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2020 PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES RESPOND TO AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL USA’S HUMAN RIGHTS QUESTIONNAIRE
Amnesty International USA – the U.S. section of the global movement of Amnesty International – is the nation’s leading grassroots human rights organization, with over two million members and supporters…
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Eric Swalwell
Amnesty International USA asked Eric Swalwell 13 questions about some of the most pressing human rights issues of our time. Here is his response exactly as provided: How should the…
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Urgent Action
Urgent Action Update: Human Rights Defenders Face Brutal Crackdown (Philippines: UA 54.19)
On 22 April, Cristina Palabay of Philippines-based human rights alliance Karapatan received a text message from an unidentified person, sent to her personal number, warning her and several other individuals…
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More than 1 million people join global campaign to demand Iranian government release Nasrin Sotoudeh
More than a million people in more than 200 countries and territories across the globe have come together to express their outrage at the sentencing of prominent Iranian human rights…
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Urgent Action
Urgent Action: Asylum Seekers at Risk of Mass Detentions (Mexico: UA 84.19)
Simultaneous to negotiations between the USA and Mexico around possible tariffs on Mexican goods, hundreds of migrants and asylum seekers were detained on Mexico’s southern border on the highway near…
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Police must end excessive force against largely peaceful protest in Hong Kong
In response to the use of force against largely peaceful protestors by Hong Kong police, who used tear gas, guns firing bean bags and rubber bullets, batons and pepper spray…
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Mass arrests in Russia show authorities’ contempt for solidarity and rights
Responding to the arbitrary arrests of over 400 people in Moscow who were peacefully protesting the treatment of journalist Ivan Golunov, Denis Krivosheev, Deputy Director of Amnesty International’s Eastern Europe…
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Human Rights on Capitol Hill June Edition
To view PDF version click here: Human Rights on Capitol Hill June Human Rights on Capitol Hill published by Amnesty International USA June 12, 2019 In this edition of Human…
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LETTER TO CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF HONG KONG ON PROPOSED CHANGES TO EXTRADITION LAW
Letter to Chief Executive of Hong Kong Carrie Lam on Proposed Changes to Extradition Law To view PDF click here: SD letter_Extradition Law June 11, 2019 Amnesty International is calling…
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Botswana: Decriminalization of consensual same sex relations should inspire other African countries
Today’s judgment by the Gaborone High Court to decriminalize consensual same sex relations is a victory in the battle for equality and freedom to love whoever you choose, Amnesty International…
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Fresh evidence of government-sponsored crimes in Darfur shows drawdown of peacekeepers premature and reckless
Amnesty International has disturbing new evidence, including satellite imagery, showing that Sudanese government forces, including the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and allied militias, have continued to commit war crimes and…
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Amnesty International Statement for Hearing on “Crushing Dissent: The Ongoing Crisis in Nicaragua”
For PDF version, click here: 06.10.2019 Amnesty International Statement for WHEM Subcommittee Hearing on Nicaragua June 10, 2019 Rep. Albio Sires Chair Rep. Francis Rooney Ranking Member …