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Amnesty International USA Recommends All House Members VOTE YES on veto override of H.J.Res. 46, Terminating the National Emergency Declaration
March 26, 2019 Dear Member of Congress: On behalf of Amnesty International USA and our more than two million members and supporters nationwide, we urge you to override President…
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Amnesty International USA Statement on US State Department’s Foreign Policy Strategy and Budget Request for Fiscal Year 2020
March 25, 2019 The Honorable Eliot Engel Chairman Foreign Affairs Committee U.S. House of Representatives 2170 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 The Honorable Michael McCaul Ranking Member Foreign…
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Amnesty International Statement for March 26 Hearing on “The Department of Homeland Security’s Family Separation Policy: Perspectives from the Border
For PDF version, click here:Â 2019.03.25 House Homeland Security Committee Hearing on Family Separation March 25, 2019 Rep. Kathleen Rice Chair Rep. Clay Higgins Ranking Member…
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Costa Rica: Authorities must guarantee the human rights of people fleeing the crisis in Nicaragua
The international community must support Costa Rica in its efforts to receive, protect and support people fleeing the human rights crisis in Nicaragua, said Amnesty International today.
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Trump Administration Reckless in Recognizing Israel Sovereignty Over Golan Heights
Condemning today’s announcement that the U.S. is recognizing Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights, Philippe Nassif, Middle East advocacy director at Amnesty International USA, made the following statement:
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Israel/OPT: Rocket assault on family home must not lead to further ‘unlawful attacks’
Responding to reports that at least seven people were injured after a rocket was fired from the Gaza Strip into Israel, Saleh Higazi, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director for the…
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Nicaragua: UN Human Rights Council takes important step to address human rights crisis
In response to the resolution that the United Nations Human Rights Council passed today to put in place monitoring and reporting on the ongoing human rights crisis in Nicaragua, Erika…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action: Protect Rights of Juvenile Prisoners (Belarus: UA 36.19)
Emil Astrauko and Vasily Sauchanka are held in a juvenile prison in Belarus in conditions which violate their human rights and are subjected to harassment and discrimination by the prison…
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Finalists Announced for Amnesty International USA Media Awards
The finalists for the Amnesty International USA Media Awards have been announced, and winners in each category will be revealed at the awards ceremony on April 3.
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Vietnamese and Thai authorities must come clean about journalist’s disappearance
Reliable reports that independent journalist and former prisoner of conscience Truong Duy Nhat is being detained in Viet Nam raise major questions about his safety and the circumstances of his…
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Turkey: Judicial farce must end with acquittal of human rights defenders
Almost two years after they were first arrested, two prominent figures from Amnesty International Turkey and nine other human rights defenders must be acquitted of the absurd charges they still…
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Aasif Mandvi to Host Amnesty International USA Media Awards on April 3 Jessica Valenti, Tracy Wilkinson, Alli Maloney, Franco Ordonez, Hadar Harris included as judges
Peabody Award-winning actor, comedian, producer and author Aasif Mandvi (The Daily Show, Years of Living Dangerously, Halal in the Family), will host the Amnesty International USA’s Media Awards in New…
