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AIUSA Statement on the US Department of Defense Policy on Civilian Harm Prevention and Response

In response to today’s announcement from the U.S. Department of Defense on its new policy on civilian harm prevention and…

August 25, 2022

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AIUSA Statement on Six-Month Anniversary of War in Ukraine

The government of Russia must end its war of aggression in Ukraine, which began six months ago today, and the international…

August 24, 2022

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AIUSA Statement in Response to Amnesty International’s August 4 Press Release

As human rights defenders, it is our duty to shine a spotlight on human rights abuses when they are committed,…

August 18, 2022

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Ukrainian Fighting Tactics Endanger Civilians

Ukrainian forces have put civilians in harm’s way by establishing bases and operating weapons systems in populated residential areas, including…

August 3, 2022

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Amnesty International USA Statement on the US Secretary of State Trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda

In response to United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s announced trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda,…

August 2, 2022

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NYPD Ordered to Handover Documents Detailing Surveillance of Black Lives Matter Protests Following Lawsuit

The New York Police Department (NYPD) has been ordered to disclose thousands of records of how the force procured and…

August 1, 2022

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Amnesty International Statement on Senate Vote on Assault Weapons Ban of 2022

In response to today’s House of Representatives vote to ban assault weapons, Amnesty International USA submitted this statement urging approval…

July 29, 2022

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First Executions in Myanmar in Decades Mark Atrocious Escalation in State Repression

Responding to reports that Myanmar’s military authorities have carried out executions for the first time since the late 1980s, Amnesty…

July 25, 2022

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Immediately Halt Forced Eviction of More Than 1,000 West Bank Residents and Stop Demolitions of Bedouin Homes in the Negev/Naqab

The Israeli authorities must immediately halt the forcible eviction of more than 1,000 residents from Masafer Yatta, a Palestinian community…

July 21, 2022

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Authorities Must Investigate Massacre of Ethnic Amhara in Tole

The Ethiopian authorities must urgently launch an impartial investigation into the summary killing of over 400 Amhara residents of Tole…

July 21, 2022

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Military’s Use of Banned Landmines in Kayah State Amounts to War Crimes

The Myanmar military is committing war crimes by laying antipersonnel landmines on a massive scale in and around villages in…

July 19, 2022

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Amnesty International Launches Global Campaign to Confront Unprecedented Worldwide Threat to the Right to Protest

The right to protest is under unprecedented and growing threat across all regions of the world, Amnesty International said today,…

July 18, 2022