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Urgent Action Victory! Anti-Military Peaceful Protester Released Early (Myanmar: UA 188.18)
Activist Tin Maung Kyi was released 13 days early on 29 March 2019 after serving six months and two days in prison. He was imprisoned for staging a solo protest…
Update
Human Rights on Capitol Hill April Edition
To view PDF version click here: Human Rights on Capitol Hill April Human Rights on Capitol Hill published by Amnesty International USA April 11, 2019 In this edition of Human…
Victory
Urgent Action Victory! Arbitrarily Detained Egyptian Activist Released (Egypt: UA 176.18)
On 26 March 2019, Egyptian activist Islam Khalil was released on probation after more than a year in arbitrary detention. A judge in the terrorism circuit of the Cairo Criminal…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action Victory! Arbitrarily Detained Egyptian Activist Released (Egypt: UA 176.18)
On 26 March 2019, Egyptian activist Islam Khalil was released on probation after more than a year in arbitrary detention. A judge in the terrorism circuit of the Cairo Criminal…
Press Release
Amnesty Intl US and Canada condemn proposals to restrict refugee protection in Canada for claimants coming through the United States
The US is not safe for all refugees. The Canadian government should suspend the US/Canada border pact and allow those in need of refugee protection to access it in Canada.…
Press Release
Israel/OPT: Reversal of Airbnb ban on illegal settlement listings deeply shameful
Responding to Airbnb’s announcement that they will no longer be removing all listings in illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank following a class action lawsuit by Israeli lawyers, Amnesty…
Report
Death penalty 2018: Dramatic fall in global executions
Global executions fell by almost one-third last year to the lowest figure in at least a decade, Amnesty International said in its 2018 global review of the death penalty published…
Update
Amnesty International USA Statement for the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Review of the FY2020 State Department Budget Request
April 10, 2019 The Honorable James E. Risch The Honorable Bob Menendez Chairman…
Press Release
Independent UN Investigation Only Path to Accountability for Khashoggi Killing
While Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced that 16 Saudis would be barred form entering the United States in response to the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, Amnesty International reiterated…
Press Release
Hong Kong: Guilty verdicts against pro-democracy protest leaders a “crushing blow” for freedom of expression
Responding to the guilty verdicts for “public nuisance” against nine leaders of the 2014 pro-democracy Umbrella Movement protests in Hong Kong, Man-kei Tam, Director of Amnesty International Hong Kong said…
Press Release
Federal Court Orders U.S. to Abandon ‘Remain in Mexico’ Plan
A federal court has issued a preliminary injunction against the Trump administration’s “Remain in Mexico” plan, temporarily blocking the policy. Also known as the Migrant Protection Protocols, this plan forces…
Update
Amnesty International USA urges President Trump to raise human rights concerns in Egypt
April 8, 2019 President Donald J. Trump 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington DC 20500 Re: Amnesty International urges President Trump to raise human rights concerns in meeting with Egyptian…