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Urgent Action: MISSING AND ARBITRARILY DETAINED IN XINJIANG (China: UA 61.21)
More than 60 people from predominantly Muslim ethnic groups have been allegedly interned in camps or sentenced without a fair trial and sent to prison in China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous…
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Draconian repression of Muslims in Xinjiang, China, amounts to crimes against humanity
Uyghurs, Kazakhs and other predominantly Muslim ethnic minorities in China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region face systematic state-organized mass imprisonment, torture and persecution amounting to crimes against humanity, Amnesty International said…
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Urgent Action Update: ACTVIST AND LAWYER HELD IN CRUEL CONDITIONS (Egypt: UA 132.19)
Human rights lawyer Mohamed el-Baqer and activist Alaa Abdel Fattah have been arbitrarily detained for 20 months without trial over unfounded terrorism-related accusations. They are held in a maximum-security prison…
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Urgent Action Update: ACTIVISTS MAY FACE 100+ YEARS IN PRISON (Thailand: UA 134.20)
Authorities continue to indict and detain human rights defenders for peacefully exercising their human rights and participating in protests for reform. Authorities continue to deny the right to bail to…
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Human Rights on Capitol Hill – May 2021 Newsletter
HUMAN RIGHTS ON CAPITOL HILL Table of Contents Featured Domestic Updates International Updates In Case You Missed It may 2021 NEWSLETTER Featured: PRESIDENT BIDEN’S FIRST 100 DAYS U.S. STILL…
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Amnesty Calls for Co-sponsors of Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act and Freedom for Families Act
On May 4, 2021, Amnesty International USA wrote to members of Congress urging them to co-sponsor the recently introduced Freedom for Families Act (S. 1517, H.R. 2925). As a bill…
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Amnesty International USA Letter on ICE Enforcement Priorities
On April 20, 2021, Amnesty International USA wrote to Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas urging him to revise the February 2021 Interim Guidance: Civil Immigration Enforcement and Removal Priorities to…
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Human Rights on Capitol Hill – April 2021 Newsletter
HUMAN RIGHTS ON CAPITOL HILL Table of Contents Featured Domestic Updates International Updates In Case You Missed It Good News APRIL 2021 NEWSLETTER Featured: U.S. IMMIGRATION AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL CALLS…
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Urgent Action Update: Health of Death Row Prisoner in Sharp Decline (Pakistan: UA 27.21)
The health of Shafqat Emmanuel, who faces execution, along with his wife Shagufta Kausar, is rapidly deteriorating. Shafqat’s lower body is paralyzed, which means he relies on the help of…
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Urgent Action Update: Human Rights Defender Gets 3 Year Jail Term (Chad: UA 7.20)
On 18 February, Chad’s Criminal Court sentenced human rights defender Baradine Berdei Targuio to three years in prison and a fine for ‘breach of the constitutional order’. He was arrested…
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Statement from Amnesty International USA For the House Africa Subcommittee Hearing Update on COVID-19 in Africa
Statement from Amnesty International USA highlights multiple crises being exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa and why addressing all of them: the economic, political and social human rights and…
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Amnesty International USA Board of Directors letter to Secretary Mayorkas
On March 11, 2021, Amnesty International USA's Board of Directors wrote to Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas to urge him to act on the promise of President Biden’s immigration…