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COVID-19 Crisis: #FreeKelly Week of Action
Kelly is a 23-year-old transgender asylum seeker who has been detained for more than two and a half years by US immigration authorities. Like many LGBT folks in the inhumane…
Report
Death penalty 2019: Global executions fell by 5%, hitting a 10-year low
Saudi Arabia executed a record number of people in 2019, despite an overall decline in executions worldwide, Amnesty International said in its 2019 global review of the death penalty published…
Press Release
Workshop for media to examine human rights and response to COVID-19 in Hungary and Russia
As part of a series of workshops exploring human rights concerns related to the COVID-19 response, Amnesty International USA will be holding a workshop titled "Europe At Risk: Human Rights…
Press Release
Protect Detainees at Risk of COVID-19 in Sub-Saharan Africa, Unclog Prisons and Release Prisoners of Conscience
Authorities in Sub-Saharan Africa must take urgent action to protect people in detention from COVID-19, including releasing prisoners of conscience, reviewing cases of pre-trial detention, and guaranteeing access to healthcare…
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Human Rights Learning Lab for Young People: Become a Human Rights Hero!
As we shelter in place join Amnesty International for Friday’s in July-August as we explore human rights through interactive learning activities designed for grade levels 3rd-8th. Children have often been told…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action Update: Native American Activist At Risk of COVID-19 (USA: UA 16.19)
Share: On This Page This action is no longer active. Please check with the Amnesty office in your country if you wish to send appeals after the deadline. U.S. activists…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action Update: Release Those Unfairly Imprisoned and Most at Risk (Turkey: UA 43.20)
As the threat of COVID remains present in Turkey, in particular with recent cases of infections in prisons, the lives of thousands of prisoners and staff in overcrowded and unsanitary…
Press Release
Prisoner of conscience in coma still detained in Saudi Arabia during COVID-19 pandemic
The Saudi Arabian authorities must immediately release Dr Abdullah al-Hamid, a prisoner of conscience who remains detained despite being in coma and in critical condition, Amnesty International said today. Dr…
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Become a Human Rights Hero!
As we continue to shelter in place, 3rd-8th grade learners can join Amnesty International as we explore human rights through interactive learning activities designed for young people. Children are…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action Update: Activist Harassed Under Political Influence (Bangladesh: UA 25.20)
Businessman and activist Emdadul Haque Milon faces seven years in prison if convicted under the draconian Digital Security Act. It is believed that the case against him has been filed…
Report
Mass protests in Europe provide hope as rights and judicial independence eroded
People’s rights are being violated by governments in Europe and Central Asia, who are cracking down on protests and seeking to erode the independence of the judiciary to avoid accountability,…
Update
Teleconference Briefing on Refugees and Asylum Seekers in the Age of COVID-19
Join Amnesty International USA for a Teleconference Briefing on Refugees and Asylum Seekers in the Age of COVID-19 Refugees, asylum seekers, and displaced people around the world are at heightened risk…