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Qatari Migrant Workers in Labor Camps at Grave Risk Amid COVID-19 Crisis

Responding to reports that parts of Qatar’s Industrial Area in Doha - home to a large number of migrant workers’…

March 20, 2020

Amnesty International USA activists speak out against a ban and a wall against people — AIUSA Executive Director Margaret and AI Secretary General Salil Shetty delivered a letter to the Department of Homeland Security Secretary, outlining numerous personal stories of people who are affected by the Muslim ban, asking DHS to release full information about how the ban has been implemented, and demanding that DHS help roll back the ban. As a part of the protests outside, we projected “No Ban, No Wall” on the building along with photos of refugees in Lebanon and Kenya provided by Magnum Photography.

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U.S. Border Closure is Cruel, Short-sighted, and Opportunistic

Responding to the United States announcement that the country will imminently close its border with Mexico and Canada, Charanya Krishnaswami,…

March 20, 2020

Central American migrants at the border with Mexico — Photo by Jair Cabrera Torres/picture alliance via Getty Images

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Trump Administration Using Coronavirus Pandemic to Justify Discriminatory Ban on Asylum-Seekers at Southern Border

Following reports that the Trump administration intends to issue a new rule that would allow U.S. agents to turn back…

March 18, 2020

19 January 2020, Guatemala, Ceibo: Migrants are guided by the Mexican authorities through the Ceibo border crossing. Dozens of Central American migrants stranded at the Ceibo border crossing between Mexico and Guatemala were taken by the Mexican authorities to detention centers for migrants in Mexico. Photo: Jair Cabrera Torres/dpa (Photo by Jair Cabrera Torres/picture alliance via Getty Images)

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Human Rights Advocates with Medical and Legal Expertise Call on Governors, State Health Officials to Direct Reduction, Release of Immigration Detainees to Prevent Coronavirus Spread

Calling on governors and state health officials to use their authority to act in the interest of public health and…

March 17, 2020

MANILA, PHILIPPINES - JULY 17: Relatives of alleged extrajudicial killings wear veils as they take part in a protest versus the drug war killings outside the military and police headquarters on July 17, 2019 in Manila, Philippines. The United Nations Human Rights Council last week voted to launch an investigation into alleged crimes against humanity in President Rodrigo Duterte's controversial and bloody "war on drugs", which human rights group estimate to have killed more than 27,000 mostly poor victims. (Photo by Ezra Acayan/Getty Images)

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Free Senator de Lima and End Attacks on Rights Defenders in the Philippines

Philippine authorities should immediately release Senator Leila de Lima, who has been detained for three years, and drop the politically…

February 24, 2020

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2020 Presidential Campaigns Pressed on Immigration and Asylum Platforms During Amnesty International USA Forum in Nevada

Las Vegas, NV - On Thursday, February 20th, Amnesty International USA (AIUSA), in partnership with the Progressive Leadership Alliance of…

February 21, 2020

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Provision Criminalizing Human Rights Defenders at the Border Criminalizes Humanity

As the Supreme Court of the United States prepares to hear arguments on February 25 in the case of United States…

February 18, 2020

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AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL USA RESPONDS TO TRUMP’S STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS

During his State of the Union address Tuesday night, President Trump touched on issues of national security as well as immigration and…

February 4, 2020

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Amnesty International Demands NGO Access to Mexico’s Migrant Detention Centers

In response to the decision by the National Institute of Migration (INM) to temporarily suspend access by all religious associations…

January 29, 2020

TIMES SQUARE, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES - 2019/03/24: Muslim leaders and allies across New York City held a rally and march against Islamophobia, white supremacy, and anti-immigrant bigotry in Times Square. The rally and march showcased the solidarity of New Yorkers against the ideology of hatred most recently manifested in the New Zealand terror attacks that left 50 fatalities. (Photo by Erik McGregor/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)

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Efforts to Revive the Muslim Ban are Atrocious

Responding to reports that the Trump administration is expanding what has become known as the Muslim ban, which President Trump…

January 29, 2020

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Amnesty International USA and Partners to Brief Press on Trump Administration’s Muslim Ban Expansion

In response to reports that President Trump is expanding what has become known as the Muslim ban, Amnesty InternationalUSA (AIUSA),…

January 27, 2020

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Anniversary of the implementation of so-called ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy marks rampant rights abuses

Wednesday, January 29 marks one year since the Trump administration implemented an unprecedented program disingenuously titled the Migrant Protection Protocols…

January 24, 2020