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Death penalty 2018: Dramatic fall in global executions
Global executions fell by almost one-third last year to the lowest figure in at least a decade, Amnesty International said in its 2018 global review of the death penalty published…
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Amnesty International USA Statement for the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Review of the FY2020 State Department Budget Request
April 10, 2019 The Honorable James E. Risch The Honorable Bob Menendez Chairman…
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Amnesty International USA Statement on US State Department’s Foreign Policy Strategy and Budget Request for Fiscal Year 2020
March 25, 2019 The Honorable Eliot Engel Chairman Foreign Affairs Committee U.S. House of Representatives 2170 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 The Honorable Michael McCaul Ranking Member Foreign…
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Human Rights on Capitol Hill March Edition
To view PDF click here: Human Rights on Capitol Hill March Human Rights on Capitol Hill published by Amnesty International USA March 14, 2019 In this edition of Human Rights on…
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Amnesty International Statement on Venezuela for Senate Foreign Relations Committee Hearing
For PDF version, click here: 2019.03.04 Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee Hearing on Venezuela (for record submission) March 5, 2019 Sen. Marco Rubio Sen. Ben Cardin Chair Ranking Member Senate…
Press Release
Venezuela: Hunger, punishment and fear, the formula for repression used by authorities under Nicolás Maduro
Venezuelan security forces under the command of Nicolás Maduro executed and used excessive force against people, and arbitrarily detained hundreds of others, including teenagers, in an escalation of their policy…
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Amnesty International USA to Vice President Pence: Human rights priorities to raise with Asian leaders
November 12, 2018 The Honorable Michael R. Pence The Vice President Old Executive Office Building 1650 Pennsylvania Ave NW Washington, DC 20520 Re: Human rights priorities…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action: Tennessee Man at Imminent Risk of Execution (USA: UA 183.18)
Edmund Zagorski has been on death row in Tennessee for over 30 years after allegedly receiving ineffective counsel. He was scheduled to be executed on 11 October, using a three-drug…
Press Release
Nicaragua: OAS member states must not turn their back on the victims of repression
In a response to the “Draft Declaration of Support for the People of Nicaragua” presented by the permanent missions of the United States and Nicaragua, to be discussed and voted…
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North Korea: Joint Letter to President Trump regarding North Korea Human Rights
Joint Letter to President Trump regarding North Korea Human Rights The United States should press for human rights issues to be included in all discussions with the Democratic People’s Republic…
Report
Research Shows a Global Trend Towards Abolition of the Death Penalty, But More Work Remains
In its annual assessment of the death penalty, Amnesty International’s research points to a further global decrease in 2017, down from the high peaks recorded for total executions in 2015…
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Human Rights on Capitol Hill: November 2017
In this edition of Human Rights on Capitol Hill: (1) Rohingya: Secretary Tillerson condemns Myanmar military’s atrocities against the Rohingya as ethnic cleansing, but Congress needs to pass legislation to ensure…