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Sudanese Diaspora, Rights Organizations Rally Outside White House to Urge US to Take Urgent Measures to Protect Civilians

On Saturday, September 23, 2023, Sudanese diaspora groups and several prominent human rights organizations rallied in Washington, DC outside the…

September 28, 2023

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 25: Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi arrives to address the 76th Session of the U.N. General Assembly at U.N. headquarters on September 25, 2021 in New York City. More than 100 heads of state or government are attending the session in person, although the size of delegations are smaller due to the Covid-19 pandemic. (Photo by Eduardo Munoz - Pool/Getty Images)

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India: Government Weaponizing Terrorism Financing Watchdog Recommendations Against Civil Society

Indian authorities are exploiting the recommendations of a global terrorism financing and money laundering watchdog to target civil society groups…

September 26, 2023

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Amnesty International USA Applauds President Biden Launching Gun Violence Prevention Office

Responding to President Biden’s announcement that he is creating the first-ever White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention, Ernest Coverson,…

September 22, 2023

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Amnesty International USA welcomes Venezuela TPS Announcement and calls for Biden to take action for Cameroon and other countries.

Amnesty International USA welcomes the Biden Administration’s announcement to extend and redesignate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for over 470,000 Venezuelans…

September 21, 2023

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - 2023/03/18: Protesters hold Woman Life Freedom placards in support of freedom in Iran during the demonstration near BBC headquarters. Thousands of people marched through Central London in support of refugees and in protest against racism and the UK Government's Illegal Migration Bill. (Photo by Vuk Valcic/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

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Iran: One Year After Uprising, International Community Must Combat Impunity for Brutal Crackdown

The international community must pursue pathways for justice at the international level to address systemic impunity for Iranian officials responsible…

September 13, 2023

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Ahead of 9/11 anniversary, Amnesty International calls for justice and accountability for victims and survivors

Ahead of the 22nd anniversary of the attack on the United States on September 11, 2001, Daphne Eviatar, the director…

September 7, 2023

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19 Civil Society Organizations Call on US Administration to Press the UAE to Release Ahmed Mansoor ahead of COP 28

On August 29, 2023, Amnesty International USA, Human Rights Watch, Project on Middle East Democracy (POMED) and 16 additional civil…

August 30, 2023

A migrant family watches the sunset while waiting to be accounted for and taken to a border patrol processing facility after crossing the Rio Grande into the U.S. on June 21, 2021 in La Joya, Texas. A surge of mostly Central American immigrants crossing into the United States has challenged U.S. immigration agencies along the U.S. Southern border.
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Amnesty International Urges the Biden Administration to End the Asylum Ban and Investigate Operation Lonestar

Responding to reports of family separation and more deaths - including the death of a child - at the buoys…

August 3, 2023

Flag of the United Arab Emirates before the qualifying ahead of the Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix at Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates on November 19, 2022. (Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

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Global: Pledge to Allow ‘Peaceful Assembly’ at COP28 Highlights the UAE’s Lack of Freedoms

“COP28 will not bring about the ambitious action required to avert a climate catastrophe if the host state’s laws restrict…

August 3, 2023

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Amnesty International USA responds to reports of cruel, deadly tactics by Texas troops at the border

In response to reports about Texas DPS troops receiving instructions to push children into the Rio Grande and deny water…

July 18, 2023

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Amnesty International Opposes the Transfer of Cluster Munitions to the Armed Forces of Ukraine

"The Biden Administration must understand that any decision enabling the broader use of cluster bombs in this war will likely…

July 6, 2023

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Cameroon: Rampant Atrocities Amid Anglophone Regions Must Be Stopped and Investigated

Cameroonian authorities must act to end the violence against the population and conduct thorough investigations into the killings, acts of…

July 3, 2023