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Americas: Proposed Laws Would Severely Restrict Civil Society’s Work in Region
States must stop striving to silence human rights organizations and restrict civic spaces where anyone can participate and freely express their opinions without fear of reprisal.
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Amnesty International Condemns Biden Administration’s Asylum Ban
This new asylum ban would block protections for anyone that did not seek asylum while crossing through third countries, a policy that was previously attempted during the Trump Administration and…
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Amnesty International USA Condemns Biden Administration’s Attack on Asylum
Amnesty International USA condemns the Biden Administration’s attack on the human right to seek asylum.
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Amnesty International Responds to Plan to Block Asylum Access for Venezuelans at Border
In response to the Biden Administration’s announcement about a new process for Venezeulans seeking safety, Erika Guevara-Rosas, Americas director at Amnesty International said:
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Amnesty International Launches Global Campaign to Confront Unprecedented Worldwide Threat to the Right to Protest
The right to protest is under unprecedented and growing threat across all regions of the world, Amnesty International said today, as the organization launched a new global campaign to confront…
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Protect the Protest Campaign
The right to protest for human rights is under unprecedented and growing threat across all regions of the world.
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Journalism Under Threat
AIUSA’s Country & Thematic Specialist Program invites you to the online event, Journalism Under Threat, May 2nd at 8pm ET/7pm CT/5pm PT to mark World Press Freedom Day. Around the…
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Temporary Protected Status for Afghanistan Is a Critical Step and Protections Must Be Extended to Other Countries Facing Armed Conflict
Responding to today’s announcement from the Department of Homeland Security of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Afghanistan, Amy Fischer, Americas Advocacy Director at Amnesty International USA, said: “Today’s announcement comes…
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Organizations Welcome TPS for Ukraine and Urge TPS Designation for Other Countries in Extreme Conflict
We at Amnesty International USA, Cameroon Advocacy Network, Haitian Bridge Alliance, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, and UndocuBlack Network, welcome the Department of Homeland Security’s designation of Ukraine for Temporary…
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Joint Letter: The U.S. Must Comply with the Convention against Torture
On December 1, 2021, Amnesty International USA and eight other human rights organizations wrote to the Biden administration to express deep concerns about reports that the U.S. government has submitted…
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#WelcomeWithDignity: Court Ruling Will Endanger Families Seeking Safety; Biden Must End Title 42
Yesterday the D.C. Circuit Court granted the government’s request for stay in Huisha-Huisha v. Mayorkas, allowing the Biden administration to continue expelling families and children to danger under its inhumane…
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Page Not Found: Censorship and Human Rights in the 21st Century
For Banned Books Week 2021, Amnesty International hosted a celebration of the words, images and sounds that would disappear from our world if we did not fight for freedom of…