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Amnesty International USA: Refugee Ban Could Have Devastating Effect
CONTACT: [email protected] NEW YORK – The State Department today said that the Trump administration may not recognize refugee resettlement agencies as having “bona fide relationship” for purposes of its refugee…
Event
Human Rights in the Time of Trump
Join us for a happy hour and panel discussion with Alison Parker (Human Rights Watch), Constance de la Vega (Human Rights Advocates and USF Law), and Lisa Reinsberg (International Justice…
Press Release
Muslim Ban Guidance is Heartless
CONTACT: [email protected] NEW YORK – Following reports of guidance issued by the Trump administration interpreting this week’s Supreme Court decision to partially lift a stay on the president’s Muslim ban,…
Report
In the Dock: Shell’s Complicity in the Arbitrary Execution of the Ogoni Nine
Oil giant Shell stands accused of complicity in the unlawful arrest, detention and execution of nine men who were hanged by Nigeria’s military government in the 1990s, Amnesty International can…
Press Release
Amnesty International Files Freedom of Information Request on Muslim Ban Implementation
Following the U.S. Supreme Court decision allowing parts of President Trump’s Muslim ban to go into effect, Amnesty International USA this evening filed a Freedom of Information Act request for…
Press Release
Congress Must Step in and Stop Muslim Ban
Following the Supreme Court’s announcement that it will hear arguments on President Trump’s discriminatory Muslim ban and allow the order to take effect in the meantime, Margaret Huang, Amnesty International…
Victory
Urgent Action Victory! Opposition Politician Released (Maldives: UA 143.17)
Opposition politician Adam Azim has been released after spending nearly a week in detention in Maldives. He was arrested and faced trumped up charges after criticizing the government in a…
Press Release
On Fifth Anniversary of Arrest, Amnesty International Calls for Release of Saudi Blogger Raif Badawi
Five years ago this Saturday, Raif Badawi was arrested for his writings on a website criticizing the Saudi government and calling for religious freedom. He was sentenced to 10 years…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action Victory! Opposition Politician Released (Maldives: UA 143.17)
Opposition politician Adam Azim has been released after spending nearly a week in detention in Maldives. He was arrested and faced trumped up charges after criticizing the government in a…
Event
World Refugee Day Rally at the White House
Please join us for a rally in front of the White House on World Refugee Day, June 20th at 5 PM, to tell the Trump Administration that we support refugees.…
Press Release
Trump’s policies are not deterring refugees at the border, just making crossings deadlier
An already dangerous journey for tens of thousands of refugees has become deadlier thanks to President Trump’s Executive Order on border control and immigration as well as entrenched reckless practices…
Report
Facing Walls: USA and Mexico’s violation of the rights of asylum seekers
An already dangerous journey for tens of thousands of refugees has become deadlier thanks to President Trump’s Executive Order on border control and immigration as well as entrenched reckless practices…