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Pass PRO Act to Empower Workers, Protect Rights
The United States Senate should pass the Protecting the Right to Organize Act (PRO Act), five human rights and labor groups said today in releasing a question-and-answer document about the…
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AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL USA, CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS CALL ON BIDEN ADMINISTRATION TO BAN LANDMINES AND ACCEDE TO THE 1997 MINE BAN TEATY
Amnesty International USA joined the U.S. Campaign to Ban Landmines - U.S. Cluster Munition Coalition (USCBL-USCMC) in a letter to President Biden urging him to ban the use, production, acquisition,…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action Update: LAWYER FACES CHARGES FOR REPORTING TORTURE (China: UA 164.20)
Human rights lawyer Chang Weiping was officially charged with “subversion of state power” on April 16, 2021, six months after police officers took him away for publicly detailing incidents of…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action: Denmark: Protect Syrians at Risk of Return (Denmark: UA 45.21)
Between 2020 and April 1, 2021, Denmark has revoked or not renewed the residence permits of 380 Syrians, claiming that certain parts of Syria (Damascus and the Rif region) are…
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Amnesty International USA to Testify at Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission Hearing: Human Rights and U.S. Policy in the MENA Region Ten Years After the Arab Spring
In advance of the ten-year anniversary of uprisings in countries throughout the MENA region that became known as the "Arab Spring", Philippe Nassif, Advocacy Director, Middle East and North Africa,…
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Amnesty International USA Statement for Hearing on the Southwest Border
On April 27, 2021 Amnesty International USA submitted a written statement ahead of a Senate Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Government Operations and Border Management hearing on the…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action: PAPUAN FARMER IMPRISONED FOR FACEBOOK POST (Indonesia: UA 47.21)
Soon Tabuni, a Papuan farmer, sentenced to 6 months imprisonment and a fine of IDR 1 billion (approximately USD68,828) for a Facebook post. Court proceedings have been incredibly slow, with…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action: Tortured Monk at Imminent Risk of Execution (Egypt: UA 48.21)
Death row prisoner monk Wael Tawadros, known as Father Isaiah, is at risk of execution. He was subjected to serious human rights violations including enforced disappearance, torture and unfair trial.…
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Amnesty International USA Statement for Hearing on Unaccompanied Children at Border
On April 26, 2021, Amnesty International USA issued a statement for the record ahead of a House Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations hearing titled "Unaccompanied Children at the…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action Update: UYGHUR HELD IN SOLITARY CONFINEMENT FOR 2 YEARS (China: UA 79.20)
Uyghur tech entrepreneur Ekpar Asat has been held in solitary confinement since January 2019, according to information shared with his family. It is believed that his prolonged isolation, malnutrition and…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action: Activists Beaten and Jailed for Protesting (Nigeria: UA 43.21)
Activists, Larry Emmanuel and Victor Anene Udoka have been unlawfully detained since April 5, 2021. They were physically assaulted and tortured by unidentified men on April 5 while peacefully protesting…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action: NGOs and Survivors Under Threat (Venezuela: UA 46.21)
As of May 1, 2021, all Venezuelan civil society organisations must comply with abusive registration measures or face criminal prosecution, according to new regulations under counterterrorism and organised crime legislation,…