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Amnesty International Statement for Lantos Commission Hearing on Enforced Disappearances
On September 30, Amnesty International submitted its statement for a Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission hearing titled "Enforced Disappearance in Latin America: Taking Stock" on October 1, 2020. Click here…
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Amnesty International USA Issues Rare Call for a Halt on Chad Wolf Nomination
Chad Wolf has participated in, and in many cases presided over, DHS’s perpetration of serious human rights violations. From proposing the separation of families to recklessly detaining tens of thousands…
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Amnesty International USA Recommends All Senators Support Immediate Passage of the Venezuela TPS Act of 2019 through Unanimous Consent
For PDF version, click here. Sept. 15, 2020 Amnesty International USA Recommends All Senators Support Immediate Passage of the Venezuela TPS Act of 2019 (H.R. 549/S. 636) through Unanimous Consent…
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Amnesty International USA Memo to Congress on Foreign Policy Human Rights Priorities For Next Congress
August 24, 2020 Dear Representative: On behalf of Amnesty International USA, I am writing to share our top foreign policy and human rights policy recommendations. The list of issues…
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Amnesty International Memo to Congress on Foreign Policy Human Rights Priorities for Next for Congress
August 24, 2020 Dear Representative: On behalf of Amnesty International USA, I am writing to share our top foreign policy and human rights policy recommendations. The list of issues that…
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Amnesty International Comments on Cruel and Unlawful New “National Security”-Based Asylum Rule
For PDF version, click here. Lauren Alder Reid, Assistant Director Office of Policy Executive Office for Immigration Review Department of Justice Andrew Davidson, Asylum Division Chief Refugee, Asylum and…
Press Release
Virus-hit prisons still full of human rights defenders, as attacks continue
Governments who were lauded for releasing prisoners in response to COVID-19 outbreaks have excluded human rights defenders from the measures and continue to make new arrests of activists, journalists and…
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NSO Group spyware used against Moroccan journalist days after company pledged to respect human rights
NSO Group, the Israeli company marketing its technology in the fight against COVID-19, contributed to a sustained campaign by the government of Morocco to spy on Moroccan journalist Omar Radi,…
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Police Violence Around the World
From the streets of Minneapolis to the favelas of Rio de Janeiro, unlawful use of force by police can end in death, injury, and devastation. As we’ve seen too many…
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Amnesty International USA Calls on DHS to Temporarily Halt Deportations
On May 6, 2020, Amnesty International USA wrote to Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf demanding an immediate, temporary moratorium on deportations in light of the dangers presented by…
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Judge to government: promptly and safely release kids from detention centers
Responding to a decision by Judge Dolly M. Gee of the United States District Court directing the government to make every effort to promptly and safely release children currently being…
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Amnesty International USA Opposes New Rule Empowering Unlawful Expulsions of Asylum-Seekers
Amnesty International USA submitted the following comment opposing a new U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) interim final rule which is currently empowering mass expulsions of asylum-seekers and…