Press Release
Russia’s Military Activities at Nuclear Plant in Ukraine Risk Safety in Region
Responding to the International Atomic Energy Agency’s findings that Russia is stationing forces in the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP),…
September 6, 2022
Press Release
Long-Delayed UN Report Must Spur Accountability for Crimes Against Humanity in Xinjiang
Responding to the long-awaited release of the UN Office of High Commissioner for Human Rights’ report on serious human rights violations in…
September 1, 2022
Report
Fleeing Afghans Unlawfully Returned After Coming Under Fire at Iranian and Turkish Borders
Iranian and Turkish security forces have repeatedly pushed back Afghans who attempt to cross their borders to reach safety, including…
August 30, 2022
Press Release
Russian Sham Trials of Ukrainian Prisoners of War in Mariupol ‘Illegal and Unacceptable’
Any moves by Russian-backed armed groups to try Ukrainian prisoners of war in a so-called ‘international tribunal’ in Mariupol are…
August 26, 2022
Press Release
AIUSA Statement on the US Department of Defense Policy on Civilian Harm Prevention and Response
In response to today’s announcement from the U.S. Department of Defense on its new policy on civilian harm prevention and…
August 25, 2022
Press Release
AIUSA Statement on Six-Month Anniversary of War in Ukraine
The government of Russia must end its war of aggression in Ukraine, which began six months ago today, and the international…
August 24, 2022
Press Release
AIUSA Statement in Response to Amnesty International’s August 4 Press Release
As human rights defenders, it is our duty to shine a spotlight on human rights abuses when they are committed,…
August 18, 2022
Press Release
Ukrainian Fighting Tactics Endanger Civilians
Ukrainian forces have put civilians in harm’s way by establishing bases and operating weapons systems in populated residential areas, including…
August 3, 2022
Press Release
Amnesty International USA Statement on the US Secretary of State Trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda
In response to United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s announced trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda,…
August 2, 2022
Report
Detainees Tortured to Crush Opposition to Coup in Myanmar
Authorities in Myanmar’s prisons and interrogation centres routinely subject people detained for resisting the 2021 military coup to torture and…
August 1, 2022
Press Release
NYPD Ordered to Handover Documents Detailing Surveillance of Black Lives Matter Protests Following Lawsuit
The New York Police Department (NYPD) has been ordered to disclose thousands of records of how the force procured and…
August 1, 2022
Press Release
Amnesty International Statement on Senate Vote on Assault Weapons Ban of 2022
In response to today’s House of Representatives vote to ban assault weapons, Amnesty International USA submitted this statement urging approval…
July 29, 2022