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U.S. House Passes Burma Act – Senate Majority Leader McConnell Should Advance Myanmar Accountability
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the BURMA Act, legislation which would advance efforts to hold senior Myanmar military leaders accountable for crimes against the Rohingya and against other…
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House and Senate Armed Services Committees Must Retain Language That Protects Human Rights in NDAA
As representatives on House and Senate Armed Services Committees work with their counterparts in the Senate to pass the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), Amnesty International USA and our more…
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Statement for the record for joint hearing on “Oversight of the Trump Administration’s Muslim Ban” 09.24.2019
In advance of the Committee on the Judiciary’s Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship and Committee on Foreign Affairs’ Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Joint Hearing on "Oversight of the Trump…
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Amnesty International Testifies Before Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Hearing on Access to Asylum in the United States
On September 24, 2019, Amnesty International USA's Advocacy Director for the Americas, Charanya Krishnaswami, offered the following statement in a hearing before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights on "Limitations…
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El Salvador Agreement Must Be Condemned Immediately
Responding to reports of a cooperative agreement between the United States and El Salvador, which would potentially force certain asylum-seekers to request asylum there, Charanya Krishnaswami, the advocacy director for…
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End Child Detention
TAKE ACTION TO END CHILD DETENTION! Every year, tens of thousands of people come to the US asking for asylum or other forms of humanitarian protection. They are refugees in…
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Trump Administration’s Asylum Ban Could be a Death Sentence for People Seeking Safety
Today, Amnesty International condemned the Supreme Court’s decision allowing the Trump administration’s asylum ban to temporarily proceed. Charanya Krishnaswami, the Advocacy Director for the Americas at Amnesty International USA, stated:…
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Amnesty Responds to Decision on Third Country Asylum Ban: Safety Should Not Depend on Where People Ask for Protection
Responding to the Ninth Circuit’s decision halting the nationwide injunction of the Trump administration’s third country asylum ban, Amnesty International USA’s advocacy director for the Americas, Charanya Krishnaswami, said: “The…
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361 Bipartisan Elected Officials from 46 States Urge President Trump to Welcome Refugees
361 local and state elected officials from 46 states expressed their strong support for resettling refugees in their communities in a bipartisan letter sent to President Trump. The letter, supported by…
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Guantanamo Detainee Deserves Urgent Medical Attention
September 10, 2019 The Honorable Mark T. Esper United States Secretary of Defense 1010 Defense Pentagon Washington, DC 20301-1010 Dear Secretary Esper: We are a coalition of human rights, civil…
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District Court Recognizes the Right to Asylum in Case on Trump Administration’s Third Country Asylum Ban
A district court has reinstated the nationwide scope of its decision halting a Trump administration policy which would make people who have transited through other countries ineligible from seeking protection…
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Human Rights on Capitol Hill Newsletter – September Edition (9/9/2019)
For PDF version click here: Human Rights on Capitol Hill September Human Rights on Capitol Hill published by Amnesty International USA September 9, 2019 In this edition of Human Rights…