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Ahead of Chinese President Xi’s US Visit, Amnesty warns that rolling back human rights will unleash a more dangerous world
Any absence of human rights from the agenda of the first meeting between President Donald Trump and President Xi Jinping, due to take place in Florida on Thursday and Friday,…
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Mexico: “Open season” on journalists as third reporter killed in a month
The killing of the third journalist in a month in Mexico raises new alarms about the state of free expression in the country, said Amnesty International.
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National Security
What is the problem? On multiple fronts, the United States government is violating human rights in the name of national security. Muslim men have been held for years at the…
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Amnesty International Marks Sixth Anniversary of Syrian War
As war crimes and crimes against humanity continue to go unpunished in Syria, an Amnesty International campaign marking the sixth anniversary of the crisis calls on world leaders to take…
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Amnesty International USA: Court Ruling Shows New Refugee Order is More of the Same Hateful Bigotry
Following a ruling by a federal judge in Wisconsin temporarily blocking President Trump’s revised Muslim ban from applying to a Syrian man and his family, Margaret Huang, executive director Amnesty…
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Amnesty International USA on New Executive Order: Same Hate and Fear, New Packaging
In response to a replacement executive order banning travel to the U.S. from six Muslim-majority countries, Margaret Huang, executive director of Amnesty International USA, released the following statement:
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The State of the World’s Human Rights
Politicians wielding a toxic, dehumanizing “us vs them” rhetoric are creating a more divided and dangerous world, warned Amnesty International today as it launched its annual assessment of human rights…
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President Bashar al-Assad’s response to Amnesty International report on Saydnaya
President Bashar al-Assad’s interview with Yahoo News recently dismissed the findings of Amnesty International’s recent report on mass hangings and extermination at Saydnaya military prison in Syria. The report found…
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Human slaughterhouse: Mass hangings and extermination at Saydnaya prison, Syria
A chilling new report by Amnesty International exposes the Syrian government’s calculated campaign of extrajudicial executions by mass hangings at Saydnaya Prison. Between 2011 and 2015, every week and often…
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Amnesty International to Newly Confirmed Secretary of State: We Will Hold You Accountable
Despite concerns from human rights groups, including Amnesty International USA, about his nomination, former Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson was confirmed today as Secretary of State.
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Secretary of State Nominee Tillerson’s Answers are Extremely Concerning
Following the first day of Secretary of State nominee Rex Tillerson’s confirmation hearing, Amnesty International USA executive director Margaret Huang released the following statement
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Iraq: Turning a blind eye: The arming of the PMU
Iraq: End irresponsible arms transfers fuelling militia war crimes · Militias allied to the Iraqi government have access to arms from at least 16 countries · Recent arms transfers have…
