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Ahead of Defense Department Reporting Deadline, Amnesty USA Calls for Accountability for Global Civilian Deaths
Ahead of the May 1 deadline for the United States Department of Defense to report back to Congress on civilian casualties from US military operations, Daphne Eviatar, the Director of Security With Human…
Victory
Urgent Action Victory! Mikhail Tsakunov Released, Trial Ongoing (Russian Federation: UA 90.18)
Prisoner of conscience Mikhail Tsakunov was released under travel restrictions on 26 April after spending almost a year in pre-trial detention. He was arrested in May 2018 and charged with…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action: Journalist Charged with Spreading False News (Benin: UA 53.19)
Casimir Kpedjo, the managing editor of the newspaper ‘New Economy’ (Nouvelle Economie), was charged with publishing “false information’’ on 23 April. The charge is in relation to articles from the…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action Victory! Mikhail Tsakunov Released, Trial Ongoing (Russian Federation: UA 90.18)
Prisoner of conscience Mikhail Tsakunov was released under travel restrictions on 26 April after spending almost a year in pre-trial detention. He was arrested in May 2018 and charged with…
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50 “Refugees Welcome” Resolutions Passed in Cities and Schools Across the Country
With the passage of a resolution in Westwood, Massachusetts, 50 cities, universities, colleges, and high schools across the country have officially passed resolutions welcoming refugees in their community.
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The Trump Administration Dangerously Weakens Arms Sales Protections
Reacting to reports that the US may withdraw its signature from the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), Adotei Akwei, the Deputy Director for Advocacy and Government Relations for Amnesty International USA said:…
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Nicaragua: Still governing by repression a year after crisis began
A year after the beginning of the crisis in Nicaragua, President Ortega’s government is continuing its strategy of repression and human rights violations, despite the many calls from international organizations…
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Longest Detained Trans Asylum Seeker in New Mexico Detention Center Must Not Be Deported
Amnesty International USA is increasingly concerned by the treatment of Alejandra*, a transgender Salvadorian activist who has been held in ICE detention since 2017. In partnership with the TransLatin@ Coalition,…
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Unprecedented investigation reveals US-led Coalition killed more than 1,600 civilians in Raqqa ‘death trap’
The US-led military Coalition must end almost two years of denial about the massive civilian death toll and destruction it unleashed in the Syrian city of Raqqa, Amnesty International and…
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Libya: Horrific attack targeting refugees and migrants at detention center must be investigated as a war crime
A violent attack by fighters who opened fire on refugees and migrants at a detention center on the outskirts of Tripoli highlights the urgent need to ensure civilians are protected…
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Myanmar: Reuters journalists’ rejected appeal a tragic denial of justice
Responding to the decision by Myanmar’s Supreme Court to uphold the conviction and seven year prison sentence of Reuters journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo, Nicholas Bequelin Amnesty International’s…
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Amnesty International USA Statement Welcoming The “Enhancing Human Rights Protections in Arms Sales Act of 2019 (S.854)
April 12, 2019 Amnesty International USA Welcomes The “Enhancing Human Rights Protections in Arms Sales Act of 2019 Amnesty International USA welcomes the introduction of the “Enhancing Human Rights Protections…