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If they can have her, why can’t we?
Police in the Dominican Republic routinely rape, beat, humiliate and verbally abuse women sex workers to exert social control over them and to punish them for transgressing social norms of…
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Amnesty International USA Appropriations Requests for Fiscal Year 2020
March 26, 2019 On behalf of Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) and our more than two million members and supporters across the country, we submitted the following appropriations requests for…
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Human Rights on Capitol Hill March Edition
To view PDF click here: Human Rights on Capitol Hill March Human Rights on Capitol Hill published by Amnesty International USA March 14, 2019 In this edition of Human Rights on…
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Amnesty International USA Statement for Commerce, Justice, Science, Appropriations Subcommittee Hearing on Gun Violence Prevention and Enforcement
On March 13, 2019, Amnesty International USA submitted the following on gun violence prevention and law enforcement to the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations - Commerce, Justice, Science,…
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Iran: Pro-government vigilantes attack women for standing up against forced hijab laws
A series of videos shared on social media in recent weeks have shed light on the daily harassment and violent attacks women in Iran face at the hands of morality police and…
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2019 Lobby Day
Amnesty International 2019 Lobby Day in Washington, D.C.! The 2019 Lobby Day will equip Amnesty International USA’s members and supporters across the country to lobby Members of Congress to support human rights. A day…
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Background Check Bills Present Congress with Prime Opportunity to Act on Gun Violence
The House of Representatives is set to vote on two pieces of legislation this week that would be important steps in taking meaningful action against the human rights crisis of…
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Amnesty International USA Vote Recommendations in Support of H.R. 8, the Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019, and H.R. 1112, the Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2019
February 26, 2019 Re: Amnesty International USA urges a vote “YES” on H.R. 8, the Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019, and H.R. 1112, the Enhanced Background Checks…
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Ending Gun Violence is a Focus of Amnesty International USA’s 54th Annual General Meeting in Chicago
Members of Amnesty International USA from around the country and human rights activists from around the world will meet in Chicago from March 1-4 for its Annual General Meeting (AGM)…
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Venezuela: Hunger, punishment and fear, the formula for repression used by authorities under Nicolás Maduro
Venezuelan security forces under the command of Nicolás Maduro executed and used excessive force against people, and arbitrarily detained hundreds of others, including teenagers, in an escalation of their policy…
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Human Rights on Capitol Hill February Edition
PDF version: Human Rights on Capitol Hill February Human Rights on Capitol Hill published by Amnesty International USA February 7, 2019 In this edition of Human Rights on Capitol Hill: 1)…
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Statement for the Record on the February 6 Hearing “US Policy in the Arabian Peninsula”
To view PDF click here: Amnesty Intl HFAC letter for record Arabian Peninsula February 5, 2019 Rep. Eliot Engel, Chairman Rep. Michael McCaul, Ranking Member House Foreign Affairs Committee 2170 Rayburn…