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Over 100 Organizations Sign Letter to National Security Council Calling for More Support for Afghans at Risk
We, the undersigned leaders of 103 non-governmental organizations in the international development, humanitarian, peacebuilding, refugee, immigration and resettlement, and veterans affairs sectors, write to express our alarm at the estimated…
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Amnesty USA joins over 100 NGOs to call for the Biden Administration expedite Afghan evacuations
On October 28, 2021, Amnesty International USA's Executive Director Paul O'Brien joined with senior executives from over 100 other civil society organizations across the country to call on National Security…
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US: The Texas Abortion Ban
The following is a joint statement about the Texas abortion law by the Global Justice Center, Amnesty International, and Human Rights Watch. The United States Supreme Court is holding oral…
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Countries across the Americas are failing to provide protection for Haitians on the move
States across the Americas are failing to provide international protection and safety for Haitians on the move, exposing them to a range of human rights violations, including detentions and illegal…
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Urgent Action: INVESTIGATE MISHANDLING OF THE PANDEMIC (Brazil: UA 108.21)
On October 27, 2021, the Parliamentary Inquiry Commission delivered to the Federal Public Ministry its final report on the mishandling of the Covid-19 pandemic, which has resulted in more than…
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Urgent Action Update: TORTURED DEFENDER TRIED BY SPECIAL COURT (Egypt: UA 16.20)
Human rights defender Patrick George Zaki was referred to trial by the Emergency State Security Court on charges of spreading “false news”, based on an article he wrote describing the…
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Urgent Action: ACTIVIST MISSING AFTER SEIZURE BY ARMED MEN (Libya: UA 106.21)
Armed men abducted Mansour Atti, a journalist, blogger and head of the Red Crescent Committee and of the Civil Society Commission in Ajdabiya, on June 3, 2021 near his workplace…
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Joint Statement: Biden Administration, UN Security Council Must Ensure Inclusion of Critical Human Rights Monitoring in MINURSO
In a joint statement released today, Amnesty International USA and Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights called on the Biden Administration - as the mandate's penholder - and the UN Security…
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Urgent Action Update: LAWYER’S 5-YEAR JAIL TERM UPHELD (Burundi: UA 92.21)
On September 29, 2021 the Court of Appeal of Ngozi upheld the conviction and five-year prison sentence of Burundian lawyer, Tony Germain Nkina. He was arrested on October 13, 2020…
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Oklahoma Seeks to Revive Machinery of Death Despite Unanswered Legal Questions
Today, an Oklahoma District Court held a hearing on the preliminary injunction to halt upcoming executions scheduled from October 2021-February 2022 for four people on the state’s death row.
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Urgent Action: ENVIRONMENTAL LAWYER ARBITRARILY DETAINED (USA: UA 105.21)
On October 1, 2021 Steven Donziger, a lawyer and environmental rights defender who successfully represented victims of oil dumping in Ecuador, was sentenced to six months in prison on a…
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Amnesty International to Close its Hong Kong Offices
Amnesty International will close its two offices in Hong Kong by the end of the year, the organization announced today. The local ‘section’ office will cease operations on October 31…