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Global Coalition of Over 200 Groups Call for Permanent End to Global Gag Rule
A coalition of over 200 international civil society organizations, organized by Planned Parenthood Global and the International Planned Parenthood Federation, released a joint statement today calling for a permanent end to the…
Event
World Refugee Day – The Last Passenger Film Screening and Panel Discussion with World Relief Southern CA and International Rescue Committee
This year, on World Refugee Day, June 20, 2021 at Noon PDT, please join AmnestyLA for a virtual film screening of the documentary, The Last Passenger by Widad Shafakoj. Register…
Update
Amnesty International USA policy recommendations on climate displacement
On May 28, 2021, Amnesty International USA submitted its recommendations to the forthcoming interagency report to President Biden commissioned by Executive Order 14013: Rebuilding and Enhancing Programs to Resettle Refugees…
Press Release
Statement on Alexei Navalny’s status as Prisoner of Conscience
Following careful evaluation Amnesty International has decided to re-designate Alexei Navalny as a “Prisoner of Conscience”. In February, Amnesty took an internal decision to stop using the “Prisoner of Conscience”…
Press Release
The United States Must Ban the Use, Production, and Transfer of Landmines
Amnesty International USA today joined a cohort of organizations as part of the U.S. Campaign to Ban Landmines – U.S. Cluster Munition Coalition to write to President Biden urging him…
Update
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL USA, CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS CALL ON BIDEN ADMINISTRATION TO BAN LANDMINES AND ACCEDE TO THE 1997 MINE BAN TEATY
Amnesty International USA joined the U.S. Campaign to Ban Landmines - U.S. Cluster Munition Coalition (USCBL-USCMC) in a letter to President Biden urging him to ban the use, production, acquisition,…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action: Denmark: Protect Syrians at Risk of Return (Denmark: UA 45.21)
Between 2020 and April 1, 2021, Denmark has revoked or not renewed the residence permits of 380 Syrians, claiming that certain parts of Syria (Damascus and the Rif region) are…
Event
Group 113 (Chicago) presents Livestream Concert with Dylan Connor!
Join Group 113 (Chicago) at 8:00 PM EDT on May 22 for our second Facebook Livestream concert with singer-songwriter Dylan Connor. Dylan is the faculty advisor for the AIUSA student…
Report
Death penalty 2020: Despite Covid-19, some countries ruthlessly pursued death sentences and executions
The unprecedented challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic were not enough to deter 18 countries from carrying out executions in 2020, Amnesty International said today in its annual global review of…
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Human Rights on Capitol Hill – April 2021 Newsletter
HUMAN RIGHTS ON CAPITOL HILL Table of Contents Featured Domestic Updates International Updates In Case You Missed It Good News APRIL 2021 NEWSLETTER Featured: U.S. IMMIGRATION AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL CALLS…
Update
Statement for the Record: Markup of H.R. 1333, the National Origin-Based Antidiscrimination for Nonimmigrants (NO BAN) Act and H.R. 1573, Access to Counsel Act
On April 13, 2021, Amnesty International USA submitted a statement for the record urging the House Judiciary Committee to pass the National Origin-Based Antidiscrimination for Nonimmigrants (NO BAN) Act (H.R.…
Update
Amnesty International’s Multilateral Human Rights Priorities
On March 19, 2021, Amnesty International USA wrote a letter to Curtis Ried, Senior Director for Multilateral Affairs at the National Security Council, outlining the organization's multilateral human rights priorities.…