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Amnesty International Files Brief in Support of Challenge to Draconian “Remain in Mexico” Policy
Today, Amnesty International USA filed a brief in support of a new lawsuit (Immigrant Defenders Law Center v.Wolf) challenging the "Remain in Mexico" policy, which has sent over 65,000 people…
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Trump Administration’s Refusal to Cooperate with President-Elect Biden is Worsening COVID-19 Human Rights Crisis
As the U.S. tops 250,000 deaths from COVID-19 today and President Trump continues to reject cooperation with President-Elect Biden’s team on the pandemic, Amnesty International USA Interim Executive Director Bob…
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Immigrant Children and Attorneys’ Plea: Stop Family Deportations
Dilley, TX and Leesport, PA - This weekend, the Trump Administration could move to deport 28 children with their parents, in one of its last immoral immigration acts that shock…
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Letter to Acting Secretary of Defense Miller
The Honorable Christopher Miller Acting Secretary Department of Defense 1000 Defense Pentagon Washington, DC 20301-1000 RE:Amnesty International USA calls for halt to domestic deployments of military forces in…
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“Don’t Forget These Children”: Families Belong Together Reminds Lawmakers Children Still Separated
On Monday, November 16, 2020, Families Belong Together — a national coalition fighting to permanently end family separation and incarceration under the U.S. immigration system — will hold an action…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action Update: Human Rights Defender Sentenced to Prison (Azerbaijan: UA 45.20)
Azerbaijani human rights defender Elchin Mammad was sentenced to four years in prison on 14 October. He was arrested on 30 March on trumped up charges of theft and illegal…
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Separated Families Must Be Reunited As Quickly as Possible
Responding to reports that the Trump Administration is unable to reunite hundreds more families than previously reported, Denise Bell, the researcher for refugee and migrant rights at Amnesty International USA…
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AIUSA Letter to SFRC on 2021 International Human Rights Priorities
On November 9, 2020, Amnesty International USA addressed a letter to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee outlining the organization's international human rights priorities for 2021. Click here to read the…
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Arms Sales to the UAE could make U.S. responsible for more deaths of civilians in Yemen and Libya
Ahead of plans by the United States to sell 18 armed aerial drones worth approximately $2.9 billion to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Philippe Nassif, the advocacy director for the…
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President-Elect Joe Biden Must Make Human Rights a Priority
Following reports that Joe Biden will become the 46th president of the United States of America, Amnesty International USA’s Interim Executive Director, Bob Goodfellow, released the following statement:
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Media Briefing 11/5: Monitoring Protests, Potential Human Rights Violations
Good morning -- This is the first of a series of morning updates from Amnesty International focused on protests and potential human rights violations occurring around and in response to…
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Today’s report on family separation highlights need for accountability
Responding to the House Judiciary Committee releasing the findings of its 21-month investigation into the development and execution of the Trump Administration's family separation policy, which resulted in more than…