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Continued presence of UN mission in Afghanistan essential to monitor and report on abuses
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) must extend the UN’s mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), and the UN must supply the staff and resources it needs to monitor, investigate, and report…
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President Biden should urge Ukraine’s President Zelensky to tackle impunity for security services, LGBTI violent attacks, and gender-based violence
On July 21st, the White House announced that U.S. President Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will meet in Washington on August 30th. As the two leaders sit down…
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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
On August 25, 2021, Amnesty International USA executive director Paul O'Brien and and Amnesty International Israel executive director Molly Malekar wrote a joint letter to President Joe Biden urging him…
Update
Amnesty International Statement for the Record on Lebanon’s Humanitarian Crisis and Need for U.S. Action – House Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee Hearing
On July 28, 2021, Amnesty International USA’s Middle East and North Africa advocacy director Philippe Nassif and Mustafa Kassem Fellow Amit Dadon submitted the following statement for the record to…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action: BARRISTER CHARGED FOR SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS (Hong Kong: UA 86.21)
Chow Hang-tung, a human rights lawyer and an organizer of the annual Hong Kong vigil commemorating the Tiananmen crackdown, was charged for “advertising or publicizing unauthorized assembly”. The arrest came…
Press Release
Investigation urged into killing of Haitian President and grave human rights violations under his watch
Last night’s armed assault that reportedly killed Haitian President Jovenel Moïse and injured his wife is a shocking indicator of the serious human rights and political crisis that Haiti has…
Press Release
The Moratorium on Federal Executions Highlights Need to Abolish the Death Penalty, Once and For All
Responding to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland imposing a moratorium on federal executions while the Justice Department reviews its policies and procedures on capital punishment, Kristina Roth, the Senior Advocate…
Update
Human Rights and Compounding Crises in Lebanon, 2020-2021 Update
ECONOMIC COLLAPSE, MASS PROTESTS, ARBITRARY ARRESTS, AND BRUTAL REPRESSION WITH IMPUNITY Government corruption and economic collapse, violent repression, and devastation of parts of Beirut from a historic explosion have left…
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Amnesty International Statement for the Record on Impacts of COVID-19 in MENA Region, Need for U.S. Action – House Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee
On June 22, 2021, Amnesty International USA’s Middle East and North Africa advocacy director Philippe Nassif and Mustafa Kassem Fellow Amit Dadon submitted the following statement for the record to…
Press Release
Advocacy Groups Release Recommendations for Expanded Community Sponsorship Program for Refugees
Today, the International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP), Amnesty International USA (AIUSA), and the Niskanen Center published a joint paper offering recommendations to the Departments of State (DOS) and Health and Human Services (HHS) as they…
Update
Amnesty International Policy Recommendations on Technology and Human Rights
On June 3, 2021, Amnesty International USA wrote to the Biden administration to outline the organization's policy recommendations that address the risks posed by emerging technology and the surveillance-based business…
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Death penalty 2020: Despite Covid-19, some countries ruthlessly pursued death sentences and executions
The unprecedented challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic were not enough to deter 18 countries from carrying out executions in 2020, Amnesty International said today in its annual global review of…
