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Israel/ OPT: Cycle of impunity leaves civilians once again paying the price amid escalation of hostilities
Israeli forces and Palestinian armed groups in Gaza must not repeat violations of international humanitarian law that led to killing and maiming of civilians and destruction of homes and infrastructure…
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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…
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Domestic Human Rights Policies Biden-Harris Administration Must Address in Early 2021
On February 18, 2021, Amnesty International USA wrote to the Biden-Harris Administration to share the organization's recommendations for domestic human rights policies the U.S. government should advance in early 2021.…
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Amnesty International’s Human Rights Priorities for Southeast Asia
On February 18, 2021, Amnesty International USA wrote to Henrietta Levin, Director for Southeast Asia and ASEAN Affairs at the National Security Council, outlining the organization's human rights priorities for…
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Launch of Mustafa Kassem Fellowship in Memory of U.S. Citizen Who Died in Egyptian Prison
Amnesty International USA is launching the Mustafa Kassem Fellowship named after the detained U.S. citizen who died in an Egyptian prison one year ago. Today would have been his 56th…
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Amnesty International’s Human Rights Priorities for South Asia
On February 10, 2021, Amnesty International USA wrote to Sumona Guha, Senior Director for South Asia at the National Security Council, outlining the organization's human rights priorities for South Asia.…
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Domestic Human Rights Legislation to Advance in Congress in Early 2021
On January 27, 2021, Amnesty International USA wrote to Members of Congress outlining the organization's recommendations for domestic legislation the Judiciary Committee should advance in early 2021. Click here to…
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Aung San Suu Kyi, others arrested in Myanmar as military coup underway
Responding to the arrest of State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and others amid reports that a military coup is underway in Myanmar, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director for Campaigns,…
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Amnesty International USA Statement for the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission Hearing Conflict and Killings in Nigeria’s Middle Belt December 17, 2020
Amnesty International has documented an alarming escalation in attacks and abductions in several states in north west and north central Nigeria since January 2020. The causes behind the violence in Nigeria's Middle…
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December 9 Testimony for House Foreign Affairs Committee Hearing on International Human Rights and Closing Civic Space
On December 8, 2020, Amnesty International USA's National Director of Advocacy and Government Relations Joanne Lin submitted her written testimony ahead of House Foreign Affairs Committee Subcommittee on Africa, Global…