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Our team educates, advises, and lobbies U.S. policy makers on human rights issues in the United States and around the world.

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Tarah Demant, Interim National Director of Programs, Advocacy, and Government Affairs
Amy Fischer, Advocacy Director, Americas
Carolyn Nash, Advocacy Director, Asia
Daniel Balson, Advocacy Director, Europe and Central Asia
Kate Hixon, Africa Advocacy Director
Deniz Yuksel, Turkey Advocacy Specialist
Rowan Sockwell, China Fellow

If you have questions or feedback about our Advocacy and Government Relations work, please contact our team at [email protected].

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July 15, 2022

Amnesty International USA Advocacy Asks for New US Special Horn Envoy

On July 15, 2022 Amnesty International USA wrote to Ambassador Hammer with our advocacy asks as he starts his new position as the US Special Envoy...

June 16, 2022

Human Rights on Capitol Hill - June 2022 Newsletter

As the tragedies in Ulvade, Texas and Buffalo, New York and too many other communities underscore, gun violence in the United States is a human...

May 16, 2022

Human Rights on Capitol Hill - May 2022 Newsletter

Responding to the draft ruling leaked to Politico that shows the Supreme Court has voted to overturn abortion rights, Amnesty International...

April 26, 2022

LETTER: AMNESTY AND PARTNERS PRESS CONGRESS FOR COVID SUPPORT AHEAD OF HOUSE FOREIGN AFFAIRS HEARING ON COVID IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA

Ahead of the March 31, House Foreign Affairs Hearing on COVID in Sub-Saharan Africa, AIUSA and partners sent a letter to House Foreign Affairs...

Advocacy & Government Relations Work






April 14, 2022

Human Rights on Capitol Hill – April 2022 Newsletter
March 8, 2022

Human Rights on Capitol Hill – March 2022 Newsletter
Statement
February 17, 2022

Amnesty International USA Written Testimony on Human Rights in Turkey for Feb. 16 Helsinki Commission Briefing
February 16, 2022

Amnesty International USA urges the State Department to protect human rights in Ukraine as the risk of further conflict with Russia grows
February 16, 2022

As millions in Afghanistan suffer from hunger, exposure, and a collapsing economy, the Biden Administration must act immediately to save lives. Here’s how.
Statement
February 14, 2022

Amnesty International Statement for the Record for Feb. 15 Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission Hearing on Northern Ireland
Statement
February 9, 2022

Amnesty International USA Statement for the Record for February 9th hearing on “‘Targeted Killing’ and the Rule of Law: The Legal and Human Costs of 20 Years of U.S. Drone Strikes”
February 3, 2022

Human Rights on Capitol Hill – February 2022 Newsletter
January 31, 2022

Amnesty International USA statement for the record for Feb. 1 Senate Committee on Foreign Relations hearing on ‘Sudan’s Imperiled Transition’
January 31, 2022

Amnesty International Statement for the Record on Sudan following October 25 Coup and Need for U.S Action – Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission Hearing

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