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Youth Webinar for ICM Resolutions
The International Council Meeting (ICM) will be held on August 10-15, 2017. This is where the movement's global policies, priorities, and governance structures will be decided, and it is so…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action: Indigenous Defenders Attacked And At Risk (Guatemala: UA 135.17)
Aura Lolita Chávez, a renowned Guatemalan human rights defender and Indigenous leader, and members of her organization the K’iche People’s Council (CPK) were threatened and attacked by unidentified armed men.…
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Amnesty International at Essence Music Festival in New Orleans
Amnesty International USA has had a booth at the Essence Music Festival every year since 2015. Essence is a summer gathering of many individuals, that come together for celebration, self…
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Urgent Action Update: Two Sudanese Activists At Risk Of Deportation (Saudi Arabia: UA 9.17)
Sudanese activists Elgassim Mohamed Seed Ahmed and Elwaleed Imam Hassan Taha are at imminent risk of deportation from Saudi Arabia to Sudan, where they would be at risk of torture…
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Urgent Action: Hundreds Stranded At Mexico-Guatemala Border (Mexico/Guatemala: UA 130.17)
Approximately 400 people from rural Guatemala are stranded at the Mexico-Guatemala border in temporary shelters and tents, without adequate access to water, food, or medical supplies, after a Guatemalan court…
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Urgent Action Update: Three Charges Against Journalist Dropped (Madagascar: UA 108.17)
Fernand Cello, a Malagasy investigative journalist, has had three charges which were related to his journalism work dropped. These charges were related to his journalism work. He is also now…
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Urgent Action Update: Saudi Arabian Activist Held Incommunicado (Saudi Arabia: UA 124.17)
Saudi Arabian human rights defender Mohammad al-Otaibi has been detained incommunicado in Saudi Arabia since 28 May, after he was deported from Qatar. He is a prisoner of conscience and…
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Urgent Action: Human Rights Defender Threatened With Violence (Bangladesh: UA 131.17)
Prominent human rights defender Sultana Kamal has received threats of violence from the Islamist group Hefazat-e-Islam, following comments she made on a TV talk show. The authorities must take immediate…
Press Release
Secretary Kelly Heartlessly Criminalizes People Fleeing Violence in Budget Testimony
In his testimony on the Department of Homeland Security’s reauthorization and President Trump’s FY 2018 budget request, Secretary Kelly discussed the deportations of people seeking asylum from El Salvador, Guatemala,…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action Update: Chadian Activist Granted Provisional Release (Chad: 118.17)
Chadian activist Maoundoe Decladore Djikoldingam has been granted provisional release by an investigating judge pending an investigation into his case, and so that he can receive medical treatment.
Press Release
States must ban Israeli settlement products to help end half a century of violations against Palestinians
The international community must ban the import of all goods produced in illegal Israeli settlements and put an end to the multimillion dollar profits that have fuelled mass human rights…
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Rhythm N’ Rights Amnesty International Concert Tabling
Amnesty International will be tabling at the following concerts and venues to support human rights. Volunteers are welcome! If you are interested, please send an email to [email protected] and note…
