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Amnesty International USA’s Reaction to Biden Administration’s Executive Order on Asylum
This executive action plays into false narratives about invasions at the border and advances a policy grounded in white supremacist…
June 4, 2024
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Haiti: Human Rights Safeguards and Transparency Must Guide Security Mission Deployment
It is imperative to ensure that any action taken by this multinational mission led by Kenya and supported by the…
June 4, 2024
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Centering Human Rights in U.S.-Taiwan Relations
The purported “values-based diplomacy” of the U.S.-Taiwan relationship must move beyond rhetoric about democratic resilience.
May 31, 2024
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TJ Riggs: “It’s difficult to watch Alabama continue to kill people and to do it so mercilessly and so often”
TJ Riggs is Amnesty International’s Death Penalty Abolition Coordinator for Alabama. He talks about fighting on behalf of those on…
May 31, 2024
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Press Release
Amnesty International USA’s Reaction to Biden Administration’s Border Policy Announcement
The decision by President Biden to prosecute migrants and asylum seekers with criminal charges in U.S. Federal Court shows complete…
May 31, 2024
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Press Release
Hong Kong: Opposition Figures Convicted in ‘Ruthless Purge’ of 47
May 30, 2024
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Report
The Entire System Against Us: Criminalization of Women Justice Operators and Human Rights Defenders in Guatemala
Amnesty International has recorded instances of criminalization of justice operators in Guatemala since 2018 in this report.
May 29, 2024
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Press Release
Global: Executions Soar to Highest Number in Almost a Decade
A total of 1,153 executions took place in 2023, which does not include the thousands believed to have been carried…
May 28, 2024
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Report
Amnesty International Global Report: Death Sentences and Executions 2023
Amnesty International's report covers the judicial use of the death penalty from January to December 2023.
May 28, 2024
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Press Release
New Crossing Points and ‘Floating Dock’ are Cosmetic Changes, as Humanitarian Access Disintegrates in Gaza, Warn Aid Agencies
As Israeli attacks intensify on Rafah, the unpredictable trickle of aid into Gaza has created a mirage of improved access…
May 28, 2024
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Israeli air strikes that killed 44 civilians further evidence of war crimes – new investigation
The International Criminal Court should investigate as war crimes three Israeli air strikes that killed 44 Palestinian civilians, including 32…
May 27, 2024
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Israel must comply with International Court of Justice order calling it to immediately halt military operations in Rafah
With this order the International Court of Justice (ICJ) – the UN’s principal court - has made it crystal clear:…
May 24, 2024