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AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL , CIVICUS AND TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL CALL ON G20 TO ENSURE BETTER POST COVID ECONOMIC FUTURE THROUGH A JUST RECOVERY
Amnesty International, CIVICUS and Transparency International call on G20 Finance Ministers to take concrete for just post COVID future through…
October 15, 2020
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Reports of Forced Sterilization of Women in ICE Detention Deeply Alarming
Responding to reports that there have been hysterectomies performed on immigrant women detained in the Irwin County Detention Center (ICDC) in Georgia,…
September 16, 2020
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Human Rights Organizations Urge Court to Safeguard Children’s Rights and Family Unity
As the United States District Court for the Central District of California prepares to hear arguments on September 4 in…
August 31, 2020
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Leading NGOs call on ICE to Stop Family Separation
120 NGOs advocating for immigrant and refugee rights called today for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to free all families…
July 17, 2020
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State Department’s effort to cherry-pick rights is a dangerous stunt
Responding to a report issued today by the Commission on Unalienable Rights, Tarah Demant, the director of the Gender, Sexuality,…
July 16, 2020
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United States Supreme Court Upholds Equality, Human Rights in LGBTQ Workplace Protections Case
In reaction to the Supreme Court ruling that the 1964 Civil Rights Act barring sex discrimination in the workplace protects…
June 15, 2020
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Trump Administration Making Clearest Attempt Yet to Redefine Who Qualifies for Asylum Amid National Turmoil
Responding to a new Trump administration regulation that radically restricts who qualifies for asylum, Charanya Krishnaswami, the advocacy director for…
June 10, 2020
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Hungary’s decision to strip trans people of the right to legal gender recognition is “step back into the dark ages”
Everyone’s gender identity should be legally recognized and everyone must be allowed to change their legal name and gender markers…
May 19, 2020
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Anniversary marks two-year detention of women human rights defenders in Saudi Arabia
Amnesty International is calling on King Salman bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia to release several notable women’s rights defenders, two…
May 14, 2020
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GOVERNMENT MUST TAKE STEPS IN TURKEY TO COMBAT RISING HOMOPHOBIA AND TRANSPHOBIA
Ahead of the May 17 International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOTB) Amnesty International calls on the government of…
May 13, 2020
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Judge to government: promptly and safely release kids from detention centers
Responding to a decision by Judge Dolly M. Gee of the United States District Court directing the government to make…
April 24, 2020
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Failures to guarantee safe access to abortion in Europe endangers health of women, girls amid COVID-19
European governments should urgently guarantee safe and timely access to abortion care for women and girls in the region during the…
April 8, 2020