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Brazil: Spike in killings by Rio police as country faces UN review
Authorities in Brazil are increasingly turning a blind eye to a deepening human rights crisis of their own making, Amnesty International said in a report to the United Nations Human Rights…
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State Death Penalty Abolition Coordinator
We are seeking activists to serve as State Death Penalty Abolition Coordinators (SDPAC). The SDPAC keeps AI groups, volunteer leaders, and staff informed of death penalty news in their state…
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Area Coordinator
Area Coordinators (AC) act as organizers in their communities to advance AI's human rights agenda and support the larger human rights movement. They work to build AI's local presence through…
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Country and Thematic Specialist
Country Specialists are AIUSA volunteer leaders commissioned to serve as AIUSA's country experts and strategists.
Press Release
Secretary Kelly’s Cruel Remarks Attack the Rights of Asylum-Seekers
Secretary Kelly has commented on the deportation of a young mother and child who sought asylum from horrific violence and human rights abuses in Honduras. According to Senator Bob Casey,…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action Update: Philippines Senate Must Oppose Death Penalty (Philippines: UA 282.16)
Bills to reintroduce the death penalty in the Philippines are pending before the Senate, which resumed session on 2 May 2017. Despite the Philippines being a state party to an…
Press Release
Young Mother and Child to be Imminently Deported Without a Full Asylum Hearing
According to Senator Bob Casey, a young mother and child who sought asylum from horrific violence and human rights abuses in Honduras have been ordered deported despite not being able…
Press Release
Trump Administration Literally Trying to Erase Human Rights
Just days after marking Trump’s first 100 days in office by detailing 100 ways his administration has threatened human rights, Amnesty International again reacted to new actions by the Trump…
Report
Journalism is not a crime: Crackdown on media freedom in Turkey
Since the failed coup attempt in July 2016, at least 156 media outlets have been shut down and an estimated 2,500 journalists and other media workers have lost their jobs.…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action Victory! Opposition Activists Released Without Charge (Sudan: UA 75.17)
Three political opposition activists, Mohamed Hassan El Bushi, Amin Saad and Motaz Al Ajail, were released without charge on 25 and 30 April. The three had been detained without charge…
Press Release
World Press Freedom Day: From Chilling Arrests in the U.S. to Prisons in Turkey, Freedom of the Press Must be Protected
While the White House considers reviewing libel laws and reporters face arrest both in the United States and around the world, Amnesty International is calling on governments around the world…
Victory
Urgent Action Victory! Opposition Activists Released Without Charge (Sudan: UA 75.17)
Three political opposition activists, Mohamed Hassan El Bushi, Amin Saad and Motaz Al Ajail, were released without charge on 25 and 30 April. The three had been detained without charge…