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Tigrayan Forces Murder, Rape and Pillage in Attacks on Civilians in Amhara Towns in Ethiopia

Fighters affiliated with the Tigrayan People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) deliberately killed dozens of people, gang-raped dozens of women and girls…

February 15, 2022

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Aleksei Navalny facing up to 15 years behind bars in new ‘sham’ prison trial

Responding to the news that jailed political opposition leader Aleksei Navalny will face a new criminal trial in prison on…

February 15, 2022

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New Research Finds Facial Recognition Technology Is Reinforcing Racist Stop-and-Frisk Policing in New York

New Yorkers living in areas at greater risk of stop-and-frisk by police are also more exposed to invasive facial recognition…

February 14, 2022

Photograph shows riot police in Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland. They stand next to armoured vehicles wearing helmets and holding riot shields.

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Amnesty International Statement for the Record for Feb. 15 Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission Hearing on Northern Ireland

On February 14, 2022, Amnesty International USA and UK submitted a statement for the record ahead of a February 15…

February 14, 2022

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Pharmaceutical companies’ failure on equal COVID-19 vaccine access contributed human rights catastrophe in 2021

Despite urgent calls to ensure the equal distribution of Covid-19 vaccines in 2021, pharmaceutical companies tragically failed to rise to…

February 14, 2022

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Statement on “Freedom Convoy” Blockade

Amnesty International has been following with great concern the developments relating to the “Freedom Convoy” blockade in Ottawa.  

February 11, 2022

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AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL USA CALLS FOR QUICK PASSAGE OF THE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT

In response to the news that today a bipartisan group of Senators introduced the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act…

February 10, 2022

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New Research Shows How Calculated Repression by Maduro Government in Venezuela Could Constitute the Crime Against Humanity of Persecution

The policy of repression in Venezuela has been based on the coordination of attacks and stigmatizing messages broadcast by media…

February 10, 2022

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Amnesty International USA Statement for the Record for February 9th hearing on “‘Targeted Killing’ and the Rule of Law: The Legal and Human Costs of 20 Years of U.S. Drone Strikes”

On behalf of Amnesty International USA and our members and supporters in the United States, we hereby submit this statement…

February 9, 2022

TOPSHOT - Palestinians assess the damage caused by Israeli air strikes, in Beit Hanun in the northern Gaza Strip, on May 14, 2021. - Israel pounded Gaza and deployed extra troops to the border as Palestinians fired barrages of rockets back, with the death toll in the enclave on the fourth day of conflict climbing to over 100. (Photo by MAHMUD HAMS / AFP) (Photo by MAHMUD HAMS/AFP via Getty Images)

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Human Rights on Capitol Hill – February 2022 Newsletter

Amnesty International released a Feb. 1 report documenting the Israeli government’s ongoing human rights abuses against Palestinians. The core finding of this…

February 3, 2022

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Congress Must Use Power to Advance Human Rights for All in Israel and in the Occupied Palestinian Territories

In response to the members of Congress who expressed concern with our recent report on Israeli authorities’ ongoing human rights…

February 2, 2022

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Biden Administration Must Uphold Human Rights for Palestinians in Israel and in the OPT

In response to yesterday and today’s comments from U.S. State Department officials on U.S. relations with Israeli and Palestinian authorities,…

February 1, 2022