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Over 100 Organizations Sign Letter to National Security Council Calling for More Support for Afghans at Risk
We, the undersigned leaders of 103 non-governmental organizations in the international development, humanitarian, peacebuilding, refugee, immigration and resettlement, and veterans…
November 1, 2021
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Countries across the Americas are failing to provide protection for Haitians on the move
States across the Americas are failing to provide international protection and safety for Haitians on the move, exposing them to…
October 28, 2021
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Joint Statement: Biden Administration, UN Security Council Must Ensure Inclusion of Critical Human Rights Monitoring in MINURSO
In a joint statement released today, Amnesty International USA and Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights called on the Biden Administration…
October 25, 2021
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Amnesty International Calls on Biden Administration to Push For Western Sahara Human Rights Monitoring in UN Resolution
Today, Amnesty International USA wrote to the Biden administration regarding the upcoming United Nations Security Council debate on renewal of…
October 19, 2021
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Press Release
Taliban Must Allow Girls in Afghanistan to Return to School Immediately – New Testimony
Girls in Afghanistan must be allowed to return to secondary school and continue their education, Amnesty International said today as…
October 14, 2021
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Press Release
13 Hazara Killed by Taliban Fighters in Afghanistan’s Daykundi Province According to New Investigation
Taliban forces unlawfully killed 13 ethnic Hazaras, including a 17-year-old girl, in Afghanistan’s Daykundi province after members of the security…
October 4, 2021
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The Human Rights Crackdown in Western Sahara and the Need for Action by the Biden Administration
Classified as a non-self-governing territory by the United Nations, Western Sahara has been under de-facto annexation by Morocco since the…
September 27, 2021
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Amnesty International USA Calls on Congress to Prioritize Human Rights in National Defense Authorization Act Legislation
On September 22nd, 2021, Amnesty International USA wrote to the U.S. House of Representatives in response to continuing advancement and…
September 23, 2021
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Press Release
Taliban Wasting No Time in Stamping Out Human Rights in Afghanistan Says New Briefing Â
The Taliban are steadily dismantling the human rights gains of the last twenty years, said Amnesty International, the International Federation…
September 20, 2021
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Press Release
Minister in Sri Lanka Accused of Holding Tamil Prisoners at Gunpoint Must Face InvestigationÂ
Responding to reports that Sri Lanka’s State Minister for Prison Management and Prisoners Rehabilitation, Lohan Ratwatte, forcibly entered a state…
September 15, 2021
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Press Release
A Decade of Deaths in Custody Unpunished Amid Systemic Impunity for Torture in Iran
Iranian authorities have failed to provide accountability for at least 72 deaths in custody since January 2010, despite credible reports…
September 15, 2021
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Twenty Years After Authorization for Use of Military Force, Continued Lack of Accountability for those Harmed by Policies and Abuses
Ahead of the 20th anniversary of the Authorization for Use of Military Force on September 18, 2001, Daphne Eviatar, the…
September 14, 2021