Press Release
Amnesty International USA Statement on Social Media Companies’ Obligations to Protect User Privacy Following Supreme Court Repeal of Abortion Rights
Last month, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, ending the constitutional right to an abortion in the U.S.…
July 5, 2022
Press Release
Amnesty International USA Statement on Supreme Court Ruling on Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP)
In response to today’s U.S. Supreme Court decision on the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP), Amy Fischer, Americas Advocacy Director at…
June 30, 2022
Press Release
Amnesty International USA Statement in Response to Attacks on Abortion Rights Protesters
Last week, we watched with horror as abortion rights protesters in Cedar Rapids, Iowa were struck by a vehicle seemingly…
June 29, 2022
Report
Biden Must Take Action on Promise to End Federal Death Penalty
Ahead of the 50th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark Furman v. Georgia ruling, which temporarily outlawed executions in…
June 27, 2022
Press Release
Amnesty International USA Statement on Supreme Court Decision to Overturn Roe v. Wade
In response to today’s Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, Tarah Demant, Interim National Director for Programs, Advocacy…
June 24, 2022
Press Release
US Supreme Court Ruling on NY Gun Law Further Erodes Human Rights
Just a few weeks ago, in Buffalo, NY, an armed 18-year-old entered a grocery store in a predominantly Black community…
June 23, 2022
Blog
Human Rights on Capitol Hill – June 2022 Newsletter
As the tragedies in Ulvade, Texas and Buffalo, New York and too many other communities underscore, gun violence in the United States is a…
June 16, 2022
Press Release
US Officials Must Lift Title 42 Without Further Delay
Today, expulsions under Title 42 were meant to end, yet this inhumane practice continues due to a recent federal court…
May 23, 2022
Press Release
Congress Must Commit to Funding Community Violence Prevention, as US Sees Wave of Gun Violence From Coast to Coast
Ahead of President Biden’s visit to Buffalo, New York and responding to this weekend’s mass shootings across the country, Ernest…
May 16, 2022
Blog
Human Rights on Capitol Hill – May 2022 Newsletter
Responding to the draft ruling leaked to Politico that shows the Supreme Court has voted to overturn abortion rights, Amnesty International USA said:…
May 16, 2022
Press Release
ASEAN Must Kickstart Stalled Approach to Human Rights Crisis in Myanmar at US Summit
As leaders from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) meet in the United States for a two-day summit, Amnesty…
May 12, 2022
Press Release
Amnesty International USA Statement in Response to US Senate Vote on Women’s Health Protection Act
Responding to the U.S. Senate’s failure to pass the Women’s Health Protection Act during today’s vote, Tarah Demant, Interim National…
May 11, 2022