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ICE Reactionary Billboards Inflame Hate
Responding to billboards launched by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Pennsylvania following a campaign by Amnesty International USA to educate the public about family immigration detention in the…
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Image of Jamal Khashoggi Projected on the Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Washington, D.C. and other locations on Second Anniversary of his Assassination
Today, Freedom First, in partnership with Amnesty International USA, covertly projected giant images of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi on the facade of the Embassy of Saudi Arabia and other…
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Urgent Action: Forced Eviction Leaves 3,000 People Homeless (Kenya: UA 151.20)
On 1 October, residents from Dagoretti Corner settlement, in Nairobi, Kenya, were forcibly evicted from their homes by government agencies, ‘Kenya Railways Corporation’ and ‘Kenya Power & Lighting Company’ leaving…
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The United States is Failing Refugees Under President Trump
The number of refugees that the United States welcomes each year is a measure of who we are and where we stand in the world in terms of our commitment…
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Statement from AIUSA for HFAC Hearing on Democratic Backsliding in Sub-Saharan Africa
AIUSA Statement on The Impact of Eroding Human Rights in Sub-Saharan Africa on Democratic Practices 093020 Human Rights are essential for accountability, transparency and respect for the rule of law,…
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President Trump Must Condemn White Supremacy and Racist Violence
Last night, President Donald Trump failed to condemn white supremacist groups and instead told the Proud Boys to “stand back and stand by.” In response, Amnesty International USA’s End Gun…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action Update: Bangladesh Detains More Migrant Workers (Bangladesh: UA 131.20)
Bangladeshi authorities detained 32 more returning migrant workers after they were deported from Syria, taking the total number of such arbitrary arrests to at least 370 since 4 July 2020.…
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Amnesty International Statement for Lantos Commission Hearing on Enforced Disappearances
On September 30, Amnesty International submitted its statement for a Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission hearing titled "Enforced Disappearance in Latin America: Taking Stock" on October 1, 2020. Click here…
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Azerbaijan and Armenia must protect civilians along the Nagorno-Karabakh frontline
Amnesty International calls on all sides to the conflict in Azerbaijan’s breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh to fully respect international humanitarian law and protect civilians from the effects of hostilities. On September…
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Amnesty International USA Statement on the Passing of Human Rights Activist Yuri Orlov
Amnesty International USA released the following statement from Board Chair Dr. Reza Fakhari following the death of human rights trailblazer and icon Yuri Orlov.
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Urgent Action Victory! Cuban Prisoner of Conscience Released (Palestine: UA 122.20)
Roberto de Jesús Quiñones Haces, Cuban lawyer, independent journalist and prisoner of conscience, was released from prison on 4 September 2020, after serving his one-year sentence. Although it is good…