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Press Release
Amnesty International USA and Amnesty International France Call on Macron and Biden to Urgently Stop Sending Weapons to Israel
Comments from Paul O’Brien, Executive Director of Amnesty International USA and Jean-Claude Samouiller, President of Amnesty International France as President Biden marks D-Day alongside President Macron in France.
June 6, 2024
Press Release
Global: FIFA Must Protect Human Rights by Securing Binding Safeguards from 2030 and 2034 World Cup Bidders – New Report
FIFA must rigorously and transparently ensure that bids to host the 2030 and 2034 men’s World Cup tournaments fully safeguard human rights and reject any offer that risks abuses once again tainting the world’s largest sporting event.
June 5, 2024
Report
Playing a Dangerous Game? Human Rights Risks Linked to the 2030 and 2034 FIFA World Cups
This report highlights risks to the hosting of World Cups that must be addressed if FIFA and bidding countries are to prevent human rights violations.
June 5, 2024
Update
For the U.S., Honoring Tiananmen Should Include Upholding Students’ Rights at Home
June 4 marked the 35th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square protests and massacre.
June 5, 2024
Press Release
Global: Record Breaking 12-Month Run of Global Heat Underlines Urgency of Action to Deliver Climate Justice
It is now more essential than ever that the finance required to prevent greater heating, and to allow communities to adapt to the realities of climate change, is significantly scaled up.
June 5, 2024
Press Release
Amnesty International Urges Parole for Native American Activist Leonard Peltier
Granting Leonard Peltier parole on humanitarian grounds in this case is not only timely but a necessary measure in the interests of both justice and mercy.
June 5, 2024
Press Release
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 ideas at the expense of people in search of safety in the U.S.
June 4, 2024
Press Release
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 United States and other countries strictly complies with international human rights law as mandated by the United Nations Security Council.
June 4, 2024
Update
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
Update
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 death row.
May 31, 2024
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 contempt and disregard for the human rights of people in search of safety.
May 31, 2024
Press Release
Hong Kong: Opposition Figures Convicted in ‘Ruthless Purge’ of 47
May 30, 2024