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Christina Cerna
Christina has been involved with Amnesty International since the mid-1970s when she co-chaired AIUSA adoption group #34 with Bernie Hamilton, who headed Minority Rights Group International. In January 1979 she…
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Congress Must Pass the Keep Americans Safe Act, the Disarm Hate Act, and the Extreme Risk Protection Act
In advance of this week’s markup of several critical gun violence prevention bills by the House Judiciary Committee, Amnesty International USA urged Congress to prioritize passing the following gun legislation in…
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Amnesty International Statement for House Foreign Affairs Hearing on Protecting the Amazon
For PDF version, click here. September 10, 2019 Rep. Albio Sires Chair Rep. Francis Rooney Ranking Member House Foreign Affairs Committee Subcommittee on…
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Statement in support of the Keep Americans Safe Act, the Disarm Hate Act and the Extreme Risk Protection Act
September 9, 2019 The Honorable Jerry Nadler                  The Honorable Doug Collins Chairman  …
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Human Rights on Capitol Hill Newsletter – September Edition (9/9/2019)
For PDF version click here: Human Rights on Capitol Hill September Human Rights on Capitol Hill published by Amnesty International USA  September 9, 2019  In this edition of Human Rights…
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Fight to End Gun Violence
Who is impacted? Gun homicides disproportionately impact communities of color, with Black people being ten times more likely to be the victims of gun homicides than white people. Gun homicides…
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Another Weekend, Another Carnage That Could Have Been Prevented
Responding to shootings in Midland and in Odessa, Texas tonight, Ernest Coverson the campaign manager of Amnesty International USA End Gun Violence campaign said: "On yet another weekend, this country…
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Human Rights Defenders in Afghanistan Under Attack From the Authorities and Armed Groups
Afghanistan’s human rights community is under intensifying attacks from both the authorities and armed groups as human rights defenders and activists face intimidation, harassment, threats and violence, Amnesty International said…
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LETTER TO HOUSE LEADERSHIP CALLING FOR ER SESSION ON GUN VIOLENCE (AUGUST 15 2019)
August 15, 2019 The Honorable Nancy Pelosi            The Honorable Kevin McCarthy Speaker      …
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Letter to Senate Leadership Calling for ER Session on Gun Violence (August 2019)
For PDF version click here: Letter to Senate leadership calling for ER session on gun violence (Aug 2019) August 15, 2019 The Honorable Mitch McConnell     …
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Congress Must Immediately Address Gun Violence in the U.S.
Amnesty International USA today made an announcement calling for Congress to cut short its August recess and call an emergency session to immediately address gun violence in the United States.…
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Global Human Rights Movement Issues Travel Warning for the U.S. Due to Rampant Gun Violence
Amnesty International today issued a travel warning calling for possible travelers and visitors to the United States to exercise extreme caution when traveling throughout the country due to rampant gun…