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Urgent Action: RELEASE PALESTINIAN HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER (IOPT 2.24)
Share: On This Page Munther Amira, Palestinian human rights defender and social worker, has been arbitrarily detained by Israeli forces since December 18, 2023. On January 11, 2024, an Israeli…
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Amnesty International USA Urges Senators to Pass Resolution 504
Amnesty International USA urges Senators to vote in favor of Senate Res.504 introduced by Senator Bernie Sanders under Section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act.
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ICJ Hearings Over Israel’s Alleged Breaches of the Genocide Convention a Vital Step to Help Protect Palestinian Civilians
The International Court of Justice proceedings on a South Africa legal case alleging that the state of Israel is breaching its obligations under the UN Genocide Convention could help protect…
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Israel/OPT: Adoption of UN Resolution to Expedite Humanitarian Aid to Gaza an Important but Insufficient Step
Amnesty International USA responds to United Nations Security Council adoption of a compromise resolution calling for “urgent steps to immediately allow safe and unhindered and expanded humanitarian access” to Gaza.
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Urgently Investigate Inhumane Treatment and Enforced Disappearance of Palestinian Detainees from Gaza
Amnesty International is deeply concerned for the fate of Palestinians from the occupied Gaza Strip detained by Israeli forces amid reports of mass enforced disappearances.
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Amnesty International USA Reaction to UN Ceasefire Vote
Amnesty International responds to the US vote against a UN resolution presented at a General Assembly Emergency Special Session on the ongoing crisis in Gaza and demanding a ceasefire.
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Amnesty International Launches Annual Letter-Writing Campaign Amid Clampdown on Human Rights
Amnesty International is launching its annual global letter-writing campaign ahead of Human Rights Day on December 10, in a bid to transform the lives of people whose rights have been…
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Lebanon: Deadly Attack by Israeli Authorities on Journalists Must be Investigated as a War Crime
Israeli strikes a group of seven journalists in south Lebanon on 13 October, which killed Reuters journalist Issam Abdallah and injured six others.
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Israel/OPT: US-Made Munitions Killed 43 Civilians in Two Documented Israeli Air Strikes in Gaza – New Investigation
US-made Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAM) were used by the Israeli military in two deadly, unlawful air strikes on homes full of civilians in the occupied Gaza Strip, Amnesty International…
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ISRAEL/OPT: Urgent Need for a Sustained Ceasefire to End Civilian Bloodshed and Mass Suffering as Fighting Resumes
A ceasefire is the best way to ensure all civilians are protected across Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories and to alleviate mass humanitarian suffering in Gaza.
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Nearly 1 Million Across U.S. Call For Ceasefire Now
Amnesty International USA, Avaaz, Demand Progress, Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL), MoveOn and Oxfam America delivered nearly 1 million signatures gathered by civil society organizations at the White House.
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Global: Leaders at COP28 must protect human rights by agreeing to phase out fossil fuels and press the UAE for reforms
Leaders at the COP28 climate summit in the United Arab Emirates must place human rights at its heart by agreeing to rapidly phase out fossil fuels and ensure civil society’s…
