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‘Our government should not be in the business of detaining pregnant or nursing individuals’
Today, the #WelcomeWithDignity campaign responded to Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s new memo pertaining to pregnant, postpartum, or nursing individuals. The…
July 9, 2021
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Amnesty International USA Condemns Abortion Bill Passed by the Texas Governor
Responding to Texas Governor Greg Abbott signing into law TX SB8, which bans the right of people to seek an…
May 20, 2021
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Pattern of Israeli Attacks on Residential Homes in Gaza Must Be Investigated As War Crimes
Israeli forces have displayed a shocking disregard for the lives of Palestinian civilians by carrying out a number of airstrikes…
May 17, 2021
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AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL USA, CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS CALL ON BIDEN ADMINISTRATION TO BAN LANDMINES AND ACCEDE TO THE 1997 MINE BAN TEATY
Amnesty International USA joined  the U.S. Campaign to Ban Landmines - U.S. Cluster Munition Coalition (USCBL-USCMC) in a letter to…
April 28, 2021
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Georgia Shooting Yet Another Cry for U.S. Government Action to End Gun Violence, Confront Misogyny, and Denounce Anti-AAPI Hate
“This morning, an entire community and nation are waking up traumatized because of yet another hate-fueled mass shooting. We are…
March 17, 2021
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Rainbow Halo Women’s Acquittal Shows Tactics of Intimidation Against Activists in Poland
Responding to the acquittal of three women human rights activists in Poland on charges of ‘offending religious beliefs’ for distributing…
March 2, 2021
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Police Deployed Sub-Machine Guns Against Peaceful Protesters in Myanmar, Despite Denials
A young woman was shot in the head by Myanmar’s security forces during protests, Amnesty International has confirmed after investigating…
February 11, 2021
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Biden Rescinding the Global Gag Rule Welcome First Step, Congress Must Now Repeal It
Ahead of executive actions rescinding the Global Gag Rule by United States President Joe Biden, Tarah Demant, Director of the…
January 26, 2021
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Amnesty International USA Board urges USG leadership on Tigray Crisis in Ethiopia
The Board of Amnesty International USA has written to the Trump administration and to the incoming Biden administration to urge…
December 18, 2020
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Argentina’s Congress must pass historic bill to legalize abortion
Ahead of a vote in the lower chamber of the Argentine Congress on December 10, on Human Rights Day, Tarah…
December 8, 2020
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G20 leaders, don’t buy the spin: Saudi Arabia’s real changemakers are in jail
G20 leaders attending this weekend’s virtual summit hosted by Saudi Arabia must take the Saudi authorities to task for their shameless hypocrisy on women’s rights, Amnesty International said today. Women’s…
November 19, 2020
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Geneva Consensus Declaration Tramples on Every Person’s Right to Choose
Responding to the United States signing on to the Geneva Consensus Declaration, Tarah Demant, the Director of the Gender, Sexuality,…
October 22, 2020