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Urgent Action: Tortured Monk at Imminent Risk of Execution (Egypt: UA 48.21)
Death row prisoner monk Wael Tawadros, known as Father Isaiah, is at risk of execution. He was subjected to serious human rights violations including enforced disappearance, torture and unfair trial.…
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Death penalty 2020: Despite Covid-19, some countries ruthlessly pursued death sentences and executions
The unprecedented challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic were not enough to deter 18 countries from carrying out executions in 2020, Amnesty International said today in its annual global review of…
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Become a Volunteer Leader
As a grassroots membership organization, Amnesty International USA is led by volunteers and members across the country. Individuals can take action online, join activist networks and groups, and serve as…
Press Release
Amnesty International USA Applauds Virginia for Abolishing the Death Penalty
Reacting to news that Virginia Governor Ralph Northam has signed a bill to abolish the death penalty in the Commonwealth, Kristina Roth, Senior Advocate for Criminal Justice Programs at Amnesty…
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Week of Action to Abolish the Death Penalty
March 1st – March 5th We can abolish the federal death penalty once and for all. The time is now. Join us for a week of activities to demand your…
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Domestic Human Rights Policies Biden-Harris Administration Must Address in Early 2021
On February 18, 2021, Amnesty International USA wrote to the Biden-Harris Administration to share the organization's recommendations for domestic human rights policies the U.S. government should advance in early 2021.…
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Amnesty Brooklyn – Virtual Kickoff Meeting 2021
Join us for the first virtual meeting of the local group Amnesty Brooklyn. Amnesty Brooklyn is a volunteer-run local Amnesty International group, made up of people like you. Local groups…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action Update: Execution Risk for Iranian-Swedish Academic (Iran: UA 38.17)
Iranian-Swedish academic Ahmadreza Djalali has been held incommunicado in Tehran’s Evin prison since 24 November 2020, when he learned that his death sentence for “corruption on earth” (efsad-e fel-arz) was…
Press Release
Federal Executions in the United States Buckle Global Progress on Abolition
Ahead of the first of three federal executions scheduled to take place in 2021, with Lisa Montgomery facing execution on January 12, 2020, which would make her the first woman…
Press Release
Bill Pelke will be remembered as a lifelong activist for death penalty abolition
Amnesty International USA is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Bill Pelke, a longtime death penalty abolition activist, friend and ally. Bill served as the Indiana State Death…
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Human Rights on Capitol Hill – September 2020 Newsletter
HUMAN RIGHTS ON CAPITOL HILL september 2020 NEWSLETTER TABLE OF CONTENTS Featured Issue International Updates Domestic Updates COVID-19 and Human Rights Looking to 2021 Welcome New Staff FEATURED ISSUE…
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#FreeBillieAllen, The Art of Innocence
The resumption of executions at the Federal level in the United States puts many death row inmates at risk of death, particularly at the accelerated pace at which they are…
