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Urgent Action Victory! Pastor Steven Tendo Released from Detention (USA: UA 112.20)
Steven Tendo is a 35-year-old pastor and asylum-seeker who fled from torture and other severe human rights violations in Uganda and requested asylum in the USA. He was held by…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action Victory! Pastor Steven Tendo Released from Detention (USA: UA 112.20)
Steven Tendo is a 35-year-old pastor and asylum-seeker who fled from torture and other severe human rights violations in Uganda and requested asylum in the USA. He was held by…
Press Release
Organizations sue Biden administration regarding release of detained children and families
A coalition of nineteen human rights and immigrants’ rights organizations filed suit against the Department of Homeland Security and its Immigration and Customs Enforcement, requesting a federal court in Los…
Campaign
Free People from ICE Detention
No one should be locked up for seeking safety. The US must respect the human right to seek asylum.
Press Release
Accountability For Rights-Abusing Immigration Policies Must Not be Brushed Aside for Unity
Responding to executive actions addressing regional migration and border processing and creation of an interagency task force on family reunification, Bob Goodfellow, the Interim Executive Director of Amnesty International USA,…
Press Release
Department of Homeland Security Must Stop the Deportations and Free the Families
Over one hundred leading immigration, civil rights, and human rights organizations called on the Department of Homeland Security, currently under the guidance of Acting Secretary Pekoske, to immediately halt the…
Update
More than 100 organizations urge Biden to Close Guantanamo and End Indefinite Detention
February 2, 2021 President Joseph Biden The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20500 Dear President Biden: We are a diverse group of non-governmental organizations working at both…
Update
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…
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Human Rights on Capitol Hill – January 2021 Newsletter
HUMAN RIGHTS ON CAPITOL HILL Table of Contents U.S. Immigration International COVID-19 Response Regional Updates In Case You Missed It What’s Coming Down the Pike? january 2021 NEWSLETTER U.S.…
Press Release
Civil Rights Groups, Lawmakers Call On NYC And NY State To ‘Ban The Scan’, Outlaw Facial Recognition
On Tuesday, Amnesty International, the Surveillance Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P.), New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams, New York State Senator Brad Hoylman, Legal Aid Society, National Action Network, Warriors…
Press Release
Human Rights Challenges Remain in Biden Executive Actions on Restoring the Right to Seek Safety in the U.S.
Responding to executive actions signed by United States President Joe Biden today on termination of border wall construction, rescission of interior enforcement policies and the Muslim and the African bans,…
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Top International Human Rights Priorities for Congress in 2021
On January 7, 2021, Amnesty International USA addressed a letter to Members of Congress outlining the organization's top international human rights priorities for Congress in 2021. Click here to read…