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Ukraine: Russia’s Cruel Siege Warfare Tactics Unlawfully Killing Civilians – New Testimony and Investigation
The Russian military’s siege warfare tactics in Ukraine, marked by relentless indiscriminate attacks on densely-populated areas, are unlawfully killing civilians in several cities, Amnesty International said today in a new…
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Be there
WATCH: OUR REFUGEE CRISIS RESPONSE: ‘Be There’ is an Amnesty International program that supports people around the world whose lives have been torn apart by…
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State-Financed Militia Must Be Held to Account for Extrajudicial Execution in Misratah, Libya
A shocking video depicting an extrajudicial execution by the Joint Operations Force (JOF), a state-financed militia also known as al-Moshtaraka, offers a grim reminder of the deadly consequences of impunity…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action: TWO QATARI LAWYERS ARBITRARILY DETAINED (Qatar: UA 30.22)
Following protests expressing grievance at the recently passed Shura Council election law which discriminates against members of the Al Murra tribe, two Qatari lawyers, brothers Hazza and Rashed bin Ali…
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Federal Appeals Court in Denver Rules Transgender Woman from Honduras Should Have Been Granted Asylum Based on “Extensive Evidence” of Violence Against Transgender Individuals
A federal appeals court ruled yesterday that Kelly Gonzalez Aguilar, a transgender woman, should have been granted asylum based on a record of “extensive evidence of widespread violence against transgender…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action: Woman’s Execution Would Violate International Law (USA: UA 29.22)
Melissa Lucio, a 52-year-old Mexican American woman, is scheduled to be executed in Texas on April 27, 2022. She was convicted in 2008 of the 2007 murder of her two-year-old…
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Kendrick Perkins
Kendrick has been involved with Amnesty International USA for over 10 years with experience in leadership positions at the student group, state, regional, and national level. From 2016 - 2021,…
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Russian Authorities Launch Witch-Hunt to Catch Anyone Sharing Anti-War Views
The Russian authorities have launched a witch-hunt by effectively weaponizing the country’s criminal justice system to prosecute anti-war protesters and influential critics of the state who have expressed their opposition…
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Political leaders and corporate titans put profit and power ahead of people, betraying promises for fair recovery from pandemic
Wealthy states colluded with corporate giants in 2021 to dupe people with empty slogans and false promises of a fair recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic, in what amounts to one…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action: ACTIVIST DEFENDING SAFE ABORTION RISKS JAIL (Poland: UA 28.22)
Woman human rights defender, Justyna Wydrzyńska, faces three years in prison solely for supporting people in need of an abortion. Charges against her appear to be intended to punish her…
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Taliban’s Backtrack on School Re-Opening for Girls Irreversibly Impacts Their Future
Schoolgirls in Afghanistan told Amnesty International that the Taliban’s backtrack on reopening schools for girls has left them “shattered” and “traumatized.”
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Reform or Abolition: Transforming the Minneapolis Police Department
Local Group 37, Twin Cities is hosting James Roth, who will speak about his Working Paper on Transforming the Minneapolis Police Department to Comply with the Rule of Law: Reform…