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Amnesty International Opposes the Transfer of Cluster Munitions to the Armed Forces of Ukraine
"The Biden Administration must understand that any decision enabling the broader use of cluster bombs in this war will likely lead to one predictable outcome: the further death of civilians.”
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Urgent Action: RELEASE YORUBA PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE (Cuba: 61.23)
Hundreds of Cubans remain imprisoned for participating in island-wide protests on 11 July 2021. The Cuban judiciary, which is not independent of the government, routinely rubberstamps politically motivated accusations without…
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Urgent Action: BILL CONTINUES TO THREATEN INDIGENOUS RIGHTS (Brazil: UA 57.23 FU)
Bill 2903/2023 can be voted at any moment by Brazilian Senate. The bill - approved on May 30 by the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies - seeks to make profound changes…
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Urgent Action: WATER DEFENDERS KILLED (Honduras: UA 003.23)
Oquelí Domínguez, brother of defenders Aly and Reynaldo Domínguez was killed in the community of Guapinol (department of Colón, northern Honduras) on June 15, 2023. Five months earlier, defenders Aly…
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Urgent Action: TEACHERS UNION LEADER GET DEATH THREATS (Angola: UA 54.23)
On February 27th, the National Union of Higher Education Teachers (SINPES) in Angola started a strike demanding better working conditions and fulfillment of the promises made by the government. Since…
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Urgent Action: RELEASE THE KEMPIR-ABAD DEFENDANTS (Kyrgyzstan: UA 56.23)
RELEASE THE KEMPIR-ABAD DEFENDANTS A group of individuals have been arrested on charges related to their participation in peaceful protests in Kempir-Abad against a controversial new border agreement with Uzbekistan.…
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Urgent Action: 16 BAHA’IS FORCIBLY DISAPPEARED IN YEMEN (Yemen: UA 60.23)
On May 25th 2023, armed Huthi forces stormed a peaceful gathering of Baha’is in Sana’a, Yemen. They detained and forcibly disappeared 17 individuals, among them five women. One individual has…
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Urgent Action: POLITICAL ACTIVISTS UNJUSTLY DETAINED (Tunisia: UA 52.23)
POLITICAL ACTIVISTS UNJUSTLY DETAINED Since February 2023, Tunisian authorities have opened criminal investigations against at least 21 people including political opposition activists, lawyers, and businessmen on unfounded accusations of conspiracy.…
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Elections 2024
We are getting ready for the 2024 elections in the U.S. – things change every day and we will do our best to keep you informed. The best thing you…
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Elections 2020
On November 03, 2020, the United States held national elections. All 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives, 35 of the 100 seats in the United States Senate,…
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Elections
Human rights in elections Amnesty International USA, as a non-partisan organization, neither supports nor opposes any candidate in any election. Instead, we work to ensure that all candidates elected to…
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Cameroon: Rampant Atrocities Amid Anglophone Regions Must Be Stopped and Investigated
Cameroonian authorities must act to end the violence against the population and conduct thorough investigations into the killings, acts of torture, rapes, burning of houses and other atrocities committed in…