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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…
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Leading US University Endowments Fail to Ensure Their Billions Aren’t Funding Human Rights Abuses
Today Amnesty International USA released its first Limited Partner Scorecard, grading 10 of the largest university investment offices in the United States on their human rights due diligence processes when…
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Urgent Action: TORTURED BELGIAN AID WORKER FORCIBLY DISAPPEARED (Iran: UA 22.23)
Iranian authorities are subjecting Belgian aid worker Olivier Vandecasteele to enforced disappearance, torture and other ill-treatment. He is held in solitary confinement in a windowless basement cell and is denied…
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One Year Later: An Update from Amnesty International on Ukraine
ISSUE BRIEF Since the onset of the war, Amnesty International has investigated, researched, and raised public awareness of the Russian government’s war crimes and other violations of both international human…
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One year after full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, victims’ rights must be at the heart of all justice efforts
The international community must develop a robust plan to secure justice for victims of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, Amnesty International said today, marking one year since the invasion.
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Urgent Action: MAN AT RISK OF FORCIBLE RETURN AND TORTURE (Morocco: UA 12.23)
On 14 January 2023, Moroccan security officers detained Saudi citizen Hassan Al Rabea at Marrakesh airport at the request of Saudi Arabia who has charged him with terrorism- related crimes.…
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Urgent Action Update: 18 KILLED DURING PROTESTS (Peru: UA 105.22)
On 9 January, 18 people were killed during protests in the city of Juliaca, in the Puno region, in Peru. The country continues to experience protests and violence in different…
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Resilience and Interconnection for WA and OR Activists
Bringing together Amnesty International USA members from across Oregon and Washington for information sharing and building stronger community. Sponsored by Amnesty International Puget Sound, this virtual event aims to bring…
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Urgent Action Update: LAWYER DETAINED ARBITRARILY FOR NEARLY 2-YRS (Burundi: UA 92.21)
September 29, 2022 marked a year that the Court of Appeal of Ngozi upheld the conviction and five-year prison sentence of Burundian lawyer, Tony Germain Nkina. He was arrested on…
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Ukrainian Fighting Tactics Endanger Civilians
Ukrainian forces have put civilians in harm’s way by establishing bases and operating weapons systems in populated residential areas, including in schools and hospitals, as they repelled the Russian invasion…
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Pegasus Spyware Found on Phones of Dissidents Involved in Mass Protests in Thailand
Thailand must thoroughly investigate the use of the invasive Pegasus spyware found on the phones of dozens of activists, Amnesty International said today, after a new report identified 30 people…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action: JOURNALIST PROSECUTED BY A MILITARY COURT (Tunisia: UA 62.22)
On June 11, 2022, two police officers in plainclothes arrested journalist Salah Attia. His arrest stems from a declaration he made on Al Jazeera TV the day before in which…