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Amnesty International USA Statement Against Antisemitism on 85th Anniversary of KristallnachtÂ
Today, on the 85th anniversary of Kristallnacht and the International Day Against Fascism and Antisemitism, Amnesty International USA reaffirms our profound condemnation of antisemitism in all its forms. Amnesty International…
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AIUSA Response to Rise in Antisemitic, Islamophobic Hate Speech and Violence
In response to recent rising levels of hate speech, discrimination and violence across the US, Amnesty International USA’s Executive Director, Paul O’Brien, made this statement
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Israel/OPT: Horrifying Cases of Torture and Degrading Treatment of Palestinian Detainees Amid Spike in Arbitrary Arrests
Israeli authorities have dramatically increased their use of administrative detention, a form of arbitrary detention, of Palestinians across the occupied West Bank; extended emergency measures that facilitate inhuman and degrading treatment of…
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Urgent Action: RIGHTS LAWYER IMPRISONED FOR PEACEFUL PROTESTÂ (Thailand: 105.23)
Share: On This Page Human rights defender and pro-democracy activist Anon Nampa has received two prison sentences for peacefully exercising his rights and faces multiple charges that could lead to…
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Israel/OPT: Hamas and other armed groups must release civilian hostages and treat all captives humanely
Amnesty International reiterates its call for the immediate and unconditional release of all civilian hostages, some of them children, who have been held in the occupied Gaza Strip for a…
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Urgent Action: TRUTH AND JUSTICE FOR DISAPPEARED ACTIVIST (Iraq: 104.23)
On September 19, 2020, a group of armed men abducted Sajjad al-Iraqi, a prominent protester and activist involved in the 2019 Tishreen [October] protest. More than three years after his…
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Joint Press Release – India: Stop Abusing Counterterrorism Regulations
Financial Action Task Force Review Should Document Crackdown on Dissent The global terrorism financing and money laundering watchdog, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), should call on the Indian government…
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Urgent Action: HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER CONVICTED FOR PROTESTING (Argentina 74.23)
Alberto Nallar is a human rights lawyer who took an active role during the protests in Jujuy Province that began on June 15. He is being criminalized and was deprived…
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Urgent Action: TWO YOUNG MEN AT IMMINENT RISK OF EXECUTION (Saudi Arabia: 103.23)
Abdullah al-Derazi and Jalal Labbad are at risk of imminent execution after Saudi Arabia’s Supreme Court secretly upheld their death sentences in secret, without notifying their families or lawyers. Both…
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Write for Rights Open House
Date: Thursday, December 7 Time: 4:30-8:30pm ET Location: 91 East 3rd Street, New York, NY 10003, USA It's time to make a difference and stand up for human rights together!…
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Situation of the Civic and Democratic Space in Venezuela:
 Thursday, November 9, 2023 Please join us: Amnesty International USA3:00 pm – 5:30 pm (Washington DC)4:00 pm – 6:30 pm (Venezuela) Live: YouTube.com/amnistiaorg
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Urgent Action: HEALTH RISK FOR DETAINED ANTI-TORTURE T-SHIRT PROTESTER (Egypt 90.23)
Mahmoud Hussein, a protester who had already spent two years in arbitrary pretrial detention for wearing an anti-torture T-shirt, was re-arrested on August 30. After his release on bail in…