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Amnesty Statement for House Foreign Affairs Committee Hearing on COVID-19 and International Development
On March 9, 2021, Amnesty International USA submitted its statement for the record ahead of a House Foreign Affairs Committee Subcommittee on International Development, International Organizations and Global Corporate Social…
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The Ladis Kristof Memorial Fellowship for Organizing and Activism
Background Information Ladis Kristof was an East European refugee who fled to the West after World War II. He was a founding member of the Portland, Oregon Amnesty group and…
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Urgent Action: Activist Detained for Reporting Torture (China: UA 31.21)
Prominent human rights defender Li Qiaochu was taken away by police on 6 February 2021, shortly before the Lunar New Year. According to a detention notice her parents were asked…
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Amnesty International’s Top Human Rights Priorities for the National Security Council
On March 4, 2021, Amnesty International USA wrote to Shanthi Kalathil, Coordinator for Democracy and Human Rights at the National Security Council, to share the organization's top human rights priorities…
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Amnesty International USA and Hundreds of US Civil Society Organizations Urge Pres. Biden to Support COVID-19 WTO Waiver to Boost Vaccines, Treatments Worldwide
Amnesty International joined 400 civil society groups to urge the White House support an emergency COVID-19 waiver of World Trade Organization (WTO) intellectual property rules, so that greater supplies of…
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Urgent Action: British-Iranian Labor Activist Detained (Iran: UA 26.21)
Mehran Raoof, a British-Iranian national and a labor rights activist, is being arbitrarily detained in Tehran’s Evin prison. Revolutionary Guards agents arrested him on 16 October 2020. He is being…
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Domestic Human Rights Policies Biden-Harris Administration Must Address in Early 2021
On February 18, 2021, Amnesty International USA wrote to the Biden-Harris Administration to share the organization's recommendations for domestic human rights policies the U.S. government should advance in early 2021.…
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Joint Letter Urging Biden Administration to Implement File Review for ICE Detainees
On February 11, 2021, Amnesty International joined 122 organizations in a joint letter to the Biden administration. The letter urged U.S. officials to prioritize the implementation of a file review…
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Amnesty International’s Human Rights Priorities for South Asia
On February 10, 2021, Amnesty International USA wrote to Sumona Guha, Senior Director for South Asia at the National Security Council, outlining the organization's human rights priorities for South Asia.…
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Amnesty International Letter to USAID Regarding the Equitable Global Distribution of COVID-19 Vaccines
On February 3, 2021, Amnesty International USA wrote to Acting U.S. Agency for International Development Administrator Gloria D. Steele urging the Biden administration to work with the international community to ensure…
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Domestic Human Rights Legislation to Advance in Congress in Early 2021
On January 27, 2021, Amnesty International USA wrote to Members of Congress outlining the organization's recommendations for domestic legislation the Judiciary Committee should advance in early 2021. Click here to…
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Human Rights on Capitol Hill – January 2021 Newsletter
HUMAN RIGHTS ON CAPITOL HILL Table of Contents U.S. Immigration International COVID-19 Response Regional Updates In Case You Missed It What’s Coming Down the Pike? january 2021 NEWSLETTER U.S.…