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Amnesty Statement at UN Human Rights Council on U.S. Police Killings of Black People
Amnesty International statement to the UN Human Rights Council on the killing of George Floyd and other black people by U.S. police.
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End the Human Rights crisis of Gun Violence in the United States
Congress must pass the Break the Cycle of Violence Act (H.R. 4836, S. 2671), commit $150 million annually to Gun Violence Prevention Programs, and establish a National strategy to end…
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DEMAND TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY OUT OF POLICING REFORM
Pass eight provisions to promote accountability and reimagine public safety, including limiting police use of force like in the Police Exercising Absolute Care with Everyone or Peace Act (H.R. 4359)…
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Saturday, June 20th is World Refugee Day!
A day of community building & display of support for people seeking safety. Make handmade signs, posters, flyers or banners to hang outside your homes, on lawns or in public…
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Launch of Father’s Day Action: Call on ICE and Governors to release all fathers – and all families from detention!
On Father’s Day (and for the rest of the month!) join Amnesty activists in writing cards and letters to ICE and Governors demanding the release of all fathers -- and…
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Digital Day of Action: Support families and transpeople who are at risk in detention!
Sign petitions and make call-in Actions. You will receive an email/SMS text for ease to take direct action. Petitions will be delivered in coalition on Friday! Call/ write your Governors…
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Juneteenth Re-envisioning and Rebuilding the Immigration Justice Movement
A webinar, “Re-envisioning and Re-building the Immigration Justice Movement,” hosted by Haitian Bridge Alliance, Immigration Hub, and Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) as a guided discussion about anti-Blackness in the immigration…
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Trump’s Executive Order on Policing Falls Flat on Accountability for the Taking of Black Lives
Responding to an Executive Order by United States President Donald J. Trump on policing, Kristina Roth, the Senior Program Officer for Criminal Justice Programs at Amnesty International USA, said:
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Urgent Action: Fears of Abduction for Thai Activist in Exile (Cambodia: UA 96.20)
Wanchalearm Satsaksit, a Thai activist in exile, was reportedly abducted by unknown persons from outside his apartment building in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. A known dissident in Thailand, who often exercised…
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United States Supreme Court Upholds Equality, Human Rights in LGBTQ Workplace Protections Case
In reaction to the Supreme Court ruling that the 1964 Civil Rights Act barring sex discrimination in the workplace protects LGBTQ employees from being fired because of their sexual orientation,…
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Urgent Action: Activists Risk Jail for Poster Campaign (Poland: UA 97.20)
On 10 June, two Polish activists were charged with ‘theft and burglary’ in relation to a poster campaign accusing the government of manipulating COVID-19 statistics. If found guilty, they could…
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Urgent Action Victory! Defender Receives Additional Protection (Mexico: UA 58.20)
Since we took action for Clemencia Adelaida Salas Salazar, women’s rights defender in Yucatán (South), she has not faced further attacks. In May 2020, the Mexican Protection Mechanism for Human…