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The World is Watching
 Following the killing of Michael Brown, an 18-year-old Black teenager, by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, Amnesty International issued Deadly force: Police use of lethal force in the…
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Amnesty International Statement for Congressional Hearing on “Homeland Insecurity: How DHS Actions Endanger Our Democracy”
For PDF version, click here. July 30, 2020 Congressman Bennie Thompson, Chair Congressman Mike Rogers, Ranking Member House Committee on Homeland Security RE: Amnesty International Statement for Hearing…
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Urgent Action Victory! Kelly Gonzalez Aguilar is Free (USA: UA 59.20)
Kelly Gonzalez Aguilar, a 23-year-old transgender woman, fled Honduras when she was 12 years old because of violence against her based on her transgender identity. US immigration authorities detained her…
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Urgent Action Victory! Kelly Gonzalez Aguilar is Free (USA: UA 59.20)
Kelly Gonzalez Aguilar, a 23-year-old transgender woman, fled Honduras when she was 12 years old because of violence against her based on her transgender identity. US immigration authorities detained her…
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Yezidi child survivors of ‘Islamic State’ facing unprecedented health crisis
Almost 2,000 Yezidi children who have returned to their families after being held captive by the armed group calling itself Islamic State (IS) are facing a physical and mental health…
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AFRICOM Yet to Compensate Somali Families, Despite Casualty Admissions
In response to a quarterly civilian casualty assessment report issued today by U.S. Africa Command, Brian Castner, the Senior Crisis Advisor for arms and military operations at Amnesty International said:…
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2020 Activism Conference
For more than 40 years, Amnesty International USA has hosted regional conferences in cities across the country. These conferences have provided a space for people to come together to increase…
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Letter to DHS Secretary re CPB use of force against Portland protestors (7-24-20)
July 24, 2020 The Honorable Chad F. Wolf Acting Secretary Department of Homeland Security 2801 Nebraska Avenue NW Washington, D.C. 20528 RE: Amnesty International USA calls for immediate withdrawal of…
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Amnesty International Statement for the Record on “Online Platforms and Market Power: Examining the Dominance of Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google”
For PDF, click here. July 23, 2020 Congressman David Cicilline Chair, Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law Congressman F. James Sensenbrenner Ranking Member, Subcommittee on…
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Urgent Action Victory! Government Confirms Funding for Women’s Rights (Mexico: UA 111.20)
On 23 April, the Mexican government suspended funding for different programs to attend the COVID-19 pandemic, including that of the Indigenous and Afro-Mexican Women Shelters (CAMIs). The government had not…
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Urgent Action Victory! Government Confirms Funding for Women’s Rights (Mexico: UA 111.20)
On 23 April, the Mexican government suspended funding for different programs to attend the COVID-19 pandemic, including that of the Indigenous and Afro-Mexican Women Shelters (CAMIs). The government had not…