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Adotei Akwei, Advocacy Director, Africa
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Daniel Balson, Advocacy Director, Europe and Central Asia
Philippe Nassif, Advocacy Director, Middle East and North Africa
Amit Dadon, Mustafa Kassem Fellow for Human Rights, Middle East and North Africa
Deniz Yuksel, Turkey Advocacy Specialist

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October 7, 2021

Human Rights on Capitol Hill - October 2021 newsletter

Just weeks after a devastating earthquake in August that killed, injured, and displaced hundreds of thousands in Haiti, the Biden administration...

September 27, 2021

The Human Rights Crackdown in Western Sahara and the Need for Action by the Biden Administration

Classified as a non-self-governing territory by the United Nations, Western Sahara has been under de-facto annexation by Morocco since the late...

September 23, 2021

Biden Must Raise Human Rights in Talks with Modi

Amnesty International urges President Biden to raise critical human rights issues in his upcoming meeting with Indian Prime Minister Modi. India...

September 23, 2021

Amnesty International USA Calls on Congress to Prioritize Human Rights in National Defense Authorization Act Legislation

On September 22nd, 2021, Amnesty International USA wrote to the U.S. House of Representatives in response to continuing advancement and votes on the...

Advocacy & Government Relations Work






Letter
September 20, 2021

UK: President Biden must raise concerns with Prime Minister Johnson regarding Northern Ireland legacy proposal
September 6, 2021

Human Rights on Capitol Hill – September 2021 Newsletter
August 30, 2021

Statement on Enforced Disappearance in Bangladesh
Letter
August 27, 2021

Amnesty-Co-Chaired Coalition to End Violence Against Women and Girls Globally calls on President Biden to Urgently Increase Efforts to Support Afghan Women and Girls, Evacuate Women’s Rights Defenders
August 25, 2021

President Biden should urge Ukraine’s President Zelensky to tackle impunity for security services, LGBTI violent attacks, and gender-based violence
Letter
August 25, 2021

Amnesty International USA and Amnesty Israel urge President Biden to uphold Palestinian rights and demand the Israeli government end systemic abuses in the OPT during Prime Minister Bennett’s White House visit
August 20, 2021

Amnesty International USA and nine other organizations press President Biden to speed evacuations
August 16, 2021

Vice President Harris: Center Human Rights in Vietnam
August 15, 2021

As the Taliban completes its takeover of Afghanistan, Amnesty International and Freedom House call on the Biden administration to do more to protect human rights
August 4, 2021

Amnesty International USA and 84 Civil Society Organizations call on Biden Administration to Designate New 18-month TPS For Ethiopia

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