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Human Rights on Capitol Hill: July 17, 2018
Human Rights on Capitol Hill published by Amnesty International USA July 17, 2018 In this edition of Human Rights on Capitol Hill: Family Separation: Amnesty International strongly opposes both Family…
Press Release
Syria: Putin takes hypocrisy to a new level with remarks on Raqqa civilian deaths
In an interview with Fox News following the Helsinki Summit on 16 July, Russian President Vladimir Putin emphasized the high civilian death toll from the US-led Coalition’s aerial bombardment of Raqqa, Syria.…
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Russia and USA must use Putin-Trump summit to take responsibility for human rights
“While both Trump and Putin have drawn justified criticism for their respective human rights records, their meeting presents a chance for both to make a profound difference on several global…
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Urgent Action
Urgent Action: Politician Faces 7 Trumped Up Criminal Charges (Maldives: UA 125.18)
Faris Maumoon, an opposition politician in the Maldives, was sentenced to four months and 24 days in prison for identity fraud, and is facing five other politically motivated criminal charges.…
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Amnesty International Calls on Both Trump and May to Address Human Rights Failings During President’s UK Trip
Ahead of President Trump’s visit to the UK this week, Amnesty International is calling for Theresa May to “stand up to Trump” and to put the Anglo-American diplomatic relationship on…
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Update
Trump-Putin Helsinki Summit: Human Rights Must be Front and Center
On July 16, President Trump will meet with Russia's President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki, Finland. No formal agenda for the summit has been released but, given the severity of multiple…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action Update: Imprisoned Journalist Goes on Hunger Strike (Ukraine: UA 160.17)
Stanislav Aseev, a Ukrainian freelance journalist who the pro-Russian separatists in Donetsk have kept in detention on spurious charges since June 2017, has declared a hunger strike. The de facto…
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UN: Next week, world leaders must take steps to end child migration detention for good
With hundreds of traumatized children still trapped in detention centres in the USA as a result of the Trump administration’s family separation policy, Amnesty International is calling on world leaders…
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Press Release
Amnesty International USA Joins Families Belong Together to Call for End of Family Separation
U.S. authorities must put an immediate end to both the separation and detention of children and families who come to the US border with Mexico seeking asylum, while also immediately…
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Press Release
Haley’s hostility towards human rights organizations a sad moment for U.S.
In response to a letter sent by the United States Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley to human rights groups, accusing them of blocking reform at the United Nations Human Rights…
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Press Release
Executive Order Imprisons Families Indefinitely, Inflicts Further Harm on Children
President Trump signed an executive order today mandating for children to stay with their parents in detention while their asylum claims are processed. This executive order seeks to modify the…
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Update
IT’S WORLD REFUGEE DAY. NOW WHAT?
Ryan Mace, Grassroots Advocacy & Refugee Specialist Today is World Refugee Day. Today is a day that we should pause to honor the millions of refugees who show us the…