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Human Rights on Capitol Hill May Edition
To view PDF version click here: Human Rights on Capitol Hill May Human Rights on Capitol Hill published by Amnesty International USA  May 2, 2019  In this edition of…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action Update: Apaa Communities Attacked, Forcibly Evicted (Uganda: UA 96.18)
Since 3 January, rangers from the Uganda Wildlife Authority have been carrying out forced evictions of communities in the Apaa area in northern Uganda. They have burnt homes, looted property…
Press Release
Julian Assange must not be extradited to the US
Following the announcement of Julian Assange’s arrest, and request for extradition to the United States, Massimo Moratti, Amnesty International’s Deputy Director for Research in Europe, said the following.
Report
Death penalty 2018: Dramatic fall in global executions
Global executions fell by almost one-third last year to the lowest figure in at least a decade, Amnesty International said in its 2018 global review of the death penalty published…
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Update
Amnesty International USA urges President Trump to raise human rights concerns in Egypt
April 8, 2019 President Donald J. Trump 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington DC 20500 Re: Amnesty International urges President Trump to raise human rights concerns in meeting with Egyptian…
Press Release
California Governor Signs Moratorium on Executions
Today the California Gov. Gavin Newsome signed an executive order placing a moratorium on executions. The order will affect over 700 people on death row.
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Press Release
Yemen: Ta’iz authorities must tackle child rape and abuse under militia rule
An investigation by Amnesty International has revealed that children as young as eight years old have been raped in the Yemeni city of Ta’iz. The suspected perpetrators, including members of militias…
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Urgent Action
Urgent Action: Tortured Conservationists Face Death Penalty (Iran: UA 33.19)
Eight detained conservationists could face the death penalty or long prison sentences, following a grossly unfair trial in which they were accused of trumped-up spying charges. Their charges stem solely…
Victory
Urgent Action Victory! Death Sentences Commuted to Life Imprisonment (Egypt: UA 91.16)
On 26 February 2019, Egypt’s Supreme Military Court of Appeals formally accepted an appeal on the two death sentences of Ahmad Amin Ghazali (pictured below) and Abdul Basir Abdul Rauf.…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action Victory! Death Sentences Commuted to Life Imprisonment (Egypt: UA 91.16)
On 26 February 2019, Egypt’s Supreme Military Court of Appeals formally accepted an appeal on the two death sentences of Ahmad Amin Ghazali (pictured below) and Abdul Basir Abdul Rauf.…
Update
Amnesty International USA’s Statement for March 6 Hearing on “Protecting Dreamers and TPS Recipients”
To view PDF click here: AIUSA Statement for House Judiciary Hearing on TPS-Dream (3-6-19) March 5, 2019 Chairman Jerrold Lewis Nadler                                Ranking Member Doug Collins House Committee on the Judiciary                          …
Press Release
House Foreign Affairs Committee must highlight deteriorating human rights crises on the Arabian Peninsula
Amnesty International USA today called on the House Foreign Affairs Committee to highlight the rapidly deteriorating human rights crises on the Arabian Peninsula and the ongoing war and humanitarian catastrophe in Yemen. As…
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