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ICE doubles down on detention to deter and punish families for seeking safety
Responding to the Department of Homeland Security statement regarding the pending Flores court decision, Denise Bell, the researcher for refugee and migrant rights at Amnesty International USA said: "The administration’s statement…
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Human Rights on Capitol Hill – October 2020 Newsletter
HUMAN RIGHTS ON CAPITOL HILL Table of Contents Featured Issue Congress’s Record on International Human Rights Human Rights Concerns in U.S. Elections International Updates COVID-19 and Human Rights Human…
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Amnesty International Comments on Draconian New Procedural Rules for Asylum-Seekers
For PDF version, click here. Lauren Alder Reid Assistant Director, Office of Policy Executive Office for Immigration Review 5107 Leesburg Pike, Ste. 1800 Falls Church, VA 22041 EOIR Docket…
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Police failing to protect protesters from violence, as volatile elections near
Law enforcement agencies across the United States are failing to facilitate people’s fundamental right to freedom of peaceful assembly, and to protect protests and counter-protests from violent disruption by armed…
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Losing the Peace: U.S. Police Failures to Protect Protesters from Violence
download the report take action Law enforcement agencies across the United States are failing to facilitate people’s fundamental right to freedom of peaceful assembly, and to protect protests and counter-protests…
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Geneva Consensus Declaration Tramples on Every Person’s Right to Choose
Responding to the United States signing on to the Geneva Consensus Declaration, Tarah Demant, the Director of the Gender, Sexuality, and Identity program at Amnesty International USA said: “Today’s news…
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Protect Peaceful Assemblies; Limit Use of Force
City and state officials in the United States should review their laws, policies, and practices ahead of the November 3, 2020 general elections to ensure that they protect the right…
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Amnesty International USA Comments on DHS’s Sweeping New Biometric Surveillance Rule
For PDF, click here. Michael J. McDermott Security and Public Safety Division, Office of Policy and Strategy U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Department of Homeland Security 20 Massachusetts Ave. NW,…
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The U.S. Must Not Deport People to Cameroon
Amnesty International USA calls upon the Trump administration to refrain from deporting people to Cameroon, as the administration schedules deportations this week from Alexandria Airport in Louisiana. The organization is…
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No Guns at Polls
NO GUNS AT POLLS With less than a month away from Election Day — and millions of Americans already early voting — the widespread presence of guns at polling places,…
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One Million Signatures Calling for Justice for George Floyd Delivered
Amnesty International has delivered more than one million signatures from around the world to US Attorney General William Barr demanding justice for George Floyd, a Black man killed by police…
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PRE-ELECTION ADVISORY: BAN GUNS AT AND NEAR POLLING PLACES
The human rights organization calls on governors nationwide to ban guns at and near polling places to ensure the safety of voters, poll workers and community.
