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Congress Must Not Allow Arms Transfers to Saudi Coalition
Responding to reports that President Trump will attempt to exploit loopholes to continue sending arms to Saudi Arabia and the UAE without Congressional approval, Philippe Nassif, the advocacy director for…
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Urgent Action
Urgent Action: Prisoner of Conscience Tortured to Confess (Viet Nam: UA 72.19)
Journalist and human rights defender Nguyen Van Hoa was convicted and sentenced to seven years in prison in December 2017 for reporting on the 2016 Formosa environmental disaster in central…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action: Defamation Charges Used to Silence Dissent (Thailand: UA 71.19)
Police have charged prominent activists Parit ‘Penguin’ Chiwarak, Sirawit ‘Ja New’ Seritiwat, and Phayaw Akkahad with defamation by publication under Article 328 of the Thai Criminal Code which carries a…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action Update: Constant Surveillance Impacts Lawyer’s Health (China: UA 141.17)
Human rights lawyer Jiang Tianyong remains under heavy surveillance, despite having been released from prison in February 2019. The ongoing interference by authorities has meant that he is unable to…
Press Release
We remember Tiananmen, the 30th anniversary of the pro-democracy protests
To commemorate the anniversary of the killings of pro-democracy protesters on Tiananmen Square on June 4, Amnesty International USA will be showcasing the issue of human rights in China with…
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Update
May 22, 2019 Human Rights on Capitol Hill (Late May Edition)
To view PDF version please click here Human Rights on Capitol Hill - late May Edition Human Rights on Capitol Hill published by Amnesty International USA May 22, 2019 In this…
Press Release
Catastrophic failure as civilians ravaged by war violations 70 years after Geneva Conventions
The UN Security Council must mark the 70th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions this year by ending its catastrophic failure to protect millions of civilians around the world whose lives and livelihoods…
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Update
May 21, 2019 AIUSA Statement Welcoming introduction of Ethan’s Law in the House to ensure safe storage of firearms and protect children
May 21, 2019 Amnesty International USA Welcomes Introduction of Ethan’s Law in the House of Representatives Amnesty International USA welcomes the introduction of “Ethan’s Law” by Representative Rosa DeLauro and…
Update
Amnesty International USA Statement in Support of the Venezuela TPS Act of 2019 (H.R. 549) and the American Promise Act of 2019 (H.R. 2821)
For PDF, click here: 05.21.2019 Amnesty International Statement in Support of HR 549 and HR 2821 May 21, 2019 Amnesty International USA Statement in Support of the Venezuela TPS Act…
Victory
Urgent Action Victory! Human Rights Defender Released (Morocco: UA 76.18)
On 5 April 2019, human rights defender Zine El Abidine Erradi was released after serving a one-year sentence in Agadir local prison, following an unfair trial. Zine El Abidine holds…
Press Release
Security Council must address crimes against humanity in Idlib, Syria
The Syrian government, supported by Russia, is carrying out a deliberate and systematic assault on hospitals and other medical facilities in Idlib and Hama, Amnesty International said today, as it…
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Urgent Action
Urgent Action: Human Rights Defender Fears for Safety (Haiti: UA 66.19)
On April 26, two unknown men on motorbikes, presumably belonging to a local gang, circled the office of Pierre Espérance (fourth from the left in the image below), a prominent…