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Press Release
El Salvador: The Institutionalization of Human Rights Violations After Two Years of Emergency Rule
The government of El Salvador continues to ignore its international human rights obligations through maintaining a state of emergency as the mainstay of its security strategy.
March 27, 2024
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Press Release
UN Special Rapporteur Report on Gaza Provides Crucial Evidence That Must Spur International Action to Prevent GenocideÂ
Amnesty International responds to the UN Special Rapporteur report that states must uphold their obligations under the Genocide Convention and take concrete measures to protect Palestinians in Gaza today.Â
March 26, 2024
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Press Release
Russia: Truth and Justice for Victims Of Crocus City Hall Attack Incompatible With Torture of Suspects
While horrifying details of this mass killing continue to emerge, the Russian authorities and media sources have provided deeply disturbing and what appear to be credible images of torture of criminal suspects.
March 25, 2024
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Gaza: UN Resolution Must Pave Way for Enduring Ceasefire to Alleviate Mass Suffering in GazaÂ
There is not a moment to waste. Israel’s authorities must immediately halt their brutal bombing campaign in Gaza and facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid.
March 25, 2024
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Press Release
Amnesty International USA Reaction to AHM v. FDA: Access to Abortion is a Human RightÂ
Laws restricting access to safe abortion violate the human rights of women and people who can get pregnant. Those who are already marginalized are disproportionately affected by such laws.
March 25, 2024
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Press Release
Amnesty International Delivers Thousands of Petitions to Alabama Governor, Asking Her to Grant Clemency to Rocky Myers and Commute His Death Sentence
The death penalty is the ultimate cruel, inhuman and degrading punishment. With a swipe of her pen, Governor Ivey could end the injustice that has tarnished Rocky Myers’ case for three decades.
March 21, 2024
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Press Release
Amnesty International USA Statement on the International Day for the Elimination of Racial DiscriminationÂ
The struggle against racial injustice must confront not only individual policies but also the underlying structures that uphold them, recognizing the inherent links between them and leverage that foundational understanding for comprehensive systemic change.
March 21, 2024
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Press Release
Global: COP29 Climate Summit in Azerbaijan Must Put Human Rights at its Core
COP29 must focus on vastly scaling up targets for climate finance, primarily from states that have been the largest historical emitters of greenhouse gases and others in a position to do so.
March 20, 2024
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Press Release
Haiti: Grave Crisis Requires International Condemnation and Lasting Solutions
The international community must provide immediate humanitarian assistance to alleviate the suffering of those in Haiti who have been displaced and affected by the violence.
March 19, 2024
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Press Release
Atrocity Survivors in Ethiopia Remain Without JusticeÂ
An atrocity determination without meaningful policy change that addresses the pervasive cycle of impunity in Ethiopia isn’t worth much to victims and survivors of these crimes.
March 19, 2024
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Saudi Arabia: Repressive Draft Penal Code Shatters Illusions of Progress and ReformÂ
Amnesty International's analysis of the leaked draft code reveals it is essentially a manifesto for repression that would entrench human rights violations and suppress freedoms.
March 19, 2024
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Report
Manifesto for Repression: Saudi Arabia’s Forthcoming Penal Code Must Uphold Human Rights in Line with International Law and Standards
Amnesty International analyzed a leaked version of the draft penal code, and it does not protect human rights, but rather codifies and entrenches existing problematic judicial practices.
March 19, 2024