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Urgent Action: Canadian Sentenced to Death in a One-Day Retrial (China: UA 7.19)
Robert Schellenberg, a Canadian national, was sentenced to death after he was convicted of drug trafficking at his re-trial. First arrested in 2014, he was convicted and sentenced to 15…
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Urgent Action: Two Activists Killed Among Escalating Violence (Mexico: UA 6.19)
On 17 January, unidentified armed men attacked demonstrators in Amatán, Chiapas state, southern Mexico. Noé Jiménez Pablo and José Santiago Gómez Álvarez, two economic, social and cultural rights activists and…
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Urgent Action Update: Activist Risks Charges Over Forced “Confession” (State of Palestine: UA 203.18)
On 9 January 2019, Suha Jbara was released after spending over two months in detention where she says she was tortured by interrogators. She spent over 26 days on hunger…
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Public opposition to killer robots grows while states continue to drag their feet
More than three in five people across 26 countries oppose the development of autonomous weapons that could select and kill targets without human intervention, according to a new poll commissioned…
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Ecuador: Authorities must seriously address situations of violence, without encouraging xenophobia
In response to recent statements by the government of President Lenin Moreno on the imposition of entry restrictions for Venezuelan people, Erika Guevara-Rosas, Americas Director of Amnesty International, said:
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Urgent Action: Peaceful Protesters Attacked and One Murdered (Philippines: UA 5.19)
Hundreds of workers from southern Philippines have been camping out in Manila since 27 November 2018 to protest the labor conditions on Japanese-owned Sumitomo Fruit Corporation (Sumifru) plantations. Since declaring…
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Trump’s Unacceptable Proposal on Border Fails to Protect Human Rights
The president’s proposal fails to provide adequate protection for Dreamers and TPS recipients. A temporary three-year extension of status is not a permanent legislative solution.
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Letter to Congress on the Implementation of Leahy Law on Nigerian Security Forces
Letter to Congress on the Implementation of Leahy Law on Nigerian Security Forces To view PDF click here: AIUSA letter to Congress on implementation of Leahy Law on Nigerian security forces_…
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Amnesty USA Reaction to Government Report on Family Separations
In response to a report from the Health and Human Services (HHS) inspector general’s office confirming that thousands more families were separated at the border than previously acknowledged by US…
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Governor Signs Bill Providing Common Sense Gun Reform in Illinois
Governor J.B. Pritzker signed a bill today that will make it easier to oversee and track down careless gun dealers in Illinois. Senate Bill 337 creates the Combating Illegal Gun…
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Human Rights on Capitol Hill January Edition
Human Rights on Capitol Hill January Human Rights on Capitol Hill published by Amnesty International USA January 16, 2019 In this edition of Human Rights on Capitol Hill: 1) Amnesty…
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Amnesty Statement on the attack of Dusit D2 Hotel and Office Complex, Nairobi
Amnesty International Kenya joins other Kenyans and persons of good will around the world in expressing shock and outrage at the attacks that deliberately targeted and caused damage to lives…
