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Texas Violently Strips Away Right To Abortion
Responding to Texas law TX SB8 going into effects, which bans the right of people to seek an abortion at the six-week mark, before many are aware of their pregnancies,…
Update
Statement on Enforced Disappearance in Bangladesh
Enforced disappearances have a chilling effect on political freedom, civil society, independent media, and human rights advocacy. Victims of enforced disappearances are at heightened risk of other human rights violations,…
Press Release
There Must be Accountability for US Killings of Children and Other Civilians in Afghanistan
Responding to reports that the United States was responsible for the deaths of nine civilians, including children as young as two, in a residential neighborhood in Kabul, Paul O’Brien, the…
Press Release
Human Rights Groups Call on Social Media Platforms to Preserve Evidence of Potential Human Rights Abuses in Afghanistan
The past 20 years have seen a fundamental shift in how information about human rights abuses come to light – in Afghanistan and other places. The increasing availability of mobile…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action: PROTECT JOURNALIST AT RISK (Colombia: UA 91.21)
On July 7, 2021 a local civil society organization received confidential information about a plan to kill journalist José Alberto Tejada. Since April 28, 2021 he has faced more than…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action: ILL-TREATED FOR SEEKING TRUTH AND JUSTICE (Iran: UA 94.21)
Prisoner of conscience Maryam Akbari Monfared has been held in cruel and inhumane conditions in a distant prison in Semnan province far from her family since March 2021, in reprisal…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action Update: COVID-19 JOURNALIST HOSPITALIZED, GRAVE CONCERNS (China: UA 170.20)
Citizen journalist Zhang Zhan’s life is at risk, as her health continues to deteriorate at a dramatic rate. Admitted to hospital due to severe malnutrition on July 31, 2021 she…
Update
Amnesty-Co-Chaired Coalition to End Violence Against Women and Girls Globally calls on President Biden to Urgently Increase Efforts to Support Afghan Women and Girls, Evacuate Women’s Rights Defenders
On August 24th, the Coalition to End Violence Against Women and Girls Globally - co-chaired by Amnesty International USA, Futures Without Violence, Promundo-US, and the Women’s Refugee Commission - wrote…
Press Release
Deadline for evacuations must be extended amid Taliban reprisal attack threats in Afghanistan
The Taliban and the international community must urgently reach an agreement to extend the August 31 deadline for completing evacuations out of Afghanistan, Amnesty International said today, to help protect…
Update
President Biden should urge Ukraine’s President Zelensky to tackle impunity for security services, LGBTI violent attacks, and gender-based violence
On July 21st, the White House announced that U.S. President Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will meet in Washington on August 30th. As the two leaders sit down…
Update
Amnesty International USA and Amnesty Israel urge President Biden to uphold Palestinian rights and demand the Israeli government end systemic abuses in the OPT during Prime Minister Bennett’s White House visit
On August 25, 2021, Amnesty International USA executive director Paul O'Brien and and Amnesty International Israel executive director Molly Malekar wrote a joint letter to President Joe Biden urging him…
Press Release
President Biden’s Preferred Policy Option is Abandoning Afghans to Their Fates
Responding to President Biden's remarks today, the executive director of Amnesty International USA, Paul O'Brien, released the following statement: "In his speech, President Biden had a lot to say about…