Filter by
Showing 589-600 of 862 Results
Press Release
Turkey: Dismay as “fantastical allegations” accepted by court
Baseless allegations against 11 human rights defenders, including Amnesty International’s Turkey director and chair, should have been rejected in their entirety, said Amnesty International after an Istanbul court accepted the…
![](/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/240878-300x200.jpg)
Press Release
Attorney General Sessions’ Plans for Immigration Reform Will Cost Lives
Responding to Attorney General Sessions’ remarks today on the asylum system, Naureen Shah, senior director of campaigns at Amnesty International USA, released the following statement:
![](/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/GettyImages-680360956-300x200.jpg)
![](/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/GettyImages-680360956-300x200.jpg)
Press Release
Celebrities Call on Turkey to Release Amnesty Director and Chair, Still in Jail After 100 Days
Over 20 artists and celebrities, including Zoë Kravitz, Ben Stiller, Mark Ruffalo, and Zach Galifianakis, have joined Amnesty International USA in urging the government of Turkey to immediately and unconditionally…
![](/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/240878-300x200.jpg)
![](/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/240878-300x200.jpg)
![](/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/240878-300x200.jpg)
Page
HELP FREE TANER AND THE #ISTANBUL10
You can help free human rights defenders in Turkey. Imagine being arrested simply for defending human rights. This is what happened in Turkey to Idil Eser, the Director of Amnesty…
![](/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/2Y6A6575_banner-300x113.jpg)
![](/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/2Y6A6575_banner-300x113.jpg)
Report
Between a Rock and a Hard Place
With the world’s fastest growing refugee crisis developing on its doorstep, Thailand must take concrete action to reverse its long-standing failure to offer protection to those most in need, Amnesty…
![](/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Thailand-Rohingya-credir-Reuters-Athit-Perawongmetha-300x200.jpg)
![](/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Thailand-Rohingya-credir-Reuters-Athit-Perawongmetha-300x200.jpg)
Press Release
Thousands of Lives In Danger As Trump Slashes Number of Refugees Admitted to U.S.
CONTACT: Mandy Simon, [email protected] WASHINGTON – Responding to reports that President Trump will slashed the number of refugee admissions to the United States to an all-time historical low number of 45,000…
![](/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/NYC-Refugees-2-300x191.jpg)
![](/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/NYC-Refugees-2-300x191.jpg)
Victory
Urgent Action Victory! Dr. Mudawi Unconditionally Released (Sudan: UA 26.17)
Sudanese human rights defender Dr Mudawi Ibrahim Adam was released on 29 August after the Sudan government dropped all charges against him. Dr Mudawi was arrested on 7 December 2016…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action Victory! Dr. Mudawi Unconditionally Released (Sudan: UA 26.17)
Sudanese human rights defender Dr Mudawi Ibrahim Adam was released on 29 August after the Sudan government dropped all charges against him. Dr Mudawi was arrested on 7 December 2016…
Press Release
Muslim Ban Revision Risks More Suffering
Following a revision of President Trump’s travel ban to now include restrictions on travelers from Chad, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Somalia, Syria, Venezuela and Yemen, Naureen Shah, senior campaigns director…
![](/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/2017-03-03-05.37.35-2-300x200.jpg)
![](/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/2017-03-03-05.37.35-2-300x200.jpg)
Press Release
Trump Administration Should Not Gut Drone Protections
CONTACT: Mandy Simon, [email protected] NEW YORK – Following reports that the Trump administration is seeking to change U.S. government policy on the use of lethal force outside of armed conflicts,…
![willibenextcover.jpg](/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/willibenextcover_0-300x147.jpg)
![willibenextcover.jpg](/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/willibenextcover_0-300x147.jpg)
Press Release
Trump Callous Approach to Refugees Will Cost Lives
CONTACT: Mandy Simon, [email protected] NEW YORK – Following U.S. President Donald Trump’s remarks on refugees today at the United Nations General Assembly, Amnesty International USA called on the U.S. to do more,…
![](/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/240565-300x200.jpg)
![](/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/240565-300x200.jpg)
Event
Welcoming Week
Join one of hundreds of community events across the country from 9/15-9/24 that welcome refugees! The president is considering drastically cutting refugee admission to historically low levels – potentially as…
![](/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/201509-USF-Welcoming-Week-Mantle-e1505834152641-300x300.jpg)
![](/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/201509-USF-Welcoming-Week-Mantle-e1505834152641-300x300.jpg)