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Coalition demands release of Trump administration documents on the detention of families during the COVID-19 pandemic
Today, a coalition of organizations submitted a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to uncover why…
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New Report Finds Law Enforcement Violated Black Lives Matter Protesters’ Human Rights, Documents Acts of Police Violence and Excessive Force
Today, Amnesty International USA released a report documenting widespread and egregious human rights violations by police officers against protesters, medics, journalists and legal observers who gathered to protest the unlawful…
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The World is Watching
 Following the killing of Michael Brown, an 18-year-old Black teenager, by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, Amnesty International issued Deadly force: Police use of lethal force in the…
Update
Amnesty International Statement for Congressional Hearing on “Homeland Insecurity: How DHS Actions Endanger Our Democracy”
For PDF version, click here. July 30, 2020 Congressman Bennie Thompson, Chair Congressman Mike Rogers, Ranking Member House Committee on Homeland Security RE: Amnesty International Statement for Hearing…
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Letter to DHS Secretary re CPB use of force against Portland protestors (7-24-20)
July 24, 2020 The Honorable Chad F. Wolf Acting Secretary Department of Homeland Security 2801 Nebraska Avenue NW Washington, D.C. 20528 RE: Amnesty International USA calls for immediate withdrawal of…
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NO BAN Act Passage a Critical Step to Undoing Muslim Ban and Years’ Worth of Discriminatory Immigration Policies
In response to the passage of the NO BAN Act (H.R. 2214) in the House of Representatives, Ryan Mace, Grassroots Advocacy and Refugee Specialist for Amnesty International USA (AIUSA), released the following…
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Vote Recommendation on the NO BAN Act and Access to Counsel Act (7.21.20)
In advance of the House of Representatives vote on July 22, AIUSA issued a VOTE YES RECOMMENDATIONÂ on the NO BAN Act and Access to Counsel Act (H.R. 2486) Dear…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action Update: Conviction of Prisoners of Conscience Upheld (Russian Federation: UA 126.19)
The Russian Military Court of Appeals upheld the conviction of Crimean Tatar human rights defender Emir-Usein Kuku and his five co-defendants on 25 June. They are all prisoners of conscience,…
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Amnesty International USA and 100+ Organizations Call on ICE to Free Families Together
On July 17, Amnesty International USA, along with 100+ national, state, and local organizations, called on ICE to free detained families together. The letter is below and available in PDF form…
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Withdrawal of U.S. from WHO Strikes a Devastating Blow to Global Health
As the Trump administration officially begins taking steps to withdraw the USA from the World Health Organization (WHO), Sanhita Ambast, Amnesty International’s Advisor on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, said:
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AIUSA letter to Assistant Secretary of State Tibor Nagy Urging Trump administration to Press Nigeria to protect children in Northeast Nigeria from abuses driven by Boko Haram insurgency and government’s counter insurgency
The Honorable Tibor Nagy Assistant Secretary of State Bureau of African Affairs U.S. Department of State C and 22nd Street Washington DC 20520 June 9, 2020 Dear Assistant Secretary Nagy,…
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Human Rights on Capitol Hill
JULY 2020 NEWSLETTER FEATURED ISSUE Unlawful Police Violence & Misuse of Tear Gas Against Protesters WIDESPREAD POLICE VIOLENCE AGAINST PROTESTERS FOR BLACK LIVES June, Amnesty International published a new interactive…
