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Amy Fischer, Advocacy Director, Americas
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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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January 5, 2022

UK: Ambassador Reeker must publicly oppose the UK government’s Northern Ireland legacy proposals

On December 23, 2021, Amnesty International USA and Amnesty International UK wrote to Ambassador Philip T. Reeker to urge him to publicly oppose the...

December 23, 2021

Written Testimony on Accountability and Human Rights in Sri Lanka for Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission

On December 8, 2021, Amnesty International USA’s Asia Advocacy Director Carolyn Nash testified to the House Foreign Affairs Committee’s Tom...

December 15, 2021

Stop US deportations and abuse against Haitians on the move: An urgent step towards creating just policies for Haitians

Amnesty International, the Center for Gender & Refugee Studies, Haitian Bridge Alliance, the Global Justice Clinic at NYU School of Law, Groupe...

December 9, 2021

Human Rights in Capitol Hill - December 2021 Newsletter

Since November 2020, Ethiopia has been mired in a brutal war between the central government of Prime Minister Ahmed and the Tigray People’s...

Advocacy & Government Relations Work






Letter
December 6, 2021

Joint Letter: The U.S. Must Comply with the Convention against Torture
Letter
November 29, 2021

Joint Letter: Congress Must Block Biden Administration’s Wrongful $650 Million Arms Sale to Saudi Arabia or Risk Fueling Further U.S. Complicity in Rights Violations and Yemeni Civilian Suffering
Letter
November 29, 2021

Joint Statement: U.S. Civil Society Letter to President Biden on WTO TRIPS Waiver for COVID-19 Products
Statement
November 23, 2021

Biden Administration’s U.S.-Egypt Strategic Dialogue Was a Human Rights Failure – Joint Statement from International, Egyptian Human Rights Groups
Letter
November 18, 2021

Vote Recommendation: Amnesty International USA Recommends a YES Vote on the Build Back Better Act and Supports Funding for Community Violence Intervention Programs
November 10, 2021

Human Rights on Capitol Hill – November 2021 Newsletter
Statement
November 5, 2021

Joint Statement: Biden Administration Must Meet With Palestinian NGOs Targeted by Israeli Authorities, Demand Gantz Rescind Appalling “Terrorist” Designations During DC Visit
November 1, 2021

Amnesty USA joins over 100 NGOs to call for the Biden Administration expedite Afghan evacuations
Statement
October 25, 2021

Joint Statement: Biden Administration, UN Security Council Must Ensure Inclusion of Critical Human Rights Monitoring in MINURSO
Letter
October 19, 2021

Amnesty International Calls on Biden Administration to Push For Western Sahara Human Rights Monitoring in UN Resolution

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