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Urgent Action: Women Migrant Workers Detained for Months (Sri Lanka: UA 39.21)
At least 41 Sri Lankan women migrant workers have been detained in Saudi Arabia for as long as 18 months. Three women have young children with them, and one woman…
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Amnesty International USA urges a vote “YES” the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act (S.937) and the Jabara-Heyer NO HATE Act (S.2043, H.R.3545)
On April 14, 2020, Amnesty International wrote to members of the Senate in support of the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act (S.937), sponsored by Sen. Hirono, and the Khalid Jabara and…
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Statement for the Record: Markup of H.R. 1333, the National Origin-Based Antidiscrimination for Nonimmigrants (NO BAN) Act and H.R. 1573, Access to Counsel Act
On April 13, 2021, Amnesty International USA submitted a statement for the record urging the House Judiciary Committee to pass the National Origin-Based Antidiscrimination for Nonimmigrants (NO BAN) Act (H.R.…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action Update: Free Saudi Activist Nassima Al-Sada (Saudi Arabia: UA 21.19)
In March 2021, the Court of Appeals in Riyadh upheld the verdict of Saudi Arabian woman human rights defender Nassima al-Sada, confirming the final sentence of a five-year prison term…
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Urgent Action: VOTE ON URGENT TREATMENT OF SECURITY BILL (Brazil: UA 40.21)
Any day from April 14, 2021 on the National Congress could vote a requirement to process the bill nº 6.764/2002 on National Security Issues as an urgent matter and without…
Press Release
Daunte Wright’s Death Again Shows Need to Address Failures of Policing
Responding to the April 11 fatal shooting of Daunte Wright by a police officer in Minnesota, Kristina Roth, Senior Advocate for Criminal Justice Programs at Amnesty International USA, said: “The Amnesty…
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Faith in Action Network: Ramadan 2021 Human Rights Education Webinar
This webinar will provide an overview of the human rights issues and context for each of AIUSA’s featured cases during the month of Ramadan. If you have any questions about…
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Faith in Action: Human Rights Iftaar
AIUSA's Faith in Action Network is hosting a special virtual Human Rights Iftaar, a meal shared at the end of fasting, to bring folks together and highlight a human right…
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Urgent Action Update: Health of Death Row Prisoner in Sharp Decline (Pakistan: UA 27.21)
The health of Shafqat Emmanuel, who faces execution, along with his wife Shagufta Kausar, is rapidly deteriorating. Shafqat’s lower body is paralyzed, which means he relies on the help of…
Press Release
Maryland’s Legislature Overrides Governor’s Veto; Enacts Police Reform
Saturday, Maryland's legislature overrode a gubernatorial veto to enact meaningful policing reform. In response, Kristina Roth, Senior Advocate for Criminal Justice Programs at Amnesty International USA, released the following statement:
Urgent Action
Urgent Action: Protect Human Rights Defender at Risk (Colombia: UA 38.21)
On March 24, 2021 the Santander’s (North) Regional Corporation for the Defense of Human Rights (CREDHOS in Spanish) received a threatening call from a unknown man self-identified as member of…
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Urgent Action Update: Two HongKongers Remain Incommunicado in China (China: UA 141.20)
Quinn Moon and Tang Kai-yin, two of the 12 Hongkongers arrested in August 2020 by the Chinese coast guard and sentenced on December 30, 2020 without a fair trial, have…