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Government sows fear among LGBTI people in Indonesia by boasting of Instagram user ‘removal’
Responding to Instagram’s statement that it did not remove an account featuring web comics about being gay in Indonesia, after Indonesia’s Ministry of Communication claimed that the company had done…
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Instagram ‘fails to be an ally’ to LGBTI people by shutting down account in Indonesia
Responding to the decision by Instagram to take down an account featuring comic strips about the life of a Muslim man, at the Indonesian government’s request, Amnesty International Indonesia’s Executive…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action Update: Prisoner of Conscience Ill-Treated in Prison (China: UA 71.17)
Taiwanese activist Lee Ming-che has been given rotten food and insufficient clothing in his freezing prison cell. As a result of exposing these prison conditions, his wife is not allowed…
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Myanmar: Fresh evidence of violations amid ongoing military operation in Rakhine State
Myanmar security forces have shelled villages and blocked civilians from accessing food and humanitarian assistance in Rakhine State, Amnesty International said today, amid a crackdown since armed attacks by the…
Update
Amnesty letter to Pompeo re Hungary trip (2-8-19)
To view PDF version, click here:Â AIUSA_AIHU_SecPompeo_Hungary_2019_02_08 February 8, 2019 Re: Amnesty International USA urges Secretary Pompeo to publically raise human rights in Hungary Dear Secretary Pompeo: We write…
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Amnesty Statement on Family Separations for House Judiciary Hearing (Feb. 12, 2019)
To view PDF version, click here:Â Amnesty Statement - House Judiciary Family Separation Hearing (12 Feb 2019) February 7, 2019 Rep. Jerrold Nadler Rep. Doug Collins Chair Ranking Member House…
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Letter to Congress in support of the UIGHUR Act
Letter to Congress in Support of the UIGHUR Act To view PDF click here:Â AIUSA Letter to Congress in Support of the UIGHUR Act February 7, 2019 Amnesty International urges the…
Update
Human Rights on Capitol Hill February Edition
PDF version:Â Human Rights on Capitol Hill February Human Rights on Capitol Hill published by Amnesty International USA Â February 7, 2019 Â In this edition of Human Rights on Capitol Hill: 1)…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action Update: Over Two Thousand People Risk Forced Eviction (Kenya: UA 141.18)
The Deep Sea Community in Nairobi, Kenya is once again at imminent risk of forced evictions. On 1 February, the Deputy County Commissioner (DCC) of Westlands Subcounty informed residents of…
Press Release
Yet another absurd legal attack against Rappler and Maria Ressa in the Philippines
Responding to news that the Philippine Department of Justice has recommended ‘cyber libel’ charges against Maria Ressa, the editor of news outlet Rappler, together with one of its former reporters,…
Press Release
Deadly attacks on journalists in Afghanistan must be investigated
Responding to the attack on two journalists shot dead in Takhar province when gunmen entered a radio station and opened fire, Amnesty International’s South Asia Researcher, Zaman Sultani, said: “The…
Press Release
Amnesty International USA Response to 2019 State of the Union
The following can be attributed to Joanne Lin, national director of advocacy and government relations at Amnesty International USA: “Tonight’s State of the Union was just another opportunity for the…
