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Sex workers’ rights
Sex work* is the consensual exchange of sexual services between adults for some form of compensation. Sex workers are people who engage in sex work, and they often face a…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action Update: THREAT TO SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS (Dominican Republic: UA 36.21)
With the beginning of the new parliamentary term, a preliminary draft of the Criminal Code is being debated by the Dominican Republic’s Congress with the objective of approving a reformed…
Press Release
To Protect Human Rights in Russia, Newly Elected MPs Must Repeal Repressive Laws
Newly elected members of Russia’s State Duma, or lower house of parliament, must not shirk their duty to urgently address the country’s increasingly dismal human rights record by amending repressive…
Press Release
Same-Sex Marriage to be Legalized in Northern Ireland and UK Must Legislate on Ending Abortion Ban
Today marks huge progress for the rights of Northern Irish citizens, said Amnesty International, as MPs voted through amendments to the Northern Ireland Executive Formation Bill which will see same-sex…
Update
Human Rights on Capitol Hill June Edition
To view PDF version click here: Human Rights on Capitol Hill June Human Rights on Capitol Hill published by Amnesty International USA  June 12, 2019  In this edition of Human…
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Amnesty International’s 2018 Annual General Meeting
Amnesty International USA is excited to be hosting this year’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) in the Washington, DC metropolitan area! Our 53rd AGM will be held at the Bethesda North…
Victory
Urgent Action Victory! Abortion Decriminalized in Chile (Chile: UA 161.17)
Chile’s Constitutional Tribunal has ruled in favour of decriminalizing abortion under three specific circumstances. This is an important step toward ensuring the protection of women and girls’ human rights across…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action Victory! Abortion Decriminalized In Chile (Chile: UA 161.17)
Chile’s Constitutional Tribunal has ruled in favour of decriminalizing abortion under three specific circumstances. This is an important step toward ensuring the protection of women and girls’ human rights across…
Update
From Margin to Center: Sex Work Decriminalization is a Racial Justice Issue
Sex work is criminalized throughout the United States, typically as misdemeanor offenses. Similar to the way the Unites States treats and criminalizes drug use, the policing of sex work exacerbates…
Update
Want to Cut Violence Against Our Communities? Decriminalize Sex Work.
What’s the cost to our communities of outlawing sex work? Amnesty International’s new reports lead off with a brutal list of consequences: “Beatings. Rape. Harassment. Forced HIV testing. Exploitation. Extortion.…
Report
Q&A: Policy to Protect the Human Rights of Sex Workers
1. Why does Amnesty International need a policy to protect the human rights of sex workers? Because sex workers are at high risk of human rights abuses in many countries…
Press Release
Amnesty International publishes policy and research on protection of sex workers’ rights
Amnesty International today published its policy on protecting sex workers from human rights violations and abuses, along with four research reports on these issues in Papua New Guinea, Hong Kong,…