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As Biden Ends Support to Conflict in Yemen, Arms Flows Must Also be Stopped
Responding an announcement today from the Biden administration that the United States will cease support to the Saudi/UAE-led coalition engaged in Yemen, Philippe Nassif, the advocacy director for the Middle…
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Biden temporary freeze of arms sales to Saudi Arabia and UAE is welcome
Responding to President Joe Biden’s decision to temporarily suspend arms sales to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Philippe Nassif, advocacy director for the Middle East and North…
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AIUSA Letter to HFAC on 2021 International Human Rights Priorities
On December 10, 2020, Amnesty International USA addressed a letter to the House Foreign Affairs Committee outlining the organization’s international human rights priorities for 2021. Click here to read the…
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Senate Vote Authorizing Arms Sales to the UAE Could Fuel More War Crimes in Yemen, Libya Conflicts
Responding to authorization today from the United States Senate to sell several advanced military capabilities that are worth $23.37 billion and export over $7.2s billion in defense articles to the…
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AIUSA Letter to SFRC on 2021 International Human Rights Priorities
On November 9, 2020, Amnesty International USA addressed a letter to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee outlining the organization's international human rights priorities for 2021. Click here to read the…
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Arms Sales to the UAE could make U.S. responsible for more deaths of civilians in Yemen and Libya
Ahead of plans by the United States to sell 18 armed aerial drones worth approximately $2.9 billion to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Philippe Nassif, the advocacy director for the…
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AIUSA Israel, UAE, Bahrain letter to Trump
President Donald J. Trump 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington DC 20500 Re: Amnesty International urges President Trump to raise human rights concerns in meetings with Bahrain Foreign Minister Dr.…
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Paul Rusesabagina must be guaranteed a fair trial in Rwanda
As the Rwandan National Public Prosecution Authority examines the case file of Paul Rusesabagina, a political opponent best known internationally as the manager of a hotel in Kigali where over…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action Update: Supreme Court Confirms Verdict in an Unfair Trial (United Arab Emirates: UA 38.19)
On 17 February 2020, the Federal Supreme Court in Abu Dhabi confirmed the verdict against five Lebanese men including Abdel Rahman Talal Chouman, who was sentenced to life imprisonment, as…
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Statement for the Record on the EARN IT Act Hearing (3-11-2020)
To view PDF version click here: AIUSA Statement for the Record on the March 11th Hearing on the EARN IT Act March 10, 2020 Sen. Lindsay Graham, Chairman Sen.…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action Update: Prisoner of Conscience in Critical Condition (United Arab Emirates: UA 47.19)
The physical and psychological conditions of human rights defender and prisoner of conscience Ahmed Mansoor have significantly deteriorated, following three months of him being on continuous hunger strike to protest…
Press Release
Saudi Arabian Arms Ship Bahri Yanbu Faces Growing Opposition in European Ports
Lawsuits, protests and other actions are planned in several European ports to oppose this week’s return of the Bahri Yanbu, a Saudi Arabian state-owned cargo ship that has previously ferried…
