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Press Release
Plans to Close Carrizo Springs Demonstrate Conditions That are Not in Children’s Best Interests
Responding to reports that the Department of Health and Human Services will be shutting down the facility in Carrizo Springs, Texas, Denise Bell, the Researcher for Refugee and Migrant Rights…
Update
Human Rights on Capitol Hill Newsletter July Edition (7/23/19)
To view PDF click here: Human Rights on Capitol Hill July Human Rights on Capitol Hill published by Amnesty International USA  July 23, 2019 In this edition of Human Rights…
Press Release
Refugee Admissions Numbers are a New and Shameful Low
Responding to reports that some in the Trump Administration are considering lowering the number of refugees to be admitted through the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program to zero for the coming…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action Update: 30 Opposition Figures Sentenced to Death (Yemen: UA 51.19)
On 9 July 2019, the Huthi-run Specialized Criminal Court (SCC) of Sana’a sentenced to death 30 academics and political figures based on trumped-up charges, including espionage for the Saudi Arabia-led…
Press Release
New Asylum Rule Could Leave Families and Individuals Vulnerable to Grave Harm
The US government published a new interim rule that would prevent anyone at the US southern border who has traveled through another country on the way to the United States…
Press Release
ICE Raids Encourage Hate and Discrimination Toward Immigrants and Communities of Color
Responding to the announcement of thousands of raids planned for Sunday by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Charanya Krishnaswami, the Advocacy Director for the Americas at Amnesty International USA…
Update
Amnesty International Statement for House Oversight Hearing on “Kids in Cages”
For PDF, click here: 07.08.2019 Amnesty International Statement for House Oversight Subcommittee Hearing July 9, 2019 Rep. Jamie Raskin Chair  Rep. Chip Roy…
Press Release
Trump Administration Commission on Unalienable Rights Politicizes Human Rights for Hate
Reacting to U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's announcement today of a creation of a Commission on Unalienable Rights, Joanne Lin, national director of advocacy and government affairs at Amnesty…
Report
‘Saving lives is not a crime’: Politically motivated legal harassment of migrant human rights defenders by the USA
Since 2018, the US government has conducted an unlawful and discriminatory campaign of intimidation, threats, harassment, and criminal investigations against people who defend the human rights of migrants, refugees and…
Update
Human Rights on Capitol Hill late June Edition
To view PDF version click here: Human Rights on Capitol Hill late June Human Rights on Capitol Hill published by Amnesty International USA  June 26, 2019  In this edition of…
Update
Amnesty International Recommendations re: FY2019 Border Supplemental
For PDF, click here: 06.25.2019 Amnesty International Statement re FY19 Supplemental June 25, 2019 Amnesty International USA Statement Regarding FY2019 Border Supplemental Request On behalf of Amnesty International USA and…
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Michael Bennet
Amnesty International USA asked Michael Bennet 13 questions about some of the most pressing human rights issues of our time. Here is his response exactly as provided: How should the…
