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Woman in car with masks holds sign reading — Protesters drive in a caravan around Immigration and Customs Enforcement El Paso Processing Center to demand the release of ICE detainees due to safety concerns amidst the COVID-19 outbreak on April 16, 2020 in El Paso, Texas. - One detainee has already tested positive in the nearby Otero County Processing Center in New Mexico, and more cases are feared to appear in the detention centers where social distancing is often not an option. (Photo by Paul Ratje / Agence France-Presse / AFP) (Photo by PAUL RATJE/Agence France-Presse/AFP via Getty Images)

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Immigrant rights groups call on governors, health officials to release people in immigration detention

We are coming together to amplify pressure on ICE to act. As states address the public health and humanitarian challenges…

May 15, 2020

LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 17: Protesters holding placards listen to speakers in Parliament Square during a demonstration, organised by Amnesty International, to show support for refugees on September 17, 2016 in London, England. Thousands of demonstrators, joined by refugees, actors and musicians took part in a march today calling on the British government to resettle more refugees in the United Kingdom and to protest the government's handling of the refugee crisis. (Photo by Jack Taylor/Getty Images)

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Ignored by COVID-19 responses, refugees face starvation worldwide

Lockdowns and movement restrictions have exacerbated dire living conditions, leaving millions of people at risk of starvation and illness.

May 14, 2020

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The Trump administration’s asylum ban was never about public health

The Trump administration must end this racist and hateful policy, which has already sent thousands of people into danger and…

May 13, 2020

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First COVID-19 death in immigration detention a result of continued dehumanization of people by ICE

Reacting to reports that a person has died after contracting COVID-19 while in ICE custody, Denise Bell, researcher for refugee…

May 6, 2020

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Judge to government: promptly and safely release kids from detention centers

Responding to a decision by Judge Dolly M. Gee of the United States District Court directing the government to make…

April 24, 2020

An asylum seeker staying at the Juventud 2000 migrant shelter in Tijuana, Baja California State, Mexico, sprays disinfectant on tents on April 3, 2020 as stronger cleaning measures are being implemented to fight the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, pandemic. - Thousands of migrants overcrowding shelters or begging in the streets in Mexican cities along the US border are living in fear as the novel coronavirus spreads in the population and screening interviews for asylum seekers are being suspended. (Photo by Guillermo ARIAS / AFP) (Photo by GUILLERMO ARIAS/AFP via Getty Images)

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Dr. López-Gatell Must Support the Release of Migrants in Mexico Due to COVID-19

Amnesty International sent an open letter today to the Undersecretary of Prevention and the Promotion of Health, Dr Hugo López-Gatell…

April 23, 2020

The White House Holds Daily Briefing On Coronavirus Pandemic — Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images

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Trump’s Proposal to “Halt Immigration” Is Fueled by Bigotry and Xenophobia

Responding to plans announced by U.S. President Donald J. Trump to sign an executive order “to temporarily suspend immigration into…

April 21, 2020

Saudi imprisoned human rights defenders Abdullah al-Hamid, Waleed Abu al-Khair and Mohammad Fahad al-Qahtani (not pictured) receive the Right Livelihood Award represented by Omar al-Qahtani (L), family member of al-Qahtani and the Saudi human rights advocate Yahya Assiri (R), during the Right Livelihood award ceremony at the Vasa Museum in Stockholm, Sweden, on November 23, 2018. (Photo by Meli PETERSSON ELLAFI / TT NEWS AGENCY / AFP) / Sweden OUT (Photo credit should read MELI PETERSSON ELLAFI/AFP via Getty Images)

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Prisoner of conscience in coma still detained in Saudi Arabia during COVID-19 pandemic

The Saudi Arabian authorities must immediately release Dr Abdullah al-Hamid, a prisoner of conscience who remains detained despite being in…

April 17, 2020

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Migrant workers in Qatar illegally expelled during COVID-19 pandemic

Qatari authorities rounded up and expelled dozens of migrant workers after telling them they were being taken to be tested for COVID-19,…

April 15, 2020

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Migrant domestic workers in Lebanon must be protected during COVID-19 pandemic

The Lebanese government must announce a set of immediate measures to protect migrant domestic workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, Amnesty…

April 14, 2020

Customers queue to enter an India Post office to collect their pensions during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus, in Kolkata on April 7, 2020. (Photo by Dibyangshu SARKAR / AFP) (Photo by DIBYANGSHU SARKAR/AFP via Getty Images)

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Government in India Must Act As Lives At Risk In Overcrowded Detention Centers In Assam

While steps taken by the Assam Government to release over 700 prisoners to contain the novel coronavirus (COVID19) outbreak are…

April 7, 2020

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Over 20,000 Migrant Workers in Quarantine in Singapore Must be Protected from Mass Infection

Responding to reports that two dormitories for migrant workers in Singapore have been designated as “isolation areas” and that over…

April 7, 2020