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Supreme Court Has An Opportunity To Uphold Equality in Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation Cases

In advance of the U.S. Supreme Court's hearing of arguments scheduled in three related cases on whether gender identity and…

October 8, 2019

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El Salvador Agreement Must Be Condemned Immediately

Responding to reports of a cooperative agreement between the United States and El Salvador, which would potentially force certain asylum-seekers…

September 20, 2019

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Amnesty International to Participate in Hearings and Events at IACHR Sessions

Amnesty International will participate in public hearings on protests and security in Honduras and on limits of access to asylum…

September 20, 2019

People attend a memorial Mass to mark the one-year death anniversary of slain councilwoman Marielle Franco, at the Candelaria Catholic Church in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, March 14, 2019. Authorities arrested two former police officers Tuesday in the killing of Franco and her driver Anderson Gomes, a brazen assassination that shocked Brazilians and sparked protests in several countries. (Photo by Fabio Vieira/FotoRua/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

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18 Months On, Brazilian Authorities Must Not Let Marielle Franco Killing Remain Unsolved

Six months after authorities in Rio de Janeiro arrested two men accused of killing Marielle Franco and her driver, Anderson…

September 11, 2019

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Amnesty Responds to Decision on Third Country Asylum Ban: Safety Should Not Depend on Where People Ask for Protection

Responding to the Ninth Circuit’s decision halting the nationwide injunction of the Trump administration’s third country asylum ban, Amnesty International…

September 11, 2019

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Trans Asylum Seeker Alejandra is Released, but U.S. Must Guarantee She Remains Safe

Alejandra Barrera, a transgender Salvadorian activist who had been held in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention since November…

September 9, 2019

CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA - SEPTEMBER 05: Protesters gather to hand-over a memorandum of grievances during gender-based violence demonstration outside Parliament, following the rape and murder of UCT student Uyinene Mrwetyana on September 05, 2019 in Cape Town, South Africa. While accepting a memorandum of demands from the protesters, Ramaphosa admitted that he will be addressing the issue of violence against women and children and that a state of emergency should be declared. (Photo by Ziyaad Douglas/Gallo Images via Getty Images )

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Gender-Based Violence and Femicide Offenders in South Africa Must Face Justice

In response to President Cyril Ramaphosa’s address to the nation and hundreds who had gathered in Cape Town to protest…

September 5, 2019

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Another Weekend, Another Carnage That Could Have Been Prevented

Responding to shootings in Midland and in Odessa, Texas tonight, Ernest Coverson the campaign manager of Amnesty International USA End…

August 31, 2019

Civil Human Rights Front (CHRF) member Jimmy Sham (C) speaks during a press conference in Hong Kong on June 15, 2019 after Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam suspended a hugely divisive bill that would allow extraditions to China in a major climbdown after a week of unprecedented protests and political unrest. (Photo by HECTOR RETAMAL / AFP) (Photo credit should read HECTOR RETAMAL/AFP/Getty Images)

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Vicious Attack Against Pro-Democracy Protest Organizer in Hong Kong

Responding to an attack in Hong Kong on Thursday lunchtime against Jimmy Sham, the convenor of the Civil Human Rights…

August 29, 2019

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media in the East Room of the White House — Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images

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Trump Administration Uses Disaster Relief to Fund a Disaster of Its Own Making

Responding to reports that DHS intends to reprogram disaster relief funds for ICE detention beds and funds for temporary court…

August 27, 2019

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New Flores Regulations Brazenly Attack Children’s Rights

According to reports, the Trump administration is issuing a final rule that will effectively terminate the 1997 Flores Settlement Agreement,…

August 21, 2019

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 25: Pro-choice activists, politicians and others associated with Planned Parenthood gather for a news conference and demonstration at City Hall against the Trump administrations title X rule change on February 25, 2019 in New York City. The proposed final rule for the Title X Family Planning Program, called the “Gag Rule,” would force a medical provider receiving federal assistance to refuse to promote, refer for, perform or support abortion as a method of family planning. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

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Planned Parenthood Withdrawal from Title X Demonstrates Cruel Policies

“The Trump administration's restrictions on Title X trample on sexual and reproductive rights, putting the lives of all pregnant people…

August 19, 2019