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Investigation urged into killing of Haitian President and grave human rights violations under his watch

Last night’s armed assault that reportedly killed Haitian President Jovenel Moïse and injured his wife is a shocking indicator of…

July 7, 2021

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The Moratorium on Federal Executions Highlights Need to Abolish the Death Penalty, Once and For All

Responding to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland imposing a moratorium on federal executions while the Justice Department reviews its policies…

July 2, 2021

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110+ Orgs to Biden: End U.S. Program of Lethal Strikes Abroad

Today, 113 organizations from the United States and around the world sent a letter to President Biden calling for an…

June 30, 2021

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National Security Law has created a human rights emergency in Hong Kong

Hong Kong’s National Security Law (NSL) has decimated the city’s freedoms and created a landscape increasingly devoid of human rights…

June 29, 2021

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Amnesty International USA Urges Congress to Pass the Break the Cycle of Violence Act

At a time when guns are killing more and more Americans, Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Representative Steven Horsford (D-NV)…

June 24, 2021

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Biden Expands Plan to Bring Back Asylum Seekers Forced to Wait in Dangerous Border Towns Under Trump’s Remain In Mexico Policy

This week, the Biden administration announced that it would take steps to allow additional asylum seekers to come back to the U.S.…

June 23, 2021

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Global Coalition of Over 200 Groups Call for Permanent End to Global Gag Rule

 A coalition of over 200 international civil society organizations, organized by Planned Parenthood Global and the International Planned Parenthood Federation, released…

June 22, 2021

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Executives of surveillance companies Amesys and Nexa Technologies indicted for complicity in torture

Responding to the news that four executives of French surveillance companies Amesys and Nexa Technologies have been indicted for complicity…

June 22, 2021

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Advocacy Groups Release Recommendations for Expanded Community Sponsorship Program for Refugees

Today, the International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP), Amnesty International USA (AIUSA), and the Niskanen Center published a joint paper offering recommendations to the Departments of…

June 10, 2021

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Aleksei Navalny’s NGOs Banned as Extremist," Depriving Thousands of Their Rights

Reacting to the news that a Russian court designated three organizations founded by Aleksei Navalny as “extremist”, Natalia Zviagina, Amnesty…

June 10, 2021

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WelcomeWithDignity Campaign Responds to Today’s Family Reunification Report

The Interagency Task Force on the Reunification of Families released an initial progress report today. The Task Force states ‘one…

June 8, 2021

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Surveillance city: NYPD can use more than 15,000 cameras to track people using facial recognition in Manhattan, Bronx and Brooklyn

The New York City Police Department (NYPD) has the ability to track people in Manhattan, Brooklyn and the Bronx by…

June 3, 2021