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Statement in Response to Closure of Tornillo Tent City
The following can be attributed to Margaret Huang, executive director of Amnesty International USA: “Warehousing thousands of children in tents for weeks and months on end has been one of…
Press Release
Remain in Mexico Plan Could Prove Deadly to Vulnerable Families
In response to a negotiated deal between the United States and Mexico that would require people to remain in Mexico while their claims to seek protection are processed in the…
Update
Human Rights on Capitol Hill December Edition
To view PDF click here:Â Human Rights on Capitol Hill December Human Rights on Capitol Hill published by Amnesty International USA Â December 6, 2018 Â In this edition of Human Rights on…
Press Release
US government endangers asylum seekers with unlawful policies
Unlawful US border policies are leaving thousands of asylum seekers stranded in Mexico, where they are facing threats of deportation to their countries of origin, where they potentially face serious…
Press Release
Mexico: Amnesty International to observe authorities’ response to Honduran caravan
An Amnesty International delegation will travel to the southern Mexican state of Chiapas from 23 to 26 October to document the situation of the migrants, refugees, and people seeking asylum…
Update
HUMAN RIGHTS ON CAPITOL HILL: AUG 13, 2018
In this edition of Human Rights on Capitol Hill: (1)USA - Trump Administration Must Not Swap Family Separation – a Human Rights Travesty – for Mass Family Detention, Another Human Rights…
Update
Questions for the Record- Confirmation Hearing for Kimberly Breier
Ahead of the June 13, 2018 Senate Foreign Relations Committee confirmation hearing for Kimberly Breier to be Assistant Secretary of State for the Western Hemisphere, Amnesty International USA submitted a…
Press Release
Amnesty International USA Joins Families Belong Together to Call for End of Family Separation
U.S. authorities must put an immediate end to both the separation and detention of children and families who come to the US border with Mexico seeking asylum, while also immediately…
Issue
Refugee & Migrant Rights
Why are people leaving their countries? People are fleeing their homes trying to find safety. Tens of millions of people are seeking safety worldwide. This includes refugees, asylum seekers, and…
Report
Cuba: Job sector, a tool of repression as perceived critics face jobless life
Ordinary Cubans perceived to be even subtly critical of life in the country face a future of harassment at work, or unemployment as authorities use their control over the job…
Press Release
Cuba: Job sector, a tool of repression as perceived critics face jobless life
Ordinary Cubans perceived to be even subtly critical of life in the country face a future of harassment at work, or unemployment as authorities use their control over the job…
Victory
Urgent Action Victory! Security Measures For Defender Implemented (Mexico: UA 169.17)
In recent weeks authorities have implemented some security measures for Mario Luna, human rights defender and leader of the Indigenous Yaquà community in Sonora state, northern Mexico, following an incident…