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Death Penalty: ineffective, irreversible and immoral
Please join us for a critical conversation on the World Day Against the Death Penalty. The death penalty is the ultimate denial of human rights, we are making tremendous progress…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action: Evelyn at Risk of Further Criminalization (El Salvador: UA 133.19)
Evelyn Hernández was acquitted of charges for aggravated homicide in August, after suffering an obstetric emergency in which she lost her pregnancy in 2016. She is now at risk of…
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Tom Steyer
Amnesty International USA asked Tom Steyet 13 questions about some of the most pressing human rights issues of our time. Here is his response exactly as provided: How should the…
Press Release
One Year After Khashoggi Killing, Saudi Activists Honor His Legacy by Continuing to Fight for Freedom of Expression
One year since the extrajudicial execution of Jamal Khashoggi, Saudi citizens are honoring Khashoggi’s legacy by pursuing the fight for their inalienable right to freely express themselves, despite the authorities’…
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U.S. Military Shows Appalling Disregard for Civilians Killed in Somalia Air Strike
An investigation by Amnesty International has revealed that three men killed in a U.S. military air strike in March after being targeted as “Al-Shabaab terrorists” were in fact civilian farmers…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action: Another Journalist Arrested to Silence Dissent (Tanzania: UA 127.19)
Erick Kabendera, a well-respected journalist whose investigations have been critical of the human rights record of the Tanzanian government, was taken by six men in plainclothes from his home in…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action: Imprisoned Teenager Denied Medical Care (Belarus: UA 129.19)
Vladislav Sharkovsky is serving a 10-year prison sentence at a juvenile colony for a minor, non-violent drug offense. His health has been deteriorating since his arrest in March 2018, but…
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Urgent Action Victory! Attacks on Human Rights Defender Investigated (Colombia: UA 91.19)
On 28 August, Colombia’s National Prosecutor agreed with Danelly Estupiñán to run a national investigation aimed at finding those responsible for the different security incidents putting Danelly’s life in danger.…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action Victory! Attacks on Human Rights Defender Investigated (Colombia: UA 91.19)
On 28 August, Colombia’s National Prosecutor agreed with Danelly Estupiñán to run a national investigation aimed at finding those responsible for the different security incidents putting Danelly’s life in danger.…
Press Release
U.S.-Made Bomb Used In Deadly Air Strike On Yemeni Civilians
A precision-guided munition made in the USA was used in a Saudi and Emirati-led air strike carried out on June 28 of this year, on a residential home in Ta’iz…
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World Athletics Championships in Qatar Played Out in Shadow of Migrant Worker Abuses
The plight of migrant workers who continue to be abused and exploited while working in Qatar will cast a shadow over the World Athletics Championships, Amnesty International said ahead of…
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Media Advisory: End Gun Violence Rally Features Pelosi, Schumer, Activists From Around the Country
Gun violence has become so prevalent in the United States that it amounts to a human rights crisis. The week of July 28, 2019 our country saw four mass shootings,…
