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Amnesty International Comments on Cruel and Unlawful New “National Security”-Based Asylum Rule
For PDF version, click here. Lauren Alder Reid, Assistant Director Office of Policy Executive Office for Immigration Review Department of Justice Andrew Davidson, Asylum Division Chief Refugee, Asylum and…
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Police in Belarus unleash appalling violence on peaceful protesters
Amnesty International’s delegates in the Belarusian capital Minsk witnessed appalling violence unleashed by riot police on peaceful protesters who took to the streets last night after official announcements on election…
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U.S. District hearing is a blow to families facing family separation
Responding to today’s hearing before U.S. District Judge Dolly M. Gee on enforcement of the Flores Settlement Agreement during COVID-19, Denise Bell, researcher for refugee and migrant rights at Amnesty…
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Around the world, young people continue to lead the movement for human rights and social change! One of the best ways to learn more about global issues – and work…
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Amnesty International Statement for Senate Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee Hearing on “Oversight of DHS Personnel Deployments to Recent Protests”
For PDF version, click here. August 5, 2020 Senator Ron Johnson, Chair Senator Gary Peters, Ranking Member Senate Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs RE: Amnesty International…
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Virus-hit prisons still full of human rights defenders, as attacks continue
Governments who were lauded for releasing prisoners in response to COVID-19 outbreaks have excluded human rights defenders from the measures and continue to make new arrests of activists, journalists and…
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Coalition demands release of Trump administration documents on the detention of families during the COVID-19 pandemic
Today, a coalition of organizations submitted a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to uncover why…
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As family is freed from ICE detention, calls for more to be released grow louder
Responding to the release of Karla* and her fifteen-year-old daughter Katherine* from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Dilley, Texas, Denise Bell, the researcher for refugee rights at Amnesty International…
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Urgent Action: Serious Health Concerns for Maldivian Politician (Maldives: UA 121.20)
Ahmed Adeeb, former Maldivian Vice President, suffers from several ongoing health conditions. Arrested in 2015 for what were believed to be politically motivated charges, his convictions were overturned last year…
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Urgent Action: Tortured Iranian Kurd at Risk of Execution (Iran: UA 124.20)
Arsalan Khodkam, from Iran’s Kurdish minority, is at risk of execution in West Azerbaijan province. He was sentenced to death for “spying” after a grossly unfair trial that lasted about…
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#StandWithOhio: Coalition Launches National Campaign To Demand Ohio Gov. DeWine Reject Stand Your Ground Law
Today, a coalition of eight advocacy organizations launched a nationwide campaign calling on Ohio Governor Mike DeWine to clearly and explicitly reject proposed ‘Stand Your Ground’ legislation in Ohio.
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New Report Finds Law Enforcement Violated Black Lives Matter Protesters’ Human Rights, Documents Acts of Police Violence and Excessive Force
Today, Amnesty International USA released a report documenting widespread and egregious human rights violations by police officers against protesters, medics, journalists and legal observers who gathered to protest the unlawful…
