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Abuse of Protesters and Prisoners Highlights Urgent Need to Regulate Torture Tools
The world must act urgently to prohibit the global trade in equipment designed to inflict excruciating pain and injury, Amnesty International and the Omega Research Foundation said today, ahead of…
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Activism Events & Conferences
Amnesty International USA and volunteer members hold events promoting awareness, community organizing, and activism for human rights. We also host regional and national conferences for members to connect, learn, strategize…
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Airbnb is Deeply Compromised by Israeli Settlement Properties
As Airbnb prepares to go public in a multi-billion-dollar Initial Public Offering (IPO) it must withdraw listings of rental properties built illegally on the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT), Amnesty International said today.…
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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…
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Argentina’s Congress must pass historic bill to legalize abortion
Ahead of a vote in the lower chamber of the Argentine Congress on December 10, on Human Rights Day, Tarah Demant, the director of the Gender, Sexuality, and Identity program…
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NGO Letter to Establish the Senate Human Rights Commission (S.R. 725)
The Honorable Mitch McConnell Senate Majority Leader The Honorable Chuck Schumer Senate Minority Leader Senator James E.Risch Chairman Senate Committee on Foreign Relations Senator Bob Menendez Ranking Member Senate Committee…
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Resources for Activists
AIUSA is a movement of everyday people working to protect and defend human rights. Whether you’re working in a community, on campus, or virtually, we have tools to support…
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US must not abandon civilian victims of its air strikes in Somalia after troop withdrawal
The US military must not wash its hands of international legal obligations towards civilian victims of US air strikes in Somalia, Amnesty International said, following a Pentagon announcement that troops…
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Take Action in Your Community
There are many ways you can get involved with Amnesty International USA in your own community. You can start or join an activist group, lead or join virtual activism online,…
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Human Rights on Capitol Hill – December 2020 Newsletter
HUMAN RIGHTS ON CAPITOL HILL Table of Contents Featured Issue COVID-19 and Presidential Transition International Updates Human Rights Wins In Case You Missed It Human Rights Day DECEMBER 2020…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action Update: Detained Rights Lawyer In Critical Health Condition (Egypt: UA 190.18)
On 30 November 2020, the family of 63-year-old human rights lawyer Hoda Abdelmoniem learned that she was hospitalized after suffering from suspected kidney failure and severe pain. Her relatives last…
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Human Rights and Addressing the Conflict in Ethiopia Statement from Amnesty International USA for the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations
Ethiopia’s internal turmoil reached new heights as the Federal government of Prime Minister Abiy Mohammed launched a full-scale military offensive against the TPLF led regional government of the state of…