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Human Rights on Capitol Hill – May 2021 Newsletter
HUMAN RIGHTS ON CAPITOL HILL Table of Contents Featured Domestic Updates International Updates In Case You Missed It may 2021 NEWSLETTER Featured: PRESIDENT BIDEN’S FIRST 100 DAYS U.S. STILL…
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Amnesty International Calls on Biden Administration to End “China Initiative”
On April 21, 2021, Amnesty International USA wrote a letter urging the White House to combat racial profiling within the federal government. Specifically, Amnesty calls on the Biden administration to…
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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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Biden Administration Upholds Trump Deal to Sell Weapons that Risk Injuring and Killing Civilians in Yemen
Responding to reports that the Biden administration plans to move forth on a Trump administration plan to sell weaponry worth approximately $23 billion to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Philippe…
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Faith in Action Network: Ramadan 2021 Human Rights Education Webinar
This webinar will provide an overview of the human rights issues and context for each of AIUSA’s featured cases during the month of Ramadan. If you have any questions about…
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Repealing Sanctions on the ICC is a Critical First Step
Responding to the Biden administration repealing the previous administration’s sanctions on International Criminal Court (ICC) staff, Daniel Balson, the advocacy director at Amnesty International USA said:
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Amnesty International’s Multilateral Human Rights Priorities
On March 19, 2021, Amnesty International USA wrote a letter to Curtis Ried, Senior Director for Multilateral Affairs at the National Security Council, outlining the organization's multilateral human rights priorities.…
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Amnesty International USA statement for Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on Gun Violence
On March 18, 2021, Amnesty International USA submitted a statement for the record ahead of a Senate Committee on the Judiciary hearing on Constitutional and Common Sense Steps to Reduce…
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Amnesty International Letter to Secretary Kerry on Human Rights Priorities for Addressing the Global Climate Crisis
On March 17, 2021, Amnesty International USA sent a letter to Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry outlining human rights priorities for addressing the global climate crisis. Click here…
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Amnesty International Letter to Attorney General Garland Calling for an Investigation into Capitol Insurrection
On March 11, 2021, Amnesty International USA sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland urging him to conduct a prompt, thorough and impartial investigation into the storming of the…
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Amnesty Statement for House Foreign Affairs Committee Hearing on the Biden Administration’s Priorities for U.S. Foreign Policy
On March 9, 2021, Amnesty International USA submitted a statement for the record ahead of a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing titled "The Biden Administration’s Priorities for U.S. Foreign Policy"…
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Amnesty International’s Top Human Rights Priorities for the National Security Council
On March 4, 2021, Amnesty International USA wrote to Shanthi Kalathil, Coordinator for Democracy and Human Rights at the National Security Council, to share the organization's top human rights priorities…