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AIUSA Israel, UAE, Bahrain letter to Trump
President Donald J. Trump 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington DC 20500 Re: Amnesty International urges President Trump to raise human rights concerns in meetings with Bahrain Foreign Minister Dr.…
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New Billboards Call on ICE to Stop Detaining Families and Children
Residents of Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, and the Washington D.C. area will see billboards across their states and districts for four weeks calling on the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement…
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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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Human Rights on Capitol Hill – September 2020 Newsletter
HUMAN RIGHTS ON CAPITOL HILL september 2020 NEWSLETTER TABLE OF CONTENTS Featured Issue International Updates Domestic Updates COVID-19 and Human Rights Looking to 2021 Welcome New Staff FEATURED ISSUE…
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U.S. Sanctions Against ICC Staff Create Chilling Effect for International Justice
Responding to today's announcement of U.S. sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC), Daniel Balson, advocacy director at Amnesty International USA, said: "The Trump administration's decision to enact sanctions against…
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Human Rights Organizations Urge Court to Safeguard Children’s Rights and Family Unity
As the United States District Court for the Central District of California prepares to hear arguments on September 4 in the case of Flores v. Barr on the enforcement of…
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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 Letter to Senate Re: Arms Sales to Philippines (August 25, 2020)
On August 25th, 2020 Amnesty International USA sent a letter to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC) urging them to weigh in on impending arms sales to the Philippines. Amnesty…
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Amnesty International letter to House Re: Arms Sales to Philippines (August 25, 2020)
On August 25th, 2020 Amnesty International USA sent a letter to the House Foreign Affairs Committee (HFAC) urging them to weigh in on impending arms sales to the Philippines. Amnesty…
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U.S. District hearing is a blow to families facing family separation
Responding to today’s hearing before U.S. District Judge Dolly M. Gee on enforcement of the Flores Settlement Agreement during COVID-19, Denise Bell, researcher for refugee and migrant rights at Amnesty…
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Amnesty International Statement for Senate Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee Hearing on “Oversight of DHS Personnel Deployments to Recent Protests”
For PDF version, click here. August 5, 2020 Senator Ron Johnson, Chair Senator Gary Peters, Ranking Member Senate Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs RE: Amnesty International…
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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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