the advocacy director for the…
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Write For Rights: Amnesty International Launches Global Campaign Championing Youth Activists
Amnesty International has today launched Write for Rights, the world’s biggest human rights campaign, which this year champions children’s rights and youth activists.
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Another Weekend of Shootings Shines A Glaring Light on Inaction By Congress, Mitch McConnell
Responding to shootings this weekend in the United States, in Pleasantville, New Jersey and Paradise Hills, San Diego, Amnesty International USA’s End Gun Violence campaign manager, Ernest Coverson said: “On…
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Statement From Amnesty International India on Government Raids
Over the past year, a pattern of harassment has emerged every time Amnesty International India stands up and speaks out against human rights violations in India.