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LGBTQI+ Rights
People who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, or intersex (LGBTQI*) face threats to their lives in many countries across the globe.
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Racial Justice
Amnesty International USA is fighting for racial justice – demanding law enforcement reform & accountability for police brutality & deadly force.
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Grassroots Activism
Grassroots activism is when ordinary people take collective action to spark change. These kinds of activism efforts are undertaken at a global, local, or community level. The "bottom-up" approach of…
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Urgent Action: PRESIDENT MUST VETO ANTI-LBGTI LEGISLATION (Uganda: UA 48.23)
On 2 May, Uganda’s Parliament passed the 2023 Anti-Homosexuality Bill and sent it back to President Yoweri Museveni. The President has until 31 May to either sign, veto or return…
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Urgent Action: SIX AHWAZI ARABS AT GRAVE RISK OF EXECUTION (Iran: UA 49.23)
Six men – Ali Mojadam, Moein Khanfari, Mohammad Reza Moghadam, Salem Mousavi, Adnan Ghobeishavi and Habib Deris – from Iran’s persecuted Ahwazi Arab minority face imminent execution. A Revolutionary Court…
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Urgent Action: HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER FACES CRIMINAL CHARGES (Belarus 97.22)
After having served almost 75 days in detention for purported petty hooliganism, Belarusian human rights defender and educator Nasta (Anastasia) Loika faces unfounded criminal charges and remains in detention. The…
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Urgent Action: GRAVE RISK OF EXECUTIONS IN RELATION TO PROTESTS (Iran: UA 103.22)
At least seven individuals in Iran are under sentence of death in connection with nationwide protests, while dozens of others are at risk of being sentenced to death. The authorities…
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Pride 2023
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DEATH PENALTY 2022: Recorded Executions Skyrocket to Highest Figure in Five Years
Recorded executions in 2022 reached the highest figure in five years, as the Middle East and North Africa’s most notorious executioners carried out killing sprees, Amnesty International said today as…
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Urgent Action: 14 PEOPLE SENTENCED TO DEATH IN RELATION TO PROTESTS (Iran UA 103.22)
At least 14 individuals are at grave risk of execution in Iran in connection with the nationwide protests, including for acts not involving “intentional killing”, in violation of Iran’s obligations…
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Urgent Action: MISSOURI’S THIRD EXECUTION OF YEAR IMMINENT (USA 46.23)
Michael Tisius is scheduled to be executed in Missouri, USA, on 6 June 2023. He was sentenced to death for two murders committed on 22 June 2000. Now 42 years…
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2023 Board of Directors Candidate Biographies
Amnesty International USA 2023 Board of Directors Candidate Biographies To learn how to vote in AIUSA’s Board of Directors election, please contact [email protected]. ask questions to the candidates Announcement of…