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Israel’s refusal to grant Palestinian refugees right to return has fuelled seven decades of suffering
Israel’s failure to respect the right to return for Palestinians who were forced to flee their homes in 1948 is a flagrant violation of international law that has fuelled decades…
Update
Amnesty International USA Statement for the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Review of the FY2020 State Department Budget Request
April 10, 2019 The Honorable James E. Risch The Honorable Bob Menendez Chairman…
Update
Amnesty International USA Statement on US State Department’s Foreign Policy Strategy and Budget Request for Fiscal Year 2020
March 25, 2019 The Honorable Eliot Engel Chairman Foreign Affairs Committee U.S. House of Representatives 2170 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 The Honorable Michael McCaul Ranking Member Foreign…
Press Release
Palestine: New government must reverse human rights decline
The State of Palestine’s new government must seize the opportunity to reverse the appalling deterioration of human rights that took place under the previous administration and signal that it is…
Report
Human rights in the Middle East and North Africa: A review of 2018
The international community’s chilling complacency towards wide-scale human rights violations in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) has emboldened governments to commit appalling violations during 2018 by giving them…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action Update: Activist Risks Charges Over Forced “Confession” (State of Palestine: UA 203.18)
On 9 January 2019, Suha Jbara was released after spending over two months in detention where she says she was tortured by interrogators. She spent over 26 days on hunger…
Victory
Urgent Action Victory! – Palestinian NGO Worker Released (Israel/OPT: UA 72.18)
On 17 July, Abdul Razeq Farraj, Finance and Administration Director at the Union of Agricultural Work Committees (UAWC), a development NGO based in Ramallah in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT),…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action Victory! – Palestinian NGO Worker Released (Israel/OPT: UA 72.18)
On 17 July, Abdul Razeq Farraj, Finance and Administration Director at the Union of Agricultural Work Committees (UAWC), a development NGO based in Ramallah in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT),…
Press Release
State of Palestine: Amnesty staff member arbitrarily detained and tortured by Palestinian security officers
Responding to the arbitrary detention and beating during arrest of scores of demonstrators and bystanders, including an Amnesty International staff member, Laith Abu Zeyad, by Palestinian security forces, Philip Luther, Amnesty International’s…
Press Release
Israel/OPT: Israeli forces must end the use of excessive force in response to “Great March of Return” protests
The Israeli authorities must put an immediate end to the excessive and lethal force being used to suppress Palestinian demonstrations in Gaza, Amnesty International said as fresh protests have started…
Press Release
Israel/OPT: Authorities must refrain from using excessive force in response to Palestine Land Day protests
Ahead of tomorrow’s planned protests marking Palestine Land Day, and amid reports that Israeli forces have warned that they will open fire on anyone from Gaza seen breaching the border…
Event
Florida State Meeting -Born to be Free
REGISTRATION LINK: https://amnestyfsu2018hrc.eventbrite.com The 2018 Human Rights Conference is an opportunity for students, faculty, members of the Tallahassee community to gather and discuss human rights. This year's overarching theme is…
