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Urgent Action Update: Journalist Charged with Criminal Offenses (Mozambique: UA 1.19)
On 5 September 2019, journalist Amade Abubacar and his lawyer were notified by the Office of the Public Prosecutor of Cabo Delgado Province of final charges against him. On 10…
Campaign
End Child Detention
TAKE ACTION TO END CHILD DETENTION! Every year, tens of thousands of people come to the US asking for asylum or other forms of humanitarian protection. They are refugees in…
Press Release
Trump Administration’s Asylum Ban Could be a Death Sentence for People Seeking Safety
Today, Amnesty International condemned the Supreme Court’s decision allowing the Trump administration’s asylum ban to temporarily proceed. Charanya Krishnaswami, the Advocacy Director for the Americas at Amnesty International USA, stated:…
Press Release
18 Months On, Brazilian Authorities Must Not Let Marielle Franco Killing Remain Unsolved
Six months after authorities in Rio de Janeiro arrested two men accused of killing Marielle Franco and her driver, Anderson Gomes, and committed to continue the investigations in meetings with…
Victory
Urgent Action Victory! Crimean Tatar Edem Bekirov Finally Free (Russian Federation: UA 79.19)
Crimean Tatar, Edem Bekirov, is finally free and reunited with his family in Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital, following a prisoner exchange between Russia and Ukraine on 7 September. Edem Bekirov was…
Press Release
Response To Reports Of Foreign Nationals Detained In Iran
Responding to media reports that two British-Australian women and an Australian man have been detained in Iran, with one of the women said to have been sentenced to ten years…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action Victory! Crimean Tatar Edem Bekirov Finally Free (Russian Federation: UA 79.19)
Crimean Tatar, Edem Bekirov, is finally free and reunited with his family in Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital, following a prisoner exchange between Russia and Ukraine on 7 September. Edem Bekirov was…
Press Release
Amnesty Chief Urges Schools to Let Children Take Part in Climate Strikes
Amnesty International’s Secretary General, Kumi Naidoo, has written a personal plea to more than 27,000 schools around the world today urging them to allow children to take part in the…
Update
Guantanamo Detainee Deserves Urgent Medical Attention
September 10, 2019 The Honorable Mark T. Esper United States Secretary of Defense 1010 Defense Pentagon Washington, DC 20301-1010 Dear Secretary Esper: We are a coalition of human rights, civil…
Press Release
Congress Must Pass the Keep Americans Safe Act, the Disarm Hate Act, and the Extreme Risk Protection Act
In advance of this week’s markup of several critical gun violence prevention bills by the House Judiciary Committee, Amnesty International USA urged Congress to prioritize passing the following gun legislation in…
Press Release
Israeli Spyware Firm NSO Must Match Words With Action
Responding to news that Israeli spyware firm NSO Group, whose malicious technology has been used by governments to target activists, has announced it will respect human rights and take steps…
Victory
Urgent Action Victory! Trans Asylum Seeker Freed From Detention (USA: UA 108.18)
Alejandra Barrera, a transgender Salvadorian activist held in USA immigration detention since 2017, was released late Friday 6 September 2019. We will continue to monitor the status of her asylum…