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Urgent Action Victory! – Russian Court Whistleblower Released (Russian Federation: UA 228.17)
On 18 July, St Petersburg’s Kalininsky District Court sentenced former court secretary and whistleblower Aleksandr Eivazov to one year and ten months in an open penal colony for “interfering with…
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Amnesty International USA Endorses and Calls on All Members of the House of Representatives to Sponsor H.R. 6193 (Central America Family Protection and Reunification Act)
On July 24 Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) sent out a letter to members of the House of Representatives expressing its support and urging for the sponsorship of H.R. 6193 Central…
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BRICS: Nations Must Put Human Rights First
BRICS nations must put human rights at the forefront of their discussions, said Amnesty International India and South Africa in a joint statement released at the commencement of the 10th…
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Department of Homeland Security FY19 Markup Submission
On July 23, 2018 Amnesty International USA ("AIUSA") and our more than one million members and supporters nationwide, called on the U.S. House of Representatives Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security…
Press Release
State Department Gathering on Religious Freedom Must Lead By Example
As the State Department hosts the first Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom, Amnesty International USA urges the Trump Administration to examine its own policies of religious discrimination, while at the…
Press Release
Philippines: Duterte’s human rights smears are a classic diversionary tactic
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte today attacked critics of his deadly ‘war on drugs,’ telling human rights activists: “your concern is human rights, mine is human lives” and promising the continuation…
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6 Months Post New Member Training Assessment
July 2018 In December 2017, you participated in AIUSA’s Cogroup NMT. The training was designed to deepen your understanding of your role as a Country/Thematic Specialist, and sharpen skills that…
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SACHA BARON COHEN AUCTION TO BENEFIT AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL
Following this evening’s airing of Showtime’s, Who Is America, host Sacha Baron Cohen will be auctioning off the “Water Board Kit” seen in his interview with former Vice President Dick Cheney…
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Urgent Action
Urgent Action: Iranian in Belarus at Risk of Imminent Deportation (Belarus: UA 135.18)
Iranian citizen Mehrdad Jamshidian, who suffers from acute ill-health, was detained on 14 June in Belarus. He is at imminent risk of deportation to Iran, where he may be subjected…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action Victory! Ukrainian Film Director Released (Russian Federation: UA 170.15)
Ukrainian filmmaker Oleg Sentsov and dozens of other detainees were released as a part of prisoner exchange between Russia and Ukraine.
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Urgent Action Victory! – Ohio Governor Commutes Death Sentence (USA: UA 123.18)
On 20 July, the Governor of Ohio commuted the death sentence of Raymond Tibbetts, who was scheduled for execution on 17 October. In so doing, the governor rejected the parole…
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Urgent Action Update: Texas Conducts its Eighth Execution of 2018 (USA: UA 130.18)
We have received updated information regarding this case and require no further action from the Urgent Action Network. Thank you to all those who sent appeals. For more information about…