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Amnesty International USA Condemns Biden Administration’s Attack on Asylum
Amnesty International USA condemns the Biden Administration’s attack on the human right to seek asylum.
January 5, 2023
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Depths of Degradation, Heights of Hypocrisy: USA’s First Execution of 2023
Paul O’Brien, Amnesty International USA A macabre ritual, incompatible with human dignity but enacted over one and a half thousand…
January 4, 2023
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Amnesty International USA Outraged Afghan Adjustment Act Not Included in New Spending Bill
Upon the release of the FY23 omnibus spending package that fails to include the bipartisan Afghan Adjustment Act, Amnesty International…
December 20, 2022
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Amnesty International Urges the Illinois Legislature to Pass the Protect Illinois Communities Act to Prevent Gun Violence
Amnesty International USA’s Campaign Manager for Ending Gun Violence, Ernest Coverson, who is based in Chicago and is available for…
December 15, 2022
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Twitter’s Decision to Disband Safety Council Threatens Wellbeing of Users
Responding to Twitter’s decision to abruptly dissolve its Trust and Safety Council, an advisory group comprising almost 100 civil, human…
December 13, 2022
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Human Rights on Capitol Hill – December 2022 Newsletter
On December 6, Amnesty International released a report chronicling the disproportionate risks faced by older civilians in Ukraine in the…
December 12, 2022
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Amnesty International USA Welcomes Biden Administration’s Move to Protect Haitian Migrants
Amnesty International USA Advocacy Director for the Americas, Amy Fischer, and Haiti Fellow, Taisha Saintil, released the following statement in…
December 6, 2022
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We Have Become a Nation of Gun Violence
Congress has a duty to the American people to act for human rights and ensure that guns don’t end up…
November 23, 2022
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Amnesty International USA Calls on Incoming Congress to Respect Human Rights and on Current Congress to Pass Key Legislation Immediately
Amnesty International USA’s executive director, Paul O’Brien, released the following statement in response to the results of the U.S. Congressional…
November 17, 2022
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Amnesty International USA Statement on Twitter’s Human Rights, Ethics Layoffs
The Director of Amnesty International USA’s Silicon Valley Initiative, Michael Kleinman, issued the following statement in response to reports of…
November 9, 2022
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Amnesty International Responds to Plan to Block Asylum Access for Venezuelans at Border
In response to the Biden Administration’s announcement about a new process for Venezeulans seeking safety, Erika Guevara-Rosas, Americas director at…
October 13, 2022
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Amnesty International USA Calls on Governors and Secretaries of State Across the Country to Ban Guns Near Polling Places
Amnesty International USA sent a letter to governors and secretaries of state nationwide urging them to ban guns at and…
October 3, 2022