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Statement of Support for U.S. Student Groups in the Wake of Escalating Conflict in Gaza and Israel
Amnesty International USA is deeply concerned about increased threats, silencing, and deactivation of school and university groups in the wake of the escalating conflict in Gaza and Israel.
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UNSC Resolution on ‘humanitarian pauses’ in Gaza presents vital opportunity to stop massive suffering
In response to the United Nations Security Council adoption of a resolution calling for urgent and extended humanitarian pauses and the need to address the situation of children in the…
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Israel/OPT: Another Blackout in Gaza Imminent if Sufficient Fuel is Not Restored
The occupied Gaza Strip will likely plunge into another total communications blackout on Thursday if appropriate fuel supplies are not immediately delivered, which will worsen an already catastrophic humanitarian situation,…
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Amnesty petition demanding ceasefire to end civilian suffering backed by more than one million signatures
More than a million signatures from people around the world have been gathered for an Amnesty International petition demanding an immediate ceasefire to end the unparalleled escalation of hostilities in…
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#CeasefireNow: Prevent Further Loss of Civilian Lives
More than 2 million people in the Gaza Strip are struggling to survive and the level of civilian casualties has been unprecedented. More than 10,000 Palestinians have been killed in…
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Amnesty International USA Statement Against Antisemitism on 85th Anniversary of KristallnachtÂ
Today, on the 85th anniversary of Kristallnacht and the International Day Against Fascism and Antisemitism, Amnesty International USA reaffirms our profound condemnation of antisemitism in all its forms. Amnesty International…
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AIUSA Response to Rise in Antisemitic, Islamophobic Hate Speech and Violence
In response to recent rising levels of hate speech, discrimination and violence across the US, Amnesty International USA’s Executive Director, Paul O’Brien, made this statement
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Israel/OPT: Horrifying Cases of Torture and Degrading Treatment of Palestinian Detainees Amid Spike in Arbitrary Arrests
Israeli authorities have dramatically increased their use of administrative detention, a form of arbitrary detention, of Palestinians across the occupied West Bank; extended emergency measures that facilitate inhuman and degrading treatment of…
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Israel/OPT: Hamas and other armed groups must release civilian hostages and treat all captives humanely
Amnesty International reiterates its call for the immediate and unconditional release of all civilian hostages, some of them children, who have been held in the occupied Gaza Strip for a…
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Lebanon: Evidence of Israel’s unlawful use of white phosphorus in southern Lebanon as cross-border hostilities escalate
The Israeli army fired artillery shells containing white phosphorus, an incendiary weapon, in military operations along Lebanon’s southern border between 10 and 16 October 2023, Amnesty International said today. One…
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ISRAEL/OPT: Amnesty International reaction to Gaza communications black-out and US vote against the UN General Assembly resolution on humanitarian truce in the OPT and Israel
Civilians in Gaza are at unprecedented risk as Israel imposes communication black-out during bombardment and expanding ground attacks, according to Amnesty International. In response to the black-out, Erika Guevara-Rosas, Senior…
Urgent Action
URGENT ACTION: RESCIND EVACUATION ORDER AGAINST GAZA HOSPITALS (IOPT: 100.23)
On October 13, 23 hospitals in the north of the Gaza Strip and Gaza City received forced evacuation orders from the Israeli army. Since then, hospitals continue to receive phone…