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Global: Alarming Footage Reinforces Dangers of Hosting COP29 in a Country with Close Links to Fossil Fuel Companies

Just as we saw with the UAE last year, the event’s hosts have an agenda that is at serious odds…

November 8, 2024

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COP29: Leaders Must Commit to Fair Climate Financing and Fully Phasing Out Fossil Fuels

The global climate crisis represents the single greatest threat to humanity. If we do not take bold, decisive and collective…

November 7, 2024

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 28: People enjoy the warm weather outside the White House on April 28, 2024 in Washington, DC. After a week of the high hitting the mid 60s and 70s, the Nation's Capitol is expecting warm, sunny weather through the coming week. (Photo by Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)
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Amnesty International Will Defend Human Rights During President-Elect Trump’s Second Term

Amnesty International reminds President-elect Trump and all elected officials across the country today of their obligations to respect, protect and…

November 6, 2024

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Russia: Amnesty International Recognizes Co-Chair of Election Watchdog as a Prisoner of Conscience

For over a year, Grigory Melkonyants has been arbitrarily deprived of his liberty.

November 5, 2024

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COP29: What You Need to Know About the Global Climate Summit

The 2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) opens next week in Baku, Azerbaijan. Here's what you need to know.

November 4, 2024

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Africa: Richer Countries Must Commit To Pay At COP29 As Climate Change Forcibly Displaces Millions Across Africa

It’s time for the countries who caused all this devastation to pay up so African people can adapt to the…

November 4, 2024

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Amnesty International Condemns South Carolina’s Execution of Richard Moore 

This execution -- like all executions no matter the circumstances -- was a violation of human rights.

November 1, 2024

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Amnesty International USA Announces the 2024 winners of Ginetta Sagan Award 

We celebrate Daniela Ancira Ruiz and Teresa Njoroge, both of whom work to defend the human rights of women who…

November 1, 2024

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Mozambique: Authorities Must End Post-Election Assault on Protests Now

Mozambique’s authorities must immediately halt their escalating assault on the rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly.

October 31, 2024

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Universities Should Protect Students’ Right to Protest: End Crackdown on Peaceful Protests

Universities are responsible for protecting both physical safety and free expression on campus.

October 31, 2024

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Pakistan: Flood Survivors in Sindh Province Suffer Disease and Food Insecurity Amid Government Inaction – New Testimony

Climate change is not a tentative threat; lives are being lost today to global inaction and inadequate humanitarian response.

October 31, 2024

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Sudan: Urgent Need for Civilian Protection in Wake of Escalating Violence

All parties to the ongoing conflict in Sudan must end attacks on civilians in the wake of escalating violence in…

October 30, 2024