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President Bukele Engulfs El Salvador in a Human Rights Crisis After Three Years in Government
Under the current state of emergency, the Salvadoran authorities have committed massive human rights violations, including thousands of arbitrary detentions and violations of due process, as well as torture and…
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Military Onslaught in Myanmar’s Eastern States Amounts to Collective Punishment
Myanmar’s military has been systematically committing widespread atrocities in recent months, including unlawfully killing, arbitrarily detaining and forcibly displacing civilians in two eastern states, Amnesty International said today in a…
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AIUSA Statement on Mass Shooting in Uvalde, Texas
As details emerge from Texas about yet another mass killing, including of school children, Amnesty International USA’s Campaign Manager for Ending Gun Violence, Ernest Coverson, issued the following statement: “We…
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Congress Must Commit to Funding Community Violence Prevention, as US Sees Wave of Gun Violence From Coast to Coast
Ahead of President Biden’s visit to Buffalo, New York and responding to this weekend’s mass shootings across the country, Ernest Coverson, End Gun Violence Campaign Manager at Amnesty International USA,…
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Human Rights on Capitol Hill – May 2022 Newsletter
HUMAN RIGHTS ON CAPITOL HILL Table of Contents Featured International Updates Domestic Updates What’s Coming Down the Pike MAY 2022 NEWSLETTER CONGRESS MUST PASS LEGISLATION TO PROTECT ABORTION RIGHTS [readmore_expand]…
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Increase in Unlawful Killings and Other Crimes Highlights Urgent Need to End Israel’s Apartheid Against Palestinians
Israeli authorities must end unlawful killings, willful injury, arbitrary arrests, torture and other ill-treatment, persecution and collective punishment against Palestinians, including many children, Amnesty International said in a public statement…
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One year on, ‘State of Siege’ used as a tool to crush dissent in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
A State of Siege, which is similar to a state of emergency, enforced in the North Kivu and Ituri provinces by the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) authorities since…
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International Community Must Do More to Protect Brave Protesters in Myanmar Â
Myanmar’s brave activists are still pursuing peaceful protests despite grave danger and numerous challenges, Amnesty International said today, one year after the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) adopted a…
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The Campaign to Keep Guns Off Campus and Amnesty International USA Condemn Georgia Governor Kemp’s Signing of Legislation Eliminating the Concealed Handgun Permitting Process
Today, Governor Brian Kemp signed legislation that will eliminate Georgia’s concealed handgun permitting process. Â
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New Evidence of Abuses in Poland & Belarus Highlights ‘Hypocrisy’ of Unequal Treatment of Asylum-Seekers
The Polish authorities have arbitrarily detained nearly two thousand asylum-seekers who crossed into the country from Belarus in 2021, and subjected many of them to abuse, including strip searches in…
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Russian Forces Extrajudicially Executing Civilians in Ukraine in Apparent War Crimes – New Testimony
Russian military forces have extrajudicially executed civilians in Ukraine in apparent war crimes, Amnesty International said today as it published new testimony following on-the-ground research.
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Human Rights on Capitol Hill – April 2022 Newsletter
HUMAN RIGHTS ON CAPITOL HILL Table of Contents Featured International Updates Domestic Updates april 2022 NEWSLETTER Featured: Russian Invasion of Ukraine A man rides his bike past buildings destroyed by…