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Amnesty International USA Applauds Virginia for Abolishing the Death Penalty
Reacting to news that Virginia Governor Ralph Northam has signed a bill to abolish the death penalty in the Commonwealth, Kristina Roth, Senior Advocate for Criminal Justice Programs at Amnesty…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action Update: Verdict Upheld Against Loujain al-Hathloul (Saudi Arabia: UA 13.21)
On March 10, 2021, the Specialized Criminal Court in Saudi Arabia upheld the conviction of Saudi woman human rights defender Loujain al-Hathloul, confirming a sentence of five years and eight…
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Week of Action to Abolish the Death Penalty
March 1st – March 5th We can abolish the federal death penalty once and for all. The time is now. Join us for a week of activities to demand your…
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Catholicism and Capital Punishment
Please join us for an online conversation about the intersection of faith and the death penalty. Our panelists will share their personal experiences with the capital punishment system. A Question…
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Domestic Human Rights Policies Biden-Harris Administration Must Address in Early 2021
On February 18, 2021, Amnesty International USA wrote to the Biden-Harris Administration to share the organization's recommendations for domestic human rights policies the U.S. government should advance in early 2021.…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action: Two Baluchi Prisoners at Risk of Execution (Iran: UA 22.21)
Death row prisoners from Iran’s Baluchi ethnic minority, Hamed Rigi and Mehran Naru’i, are at risk of execution. They have been subjected to serious human rights violations including enforced disappearance…
Press Release
President Biden Must Close Guantánamo Bay Detention Center, End Twenty Years of Human Rights Abuses
President Biden must commit to finishing what former President Obama failed to do: putting an end to this human rights atrocity by immediately transferring detainees not charged with crimes to…
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Coalition Letter to President Biden
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Urgent Action
Urgent Action Update: Human Rights Defender Denied Civilian Court Trial (Pakistan: UA 159.19)
On 28 January 2021, the Peshawar High Court denied Idris Khattak’s appeal to be tried in a civilian court and confirmed that the hearing will take place in a military…
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Amnesty Brooklyn – Virtual Kickoff Meeting 2021
Join us for the first virtual meeting of the local group Amnesty Brooklyn. Amnesty Brooklyn is a volunteer-run local Amnesty International group, made up of people like you. Local groups…
Press Release
Fresh Evidence of Police Misuse of Tear Gas Leading to Protesters’ Deaths and Injuries – Updated Investigative Website
Amnesty International today published new evidence of the misuse of tear gas by security forces in several countries in the second half of 2020, including during protests around the election…
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Domestic Human Rights Legislation to Advance in Congress in Early 2021
On January 27, 2021, Amnesty International USA wrote to Members of Congress outlining the organization's recommendations for domestic legislation the Judiciary Committee should advance in early 2021. Click here to…