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Amnesty International Sounds Alarm on a Watershed Moment for International Law Amid Flagrant Rule-Breaking by Governments and Corporate Actors
Amnesty International launches its annual "The State of the World’s Human Rights" report, delivering an assessment of human rights in 155 countries.
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Urgent Action: ACTIVISTS APPROACHING ONE YEAR IN DETENTION (China 19.18)
Share: On This Page On April 13, 2023, prominent human rights lawyer, Yu Wensheng, and his wife, Xu Yan, were taken into police custody while en route to the delegation…
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Iftar for Justice!
Amnesty International USA, AIUSA's Local Groups 113 and 1024, and the Downtown Islamic Center of Chicago invite you to take part in this community event to add our voices to…
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Hong Kong: Transgender Activist Must Not Be Deported to Mainland China
Time is of the essence to prevent Lai Ke from being unlawfully deported to mainland China, where she would be at grave risk of serious human rights violations.
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Myanmar: Military Air Strikes that Killed 17 Civilians ‘Must Be Investigated as War Crimes’
The Myanmar military’s deadly attacks on civilians show no signs of stopping. The world cannot continue to look the other way while the Myanmar military relentlessly attacks civilians and civilian…
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Myanmar: New Data Suggests Military Still Importing Fuel for Deadly Air Strikes Despite Sanctions
The best way to stop the Myanmar military from carrying out lethal air strikes is to stop all jet fuel imports into the country.
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Myanmar: Military Should be Investigated for War Crimes in Response to ‘Operation 1027’
Myanmar’s military has unlawfully killed, arbitrarily detained and stolen from civilians as it struggles to contain the heaviest outburst of armed resistance since the 2021 coup, Amnesty International said today.
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Celebrating the Human Rights Wins of 2023
Although human rights are being gravely undermined in numerous countries across the world, Amnesty International’s supporters and activists have shown that change is always possible.
Press Release
Amnesty International USA Responds to Biden-Xi Meeting
In response to President Biden’s meeting with President Xi Jinping of China on Wednesday, Carolyn Nash, Asia Advocacy Director, Amnesty International USA, said: “The question isn’t whether Biden talks about…
Urgent Action
URGENT ACTION: HUMAN RIGHTS LAWYER EXTRADITED AND DETAINED (CHINA 102.23)
Lu Siwei, a renowned Chinese human rights lawyer, is being held in the Xindu Detention Centre in Sichuan province, southwestern China, after he was forcibly returned to China from Laos.…
Event
Amnesty International USA Xinjiang Exhibit Opening Night
On October 23rd, AIUSA invites you to a reception held in partnership with Senator Merkley, as well as Uyghur Human Rights Project and Atlantic Council Strategic Litigation Project, to launch…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action: UYGHUR STUDENT CONVICTED FOR PROMOTING EXTREMISM (China: UA 33.23)
Kamile Wayit, a 19-year-old Uyghur female university student was sentenced on 25 March 2023 under the charge of “promoting extremism” after posting a video on WeChat about the November 2022…