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International Updates
In Case You Missed It
Latest Amnesty International Reports
OCTOBER 2021 NEWSLETTER
Featured: Haitian Asylum Seekers
Haitian asylum seekers cross the Rio Grande back into Mexico from Del Rio, Texas on Sept. 7, 2021. (Photo by John Moore via Getty Images)
U.S. Reproductive Rights
CONGRESS MUST PROTECT THE HUMAN RIGHT TO ACCESS ABORTION AND PASS THE WOMEN’S HEALTH PROTECTION ACT
international updates
mid east
egypt
asia
vietnam
bangladesh
europe
In Case You Missed It
On Sept. 20-24, activists participated in Amnesty’s Virtual 2021 Fall Lobby Action. Activists met with congressional offices in support of the Break the Cycle of Violence Act and the Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act.
NEW AMNESTY AMERICAS ADVOCACY DIRECTOR
In July, Amy Fischer joined as Amnesty’s new Advocacy Director for Americas. She previously worked as a legislative assistant to Rep. Jayapal (D-WA). She has also worked at Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services (“RAICES”) and Detention Watch Network (“DWN”). Amy is leading Amnesty’s federal policy advocacy regarding Afghan arrivals and Haitian asylum seekers.
Latest Amnesty International Reports
COVID-19 VACCINE
A Double Dose of Inequality: Pharma companies and the COVID-19 vaccines crisis (September 2021)
PEGASUS PROJECT
ethiopia
“I don’t know if they realized I was a person”: Rape and sexual violence in the conflict in Tigray, Ethiopia (August 2021)
niger
“I have nothing left except myself”: The worsening impact on children of conflict in the Tillabéri region of Niger (September 2021)
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