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Responding to Reports that Trump Administration is Planning to Change U.S. Landmine Policy

Amnesty International USA is appalled by the reports that the Trump administration is planning to allow the production and use of landmines in potential future conflicts—a weapon that the global…

January 30, 2020
This picture taken on January 6, 2020 shows a member of an all-female demining team preparing to detonate unexploded ordnance at a landmine site in the Trieu Phong district in Quang Tri province. - More than 6.1 million hectares of land in Vietnam remain blanketed by unexploded munitions -- mainly dropped by US bombers -- decades after the war ended in 1975. (Photo by Nhac NGUYEN / AFP) / TO GO WITH Vietnam-US-weaponry-landmines,FOCUS by Tran Thi Minh Ha (Photo by NHAC NGUYEN/AFP via Getty Images)

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Efforts to Revive the Muslim Ban are Atrocious

Responding to reports that the Trump administration is expanding what has become known as the Muslim ban, which President Trump signed during his first week in office, Margaret Huang, Amnesty…

January 29, 2020
TIMES SQUARE, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES - 2019/03/24: Muslim leaders and allies across New York City held a rally and march against Islamophobia, white supremacy, and anti-immigrant bigotry in Times Square. The rally and march showcased the solidarity of New Yorkers against the ideology of hatred most recently manifested in the New Zealand terror attacks that left 50 fatalities. (Photo by Erik McGregor/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)

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New Generation of Young Activists Lead Fight Against Worsening Repression in Asia

A wave of youth-led protests across Asia is defying escalating repression and a continent-wide crackdown on freedom of expression and peaceful assembly, Amnesty International said today as it published its…

January 29, 2020
HONG KONG, CHINA - JANUARY 19: Protesters take part in a Universal Siege On Communists' rally at The Cenotaph in Central district on January 19, 2020 in Hong Kong, China. Anti-government protesters in Hong Kong rally ahead of Lunar New Year to continue their demands for an independent inquiry into police brutality, the retraction of the word "riot" to describe the rallies, and genuine universal suffrage.(Photo by Anthony Kwan/Getty Images)

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World Court Orders Myanmar to Protect Rohingya

In response to today’s ruling by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ordering Myanmar to take “provisional measures” to prevent genocidal acts against the Rohingya community, Amnesty International’s Regional Director,…

January 23, 2020
THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS - JANUARY 23: Two of the representatives of the Rohingya group during the meeting held at International Court Of Justice on January 23, 2020 in The Hague, Netherlands. As part of the case filed by the Republic of the Gambia against Myanmar for the crimes of genocide committed against the Rohingya group, a session was held at the International Court of Justice today to indicate what interim measures should be applied. (Photo by Nacho Calonge/Getty Images)

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NO MUSLIM BAN

Join our fight against the Muslim ban expansion: take action and register your outrage using our resources below. On January 31, 2020, President Trump took executive action to expand the…

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Aung San Suu Kyi Denials Must Not Distract From Ongoing Rohingya Crisis in Myanmar

Responding to the statement made by Aung San Suu Kyi at the International Court of Justice in The Hague today, Nicholas Bequelin, Amnesty International’s Regional Director, said:

December 11, 2019
Myanmar's State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi leaves the UN's International Court of Justice on December 11, 2019 at the Peace Palace of The Hague, on the second day of her hearing on the Rohingya genocide case. - Aung San Suu Kyi appears at the UN's top court today, a day after the former democracy icon was urged to "stop the genocide" against Rohingya Muslims. Once hailed internationally for her defiance of Myanmar's junta, the Nobel peace laureate will this time be on the side of the southeast Asian nation's military when she takes the stand at the International Court of Justice. (Photo by Koen Van WEEL / ANP / AFP) / Netherlands OUT (Photo by KOEN VAN WEEL/ANP/AFP via Getty Images)

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Aung San Suu Kyi Appears Before ICJ in Genocide Case

Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar’s State Counsellor and de facto head of state, is leading Myanmar’s delegation to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, Netherlands, to respond…

December 10, 2019
A convoi of vehicles allegedly transporting Myanmar's State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi passes a group of protesters in support of the Rohingya in front of the Peace Palace of The Hague on December 10, 2019, following Aung San Suu Kyi's first day of hearing on the Rohingya genocide case. - Nobel peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi faced calls for Myanmar to "stop the genocide" of Rohingya Muslims as she personally led her country's defence at the UN's top court on Tuesday. Myanmar's civilian leader sat through graphic accounts of mass murder and rape as the west African state of The Gambia set out its case at the International Court of Justice in The Hague. (Photo by Sem VAN DER WAL / ANP / AFP) / Netherlands OUT (Photo by SEM VAN DER WAL/ANP/AFP via Getty Images)