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Amnesty International USA statement on U.S District Court vacating Title 42
In response to yesterday’s court ruling vacating Title 42, Amnesty International USA’s Amy Fischer, Americas Advocacy Director, issues the following statement: With yesterday’s decision by the U.S. District Court in…
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G20 Summit in Indonesia held amid repression of civic space in host country
G20 leaders should use this year’s summit to uphold the rights to freedom of expression, association and peaceful assembly, which have been under attack in the summit’s host country and…
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Amnesty International USA Statement on Midterm Abortion Ballot Measures
All five states with abortion-related measures on the ballot during the midterm election voted in favor of abortion rights. Voters in California, Michigan, and Vermont voted to pass further protections…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action Update: FEARS FOR HUNGER STRIKER HELD INCOMMUNICADO (Egypt: UA 132.19)
Egyptian-British prisoner of conscience and prominent activist Alaa Abdel Fattah is held incommunicado, amid the authorities’ refusal to allow his family or lawyer to see or contact him. In his…
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Russia’s Unlawful Transfer of Civilians a War Crime and Likely a Crime Against Humanity – New Report
Russian authorities forcibly transferred and deported civilians from occupied areas of Ukraine in what amounted to war crimes and likely crimes against humanity, Amnesty International said in a new report…
Event
Rally to Free Leonard Peltier
Please join American Indian Movement (AIM) members, prominent indigenous organizers and other advocates for an urgent rally calling on President Biden to grant clemency to Native American elder Leonard Peltier—this…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action: STUDENT LEADERS ARBITRARILY DETAINED (Sri Lanka: UA 96.22)
Sri Lankan student leaders Galwewa Siridhamma Thero and Wasantha Mudalige, have been detained by the Sri Lankan authorities since 18 August 2022. On 21 August, authorities issued a Detention Order…
Event
Write for Rights 2022, Ithaca NY
Amnesty International Local Group 73 in Ithaca, NY invites you to our Write for Rights 2022 event. Come celebrate Human Rights Day by writing and signing letters for this year's…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action Update: VETERAN RADIO HOST SENTENCED FOR PEACEFUL ACTIVISM (Hong Kong: UA 84.22)
Detained veteran internet radio host “Giggs” Edmund Wan, who had been remanded in custody for over 19 months, was sentenced to 32 months’ imprisonment on sedition and money laundering charges…
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The US Government & Twitter Must do More to Counter Antisemitism
In light of the recent surge in antisemitic rhetoric, messages and memes, Amnesty International USA reiterates its condemnation of antisemitism in the strongest possible terms and demands action to counter…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action Update: PALESTINIAN LAWYER’S DETENTION EXTENDED (Israel/OPT: UA 22.22)
French-Palestinian lawyer Salah Hammouri remains held without charge or trial in Israel after suspending his 19-day-long hunger strike in protest at the renewal of his administrative detention. The human rights…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action Update: AILING RIGHTS LAWYER DEPRIVED OF HEALTHCARE (Egypt: UA 190.18)
Lawyer Hoda Abdelmoniem has been arbitrarily detained for four years and is on trial by an Emergency State Security Court on bogus charges stemming from her human rights work. The…