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Urgent Action Victory! Human Rights Defender Released (Morocco: UA 76.18)
On 5 April 2019, human rights defender Zine El Abidine Erradi was released after serving a one-year sentence in Agadir local prison, following an unfair trial. Zine El Abidine holds…
Press Release
Proposed Immigration Plan Shuts Doors to People in Search of Safety
Reacting to media reports on President Trump’s proposed immigration plan, Joanne Lin, national director of advocacy and government affairs at Amnesty International USA, issued this statement:
Press Release
Statement Responding to Toddler’s Death After Detention at Border
Responding to news reports of the death of a Guatemalan toddler who fell ill after being taken into custody at a Customs and Border Protection facility in El Paso, Ashley…
Victory
Urgent Action Victory! Activist Released After Being Rearrested (Azerbaijan: UA 42.19)
Azerbaijani activist Bayram Mammadov was released on 29 April after having spent 30 days in administrative detention under trumped-up accusations.
Urgent Action
Urgent Action Victory! Activist Released After Being Rearrested (Azerbaijan: UA 42.19)
Azerbaijani activist Bayram Mammadov was released on 29 April after having spent 30 days in administrative detention under trumped-up accusations.
Update
Human Rights on Capitol Hill May Edition
To view PDF version click here: Human Rights on Capitol Hill May Human Rights on Capitol Hill published by Amnesty International USA May 2, 2019 In this edition of…
Press Release
President Trump’s Funding Request Threatens Lives of People Seeking Protection
Today President Trump put forth a request to Congress for $4.4 billion in funding to address issues at the US-Mexico border. This funding request comes just as reports are surfacing…
Update
Amnesty International Visit to Homestead Facility (April 2, 2019)
20190416 Homestead Advocacy Brief_ Amnesty International Visit to Homestead Facility (April 2, 2019) On 2 April 2019, a team of Amnesty International (“AI”) researchers visited the temporary influx shelter for…
Press Release
The Trump Administration Dangerously Weakens Arms Sales Protections
Reacting to reports that the US may withdraw its signature from the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), Adotei Akwei, the Deputy Director for Advocacy and Government Relations for Amnesty International USA said:…
Press Release
Unprecedented investigation reveals US-led Coalition killed more than 1,600 civilians in Raqqa ‘death trap’
The US-led military Coalition must end almost two years of denial about the massive civilian death toll and destruction it unleashed in the Syrian city of Raqqa, Amnesty International and…
Update
Amnesty International USA Statement Welcoming The “Enhancing Human Rights Protections in Arms Sales Act of 2019 (S.854)
April 12, 2019 Amnesty International USA Welcomes The “Enhancing Human Rights Protections in Arms Sales Act of 2019 Amnesty International USA welcomes the introduction of the “Enhancing Human Rights Protections…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action Update: Activist, Opposition Members Await Trial (Zimbabwe: UA 34.19)
Activist Rashid Mahiya and opposition Members of Parliament Charlton Hwende and Joanna Mamombe are awaiting trial on the charge of ‘subverting a constitutional government’. The charge attracts a sentence of…