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ABOUT THE INITIATIVE Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) is pleased to join Welcome.US, a new national initiative, built across sectors, political parties and all walks of life, to empower Americans to…
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Board of Directors Application
The Nominating Committee developed this application questionnaire to assess candidates for nomination to the AIUSA Board of Directors. Each question should be answered as thoroughly as possible. This application, a…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action Update: IRANIAN KURDISH MAN AT RISK OF EXECUTION (Iran: UA 146.20)
Iranian Kurdish prisoner Heidar Ghorbani is at imminent risk of execution for “armed rebellion against the state” (baghi), despite serious fair trial violations and the trial court confirming that he…
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Urgent Action: MAN WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY SET TO DIE (USA: UA 96.21)
Ernest Johnson faces execution on October 5, 2021. He was convicted and sentenced to death in 1995 for the 1994 murders of three employees of a convenience store in Missouri.…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action: AUSTRALIAN BLOGGER AT RISK OF EXTRADITION (Samoa: UA 93.21)
Talalelei Pauga is a vocal critic of the Samoan government’s policies and is known for protesting the former Samoan Prime Minister’s 2018 visit to Australia by presenting him with a…
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Twenty Years After September 11, Lack of Accountability for Families and Those Harmed by Post 9/11 Policies and Abuses
Ahead of the 20th anniversary of the attack on the United States on September 11, 2001, Daphne Eviatar, the director of the Security With Human Rights program at Amnesty International…
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Former refugees tortured, raped, disappeared in Syria after returning home
Syrian security forces have subjected Syrians who returned home after seeking refuge abroad to detention, disappearance and torture, including sexual violence, Amnesty International said today. In a new report, “You’re going to…
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Local Group 73: Banned Books and Activism Event
The Ithaca Local Group #73 of Amnesty International is going to celebrate Banned Books Week with a gathering over Zoom on October 2. Participants will be invited to read a…
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Human Rights on Capitol Hill – September 2021 Newsletter
HUMAN RIGHTS ON CAPITOL HILL september 2021 NEWSLETTER SPECIAL EDITION: Human Rights Crisis in Afghanistan [caption id="attachment_73365" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Afghans climb atop a plane as they wait at the Hamid…
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Know Your Rights
BUY NOW VIDEO & quotes YOUTH ACTIVIST SPOTLIGHT MEDIA Amnesty International has teamed up with Angelina Jolie to write a powerful book for teenagers to learn about their rights. Know Your…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action Update: LECTURER JAILED FOR WHATSAPP MESSAGE (Indonesia: UA 76.21)
Saiful Mahdi, a university lecturer at the Syiah Kuala University in Aceh Province, was sentenced for defamation to three months in prison and a fine of Rp 10 million (approximately…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action: PROTECT AFGHANS STRANDED AT POLISH BORDER (Poland: UA 95.21)
32 Afghans are stuck at the Polish-Belarus border following pushbacks by Polish authorities to Belarus in August. They have been stranded for weeks without adequate shelter, food, water, and medical…