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Amnesty International USA Reaction to TPS Extensions for Venezuela, El Salvador, Ukraine, and Sudan

This action by the Biden administration not only recognizes the dire conditions in those countries, it provides a lifeline to…

January 10, 2025

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Philippines: Nickel Mining Projects Approved Despite Inadequate Consultation and Serious Risks to Communities’ Health and Environment 

Indigenous Peoples and rural communities in the Philippines are being subjected to numerous human rights abuses amid a rapid expansion…

January 9, 2025

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Pakistan: Renewed Arrests, Detention and Harassment of Afghan Refugees in Pakistan Must Stop

Amnesty International urges Pakistan to abide by its obligations under international law.

January 8, 2025

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Amnesty International USA Urges New Congress to Consider Human Rights in the Confirmation Process

As the new United States Senate prepares to vet and confirm appointments to President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet and other high-ranking…

January 8, 2025

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Angola: Five Government Critics Released After More Than A Year Of Arbitrary Imprisonment

At last, Neth Nahara, Adolfo Campos, Gildo das Ruas, Tanaice Neutro and Pensador are free.

January 7, 2025

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Ghana: New President Must Tackle Pressing Human Rights Issues 

Ghana's new president John Mahama and his new government should work to prioritize and tackle key human rights issues head…

January 7, 2025

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Amnesty International Response to the Transfer of 11 Men from the Guantanamo Detention Center to Oman 

We commend President Biden for taking this step before he leaves office and urge him to finally end the abhorrent…

January 6, 2025

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Zimbabwe: Historic Moment as President Signs into Law a Bill to Abolish Death Penalty for Ordinary Circumstances

This is great progress for Zimbabwe and also a beacon of hope for the abolitionist movement in the region.

December 31, 2024

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Syria: Preserve Evidence of Mass Atrocities

Amnesty International joins the Association of Detainees and the Missing in Sednaya Prison (ADMSP) and Human Rights Watch to urge…

December 23, 2024

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El Salvador: IACtHR Advances Reproductive Justice with Ruling in Favor of Beatriz and Her Family 

This ruling is a heartfelt and long-awaited recognition of Beatriz's memory. This is a historic step, but not the end…

December 23, 2024

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Amnesty International Welcomes President Biden’s Decision to Commute 37 Federal Death Sentences but Urges for Death Row to be Fully Cleared  

The President’s decision is a significant step towards his 2020 promise to end the death penalty at the federal level…

December 23, 2024

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El Salvador: A Thousand Days into the State of Emergency. “Security” at the Expense of Human Rights

Grave human rights violations under El Salvador’s state of emergency point to a systematic, widespread pattern of state abuse.

December 22, 2024