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Amnesty International USA Memo to Congress on Foreign Policy Human Rights Priorities For Next Congress
August 24, 2020 Dear Representative: On behalf of Amnesty International USA, I am writing to share our top foreign policy and human rights policy recommendations. The list of issues…
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Human Rights on Capitol Hill – September 2020 Newsletter
HUMAN RIGHTS ON CAPITOL HILL september 2020 NEWSLETTER TABLE OF CONTENTS Featured Issue International Updates Domestic Updates COVID-19 and Human Rights Looking to 2021 Welcome New Staff FEATURED ISSUE…
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Amnesty International Memo to Congress on Foreign Policy Human Rights Priorities for Next for Congress
August 24, 2020 Dear Representative: On behalf of Amnesty International USA, I am writing to share our top foreign policy and human rights policy recommendations. The list of issues that…
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Human Rights on Capitol Hill
JULY 2020 NEWSLETTER FEATURED ISSUE Unlawful Police Violence & Misuse of Tear Gas Against Protesters WIDESPREAD POLICE VIOLENCE AGAINST PROTESTERS FOR BLACK LIVES June, Amnesty International published a new interactive…
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Urgent Action: More Than 400 Rohingya People Stranded at Sea (Indonesia: UA 102.20)
As many as 400 Rohingya refugees are believed to be stranded at sea, with dozens of deaths having already been recorded. Fleeing violence in their home state, South and Southeast…
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Ignored by COVID-19 responses, refugees face starvation worldwide
Lockdowns and movement restrictions have exacerbated dire living conditions, leaving millions of people at risk of starvation and illness.
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Human Rights on Capitol Hill Newsletter – May Edition (5-5-2020)
To view PDF version click here: Human Rights on Capitol Hill May 2020 Human Rights on Capitol Hill published by Amnesty International USA May 5, 2020 Â In this edition of…
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Teleconference Briefing on Refugees and Asylum Seekers in the Age of COVID-19
Join Amnesty International USA for a Teleconference Briefing on Refugees and Asylum Seekers in the Age of COVID-19 Refugees, asylum seekers, and displaced people around the world are at heightened risk…
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Release Jailed Human Rights Defenders and Activists in Myanmar
Aung San Suu Kyi and her government have overseen the continuing harassment, intimidation, arrest, prosecution and imprisonment of human rights defenders and activists since coming to power in Myanmar four…
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COVID-19 Response Flaws Put Older Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh in Imminent Danger
Older Rohingya refugees in overcrowded camps in Bangladesh are being left behind in the humanitarian response to COVID-19, which could have devastating consequences given the high risks older people everywhere…
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Human Rights on Capitol Hill in the Age of COVID-19 – April Edition (4/6/2020)
To view PDF version click here: Human Rights on Capitol Hill April 2020 Human Rights on Capitol Hill in the Age of COVID-19 Â Â published by Amnesty International USAÂ Â …
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As COVID-19 spreads in South Asia, fears rise for people at higher risk
As cases of COVID-19 escalate in South Asia, one of the world’s poorest and most populous regions, Amnesty International calls on the authorities there to put human rights at the…