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Urgent Action Update: Prisoner of Conscience Appeals Parole Denial (Russian Federation: UA 155.20)
On 22 October, the Dmitrovgrad town court, in Russia’s Ulyanovsk region, rejected the parole application of 21-year-old human rights defender, Yan Sidorov. Yan Sidorov and his friend, Vladislav Mordasov, are…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action Update: Murdered Defender’s Family Still in Danger (Peru: UA 144.20)
The family of murdered defender Roberto Carlos Pacheco remain at risk after insufficient protection from authorities. On 3 October, the Police detained three of the five persons allegedly responsible for…
Press Release
Black Friday rush must not cost Amazon workers their health and safety
People working for Amazon have faced great health and safety risks since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, but their ability to speak out and bargain collectively is under pressure from the online retail giant, Amnesty International…
Press Release
Write for Rights: A chance for governments to stand up for humanity
Amnesty International today launches the world’s biggest human rights campaign, Write for Rights, calling on governments to put right injustices against individuals who are detained or persecuted in countries across…
Press Release
France shutting down anti-racist organization risks freedoms
Responding to the announcement by Gérald Darmanin, the French Minister of Interior, that the French government will dissolve the Collective Against Islamophobia in France (CCIF), an NGO that combats discrimination against Muslims,…
Victory
Urgent Action Victory! Legal Abortion is Closer Than Ever (Argentina: UA 163.20)
In March 2020, Argentina’s President Alberto Fernandez publicly committed to present a bill to Congress to legalize abortion before the year’s end. On 17 November 2020, he fulfilled this commitment…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action Update: PIKPA Refugee Shelter Closed Down (Greece: UA 152.20)
The eviction of the PIKPA refugee shelter in Lesvos was carried out on the morning of 30 October. Unaccompanied minors had been transferred to mainland Greece ahead of the eviction.…
Press Release
G20 leaders, don’t buy the spin: Saudi Arabia’s real changemakers are in jail
G20 leaders attending this weekend’s virtual summit hosted by Saudi Arabia must take the Saudi authorities to task for their shameless hypocrisy on women’s rights, Amnesty International said today. Women’s empowerment features prominently on Saudi Arabia’s G20 Agenda, despite the fact the activists who spearheaded campaigns for women’s rights are languishing in jail or…
Update
Amnesty International USA Statement for the Record on The Rights of Indigenous Peoples in the Americas
For PDF version, click here. Rep. James McGovern, Co-Chair Rep. Chris Smith, Co-Chair Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission November 19, 2020 Â RE: Amnesty International USA Statement for the…
Press Release
State Department’s attack on the BDS movement violates freedom of expression and endangers human rights protection
Responding to the United States Department of State announcement designating the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement as antisemitic and planning to identify organizations supporting BDS with a view to…
Press Release
Bill Pelke will be remembered as a lifelong activist for death penalty abolition
Amnesty International USA is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Bill Pelke, a longtime death penalty abolition activist, friend and ally. Bill served as the Indiana State Death…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action Victory! Legal Abortion is Closer Than Ever (Argentina: UA 163.20)
In March 2020, Argentina’s President Alberto Fernandez publicly committed to present a bill to Congress to legalize abortion before the year’s end. On 17 November 2020, he fulfilled this commitment…