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House and Senate Armed Services Committees Must Retain Language That Protects Human Rights in NDAA
As representatives on House and Senate Armed Services Committees work with their counterparts in the Senate to pass the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), Amnesty International USA and our more…
Press Release
MEDIA ADVISORY: AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL USA TO MARK ANNIVERSARY OF JAMAL KHASHOGGI KILLING
October 2, 2019 marks one year since Jamal Khashoggi, a Saudi Arabian journalist who went into self-exile in the United States, entered into a Saudi consulate in Istanbul to obtain…
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Amnesty International – Banned Books Week 2019
Each year during Banned Books Week the American Library Association (ALA) calls attention to books that have been challenged in US Libraries. At the same time Amnesty International groups draw…
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Banned Books Week 2019
Loujain Al-Hathloul
SAUDI ARABIA DETAINED SINCE MAY 2018 Loujain al-Hathloul is one of the most prominent and outspoken women human rights defenders in Saudi Arabia; much of her activism is conducted via…
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Human Rights on Capitol Hill Newsletter July Edition (7/23/19)
To view PDF click here: Human Rights on Capitol Hill July Human Rights on Capitol Hill published by Amnesty International USA  July 23, 2019 In this edition of Human Rights…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action Update: 30 Opposition Figures Sentenced to Death (Yemen: UA 51.19)
On 9 July 2019, the Huthi-run Specialized Criminal Court (SCC) of Sana’a sentenced to death 30 academics and political figures based on trumped-up charges, including espionage for the Saudi Arabia-led…
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Human Rights on Capitol Hill late June Edition
To view PDF version click here: Human Rights on Capitol Hill late June Human Rights on Capitol Hill published by Amnesty International USA  June 26, 2019  In this edition of…
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Michael Bennet
Amnesty International USA asked Michael Bennet 13 questions about some of the most pressing human rights issues of our time. Here is his response exactly as provided: How should the…
Press Release
US Senate Blocks Trump Administration’s Emergency Arms Sales to Saudi-UAE Led Coalition
Responding to news that the United States Senate has voted to block the $8 billion emergency arms sales intended for the Saudi-UAE led coalition and ordered by the Trump administration,…
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Saudi Arabia: UN findings on Jamal Khashoggi’s murder highlight need for independent criminal investigation to uncover the truth
Responding to the release of the UN report on the murder of Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi, which concludes that he was the victim of “an extrajudicial killing for which…
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Saudi Arabia: Decision to spare teenager’s life must be followed by abolition of death penalty for all juveniles
Responding to the news that Murtaja Qureiris, the young man from Saudi Arabia arrested at the age of 13, will not face execution and has been sentenced to 12 years in…
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Andrew Yang
Amnesty International USA asked Andrew Yang 13 questions about some of the most pressing human rights issues of our time. Here is his response exactly as provided: How should the…
