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18 Leaders Arrested Today at the Capitol While Protesting Trump Administration’s Destruction of the Refugee Resettlement Program

In response to the Trump Administration’s continued assault on the U.S. refugee resettlement program, 18 leaders from the nation’s leading…

October 15, 2019

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Faith Leaders, Human Rights Groups, and Former Assistant Secretary of State Stage Civil Disobedience for Refugees

On Tuesday, October 15th, 18 protestors--including heads of Amnesty International USA, America’s Voice, CAIR, and Church World Service, as well…

October 11, 2019

Turkish-backed Syrian rebels gather in Hawar Killis in the northern countryside of Syria's Aleppo province on October 11, 2019 as they prepare to take part in Turkey's invasion of northeastern Syria. - Turkish and allied forces faced stiff Kurdish resistance as they battled to seize key border towns, on the third day of a broad offensive that sparked a civilian exodus. (Photo by Zein Al RIFAI / AFP) (Photo by ZEIN AL RIFAI/AFP via Getty Images)

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Turkish Military Offensive Risks a Humanitarian Catastrophe in Syria

The military offensive by Turkey in northeast Syria risks devastating humanitarian consequences and a further destabilization of the region, warned…

October 11, 2019

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Civilians at risk in Syria as Turkish military offensive looms

Responding to the Turkish government’s statements that its forces are set to cross into northeast Syria “shortly” as part of…

October 9, 2019

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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

Protesters hold a banner that reads, "Free rights defenders" during a rally outside the court house where the trial of eleven human rights activists is taking place in Istanbul on October 25, 2017. Eleven human rights activists, including the two top figures with Amnesty International in Turkey, are due to go on trial on contested terror charges, seen by the rights watchdog as a test case for the judiciary. / AFP PHOTO / YASIN AKGUL (Photo credit should read YASIN AKGUL/AFP/Getty Images)

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Turkish Judicial Farce Must End With Acquittal Of Human Rights Defenders

More than two years after they were first detained, the honorary chair and the former Director of Amnesty International Turkey…

October 8, 2019

A general manager of Alarab TV, Jamal Khashoggi, looks on during a press conference in the Bahraini capital Manama, on December 15, 2014. The pan-Arab satellite news broadcaster owned by billionaire Saudi businessman Alwaleed bin Talal will go on air February 1, promising to "break the mould" in a crowded field.AFP PHOTO/ MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH (Photo by MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH / AFP) (Photo credit should read MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH/AFP/Getty Images)

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One Year After Khashoggi Killing, Saudi Activists Honor His Legacy by Continuing to Fight for Freedom of Expression

One year since the extrajudicial execution of Jamal Khashoggi, Saudi citizens are honoring Khashoggi’s legacy by pursuing the fight for…

October 1, 2019

HONG KONG - SEPTEMBER 29: Pro-democracy demonstrators run for cover as police officer shoot rubber bullets and tear gas at them as they protest in defiance of the upcoming China's national day, in the Wan Chai area of Hong Kong, on Sept. 29, 2019. Despite Chief Executive Carrie Lams bowing to the demonstrators key demand withdrawal of a controversial extradition bill, pro-democracy demonstrators are now calling for Lam to immediately meet the rest of their demands. This includes an independent inquiry into polices use of force, amnesty for those arrested, a halt on the use of the word Riot when describing the rallies, and lastly, calls for universal suffrage for the people of Hong Kong. Protesters launch several protests in different areas of Hong Kong, causing cause to grip the city, leading up to Chinas National Day this week. (Photo by Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

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Shooting of Protester in Hong Kong Must Be Investigated Amid Alarming Escalation of Police Use of Force

“The shooting of a protester marks an alarming development in the Hong Kong police’s response to protests. The Hong Kong authorities…

October 1, 2019

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U.S. Military Shows Appalling Disregard for Civilians Killed in Somalia Air Strike

An investigation by Amnesty International has revealed that three men killed in a U.S. military air strike in March after…

September 30, 2019

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Federal Judge Halts Trump Administration's Cruel Attack on Flores Agreement, Children's Rights

Judge Dolly Gee of the Federal District Court in Los Angeles today issued a ruling halting the Trump administration’s attempt…

September 27, 2019

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New Admissions Refugee Cap by the President is an Attempt to Further Hate and Division

"To cut the number of refugees the U.S. will accept to this low of a number reflects nothing more than…

September 26, 2019

SANA'A, YEMEN - SEPTEMBER 07: Yemen's Red Crescent medics work for the seventh day searching for victims who were allegedly killed in airstrikes, carried out by warplanes of the Saudi-led coalition on 1-September, on September 07, 2019 in Dhamar province, in Yemen. Rescue team still searching for victims among rubble for the seventh day. (Photo by Mohammed Hamoud/Getty Images)

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U.S.-Made Bomb Used In Deadly Air Strike On Yemeni Civilians

A precision-guided munition made in the USA was used in a Saudi and Emirati-led air strike carried out on June…

September 25, 2019