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Pfizer Reports Massive Revenues While Hurting the Chances of Millions to Get Vaccinated Against COVID-19

Responding to news that Pfizer reported $14 billion in third-quarter revenue for vaccines and is set to earn $36 billion…

November 2, 2021

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A Critical Opportunity to Ban Killer Robots – While We Still Can

Amnesty International and the Stop Killer Robots campaign today unveiled a social media filter which provides a terrifying glimpse of…

November 1, 2021

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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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Amnesty USA joins over 100 NGOs to call for the Biden Administration expedite Afghan evacuations

On October 28, 2021, Amnesty International USA's Executive Director Paul O'Brien joined with senior executives from over 100 other civil…

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

NEW YORK, USA - FEBRUARY 28: United Nations Security Council holds an urgent meeting on the recent escalation in the northwest of Syria in New York, United States on February 28, 2020. (Photo by Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

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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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Oklahoma Seeks to Revive Machinery of Death Despite Unanswered Legal Questions

Today, an Oklahoma District Court held a hearing on the preliminary injunction to halt upcoming executions scheduled from October 2021-February…

October 25, 2021

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Amnesty International to Close its Hong Kong Offices

Amnesty International will close its two offices in Hong Kong by the end of the year, the organization announced today.…

October 25, 2021

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Few Routes to Safety for Afghans at Risk of Taliban Reprisals

Nearly two months since airlift operations in Afghanistan ended, those left behind face formidable obstacles to seeking safety outside the country,…

October 20, 2021

A vehicle of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) drives on the Moroccan side of the border crossing point between Morocco and Mauritania in Guerguerat located in the Western Sahara, on November 25, 2020, after the intervention of the royal Moroccan armed forces in the area. - Morocco in early November accused the Polisario Front of blocking the key highway for trade with the rest of Africa, and launched a military operation to reopen it. (Photo by Fadel SENNA / AFP) (Photo by FADEL SENNA/AFP via Getty Images)

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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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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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Authorities in Curaçao Continue to Deny Protection to People Fleeing the Crisis in Venezuela

The Curaçaoan and Dutch authorities have violated the rights of Venezuelans seeking international protection in Curaçao, Amnesty International said today…

October 11, 2021