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Urgent Action: LAWYER’S MOTHER DETAINED IN CHECHNYA (Russian Federation: UA 08.22)
On January 20, 2022, Zarema Musaeva, mother of a human rights lawyer from Chechnya (North Caucasus), was abducted from her apartment in Nizhnii Novgorod (Central Russia) by at least seven…
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Human Rights on Capitol Hill – February 2022 Newsletter
HUMAN RIGHTS ON CAPITOL HILL Table of Contents Update on Ukraine Featured International Updates february 2022 NEWSLETTER UPDATE ON UKRAINE [readmore_expand] As the Russian government continues to amass troops on…
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Urgent Action Update: PARLIAMENTARIAN FACING TRIAL BY MILITARY COURT (Tunisia: UA 97.21)
Tunisian parliamentarian Yassine Ayari's trial is set to begin on February 14, 2022, before the Military Court of First Instance in Tunis. He is being prosecuted in relation to Facebook…
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Urgent Action Update: LEONARD PELTIER, SEEKING CLEMENCY, CONTRACTS COVID (USA: UA 16.19)
Leonard Peltier, a 77-year-old Native American man who has been imprisoned in the USA for 45 years and has a clemency petition pending before President Joe Biden, has contracted COVID-19.…
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Biden Administration Must Uphold Human Rights for Palestinians in Israel and in the OPT
In response to yesterday and today’s comments from U.S. State Department officials on U.S. relations with Israeli and Palestinian authorities, Paul O’Brien, Executive Director at Amnesty International USA said: “Amnesty…
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Amnesty International’s 2023 Annual General Meeting
Location: San Diego Omni Hotel and virtually via Whova Dates: March 3rd – 5th Amnesty International USA is excited to be hosting our hybrid Annual General Meeting 2023 (AGM’23) in…
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New Report Finds Israeli Authorities Are Committing Crime Against Humanity of Apartheid Against Palestinians in Israel and in the Occupied Palestinian Territories
The Israeli government is committing the crime against humanity of apartheid against Palestinians and must be held accountable, Amnesty International said today in a new report. The research details how…
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Urgent Action Update: ACTIVISTS CONVICTED BY EMERGENCY COURT (Egypt: UA 132.19)
On December 20, 2021, the Emergency State Security Court sentenced activist Alaa Abdel Fattah to five years’ imprisonment and human rights lawyer Mohamed Baker to four years in prison, after…
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Amnesty International USA statement for the record for Feb. 1 Senate Committee on Foreign Relations hearing on ‘Sudan’s Imperiled Transition’
On January 24th, 2022, Amnesty International USA's National Director for Advocacy and Government Relations Joanne Lin and Almami Cyllah Fellow Makeda Fikremariam submitted the following statement for the record to…
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Amnesty International Statement for the Record on Sudan following October 25 Coup and Need for U.S Action – Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission Hearing
On January 24th, 2022, Amnesty International USA's National Director for Advocacy and Government Relations Joanne Lin and Almami Cyllah Fellow Makeda Fikremariam submitted the following statement for the record to…
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Further Armed Conflict in Ukraine Would Have Devastating Consequences for the Human Rights of MillionsÂ
With the threat of Russia using military force looming, Amnesty International warns that another escalation of the armed conflict in Ukraine will have devastating consequences for human rights in the…
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Urgent Action Update: STOP U.S. ABUSES AGAINST HAITIAN PEOPLE (USA: UA 99.21)
Thousands of Haitians have traveled to the US-Mexico border to seek safety in the USA. The US government has responded with human rights violations, including the forcible removal of thousands…