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Senior Myanmar Officials Should Be Held Accountable for Crimes Against Humanity
The U.S. Department of Treasury imposed targeted sanctions today against four Myanmar officials and two military units, including Aung Kyaw Zaw, Khin Maung Soe, Khin Hlaing, and Border Guard Police…
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HUMAN RIGHTS ON CAPITOL HILL: AUG 13, 2018
In this edition of Human Rights on Capitol Hill: (1)USA - Trump Administration Must Not Swap Family Separation – a Human Rights Travesty – for Mass Family Detention, Another Human Rights…
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State Department Gathering on Religious Freedom Must Lead By Example
As the State Department hosts the first Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom, Amnesty International USA urges the Trump Administration to examine its own policies of religious discrimination, while at the…
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Human Rights on Capitol Hill: July 17, 2018
Human Rights on Capitol Hill published by Amnesty International USA July 17, 2018 In this edition of Human Rights on Capitol Hill: Family Separation: Amnesty International strongly opposes both Family…
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Myanmar: Charging of Reuters journalists a black day for press freedom
Responding to today’s decision by a Yangon court to formally charge Reuters journalists, Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo, with breaching the country’s Official Secrets Act, Tirana Hassan, Amnesty International’s Director…
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Myanmar: Military top brass must face justice for crimes against humanity targeting Rohingya
Amnesty International has gathered extensive, credible evidence implicating Myanmar’s military Commander-in-Chief, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, and 12 other named individuals in crimes against humanity committed during the ethnic cleansing…
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IT’S WORLD REFUGEE DAY. NOW WHAT?
Ryan Mace, Grassroots Advocacy & Refugee Specialist Today is World Refugee Day. Today is a day that we should pause to honor the millions of refugees who show us the…
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Welcoming Refugees and Asylum-Seekers: Every Person Can Make A Difference This World Refugee Day
This World Refugee Day, Amnesty International USA is calling on all people living in the United States to welcome refugees and asylum-seekers into their communities. While some elected leaders would…
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Human Rights on Capitol Hill: June 18, 2018
In this edition of Human Rights on Capitol Hill: (1) Family separation: Amnesty International demands that administration immediately halt family separation. (2) North Korea: Amnesty International calls on Trump administration to raise human…
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Japan: Investigate brewer Kirin over payments to Myanmar military amid ethnic cleansing of Rohingya
Japanese authorities must urgently launch an investigation into payments that a subsidiary of the multinational brewing giant Kirin made to Myanmar’s military and authorities at the height of an ethnic…
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Myanmar Up Close
Myanmar's top-down transition from over 50 years of harsh military rule to an elected government led by long-celebrated democracy and human rights icon Aung San Suu Kyi brought hope that…
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Myanmar: New evidence reveals Rohingya armed group massacred scores in Rakhine State
A Rohingya armed group brandishing guns and swords is responsible for at least one, and potentially a second, massacre of up to 99 Hindu women, men, and children as well…