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Urgent Action: 14 PEOPLE SENTENCED TO DEATH IN RELATION TO PROTESTS (Iran UA 103.22)
At least 14 individuals are at grave risk of execution in Iran in connection with the nationwide protests, including for acts not involving “intentional killing”, in violation of Iran’s obligations…
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Report-out from Delegation of Civil and Human Rights Leaders Visiting US-Mexico Border
On Friday, May 12, at 1 pm CT/2 pm ET, members of a senior delegation of human rights leaders led by the Haitian Bridge Alliance will brief reporters on their trip…
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Senior Leadership Delegation From Civil And Human Rights Groups To Visit Us-Mexico Border
Led by the Haitian Bridge Alliance, senior leadership of prominent national human, civil and immigrant rights leaders from 11 organizations will travel to the US-Mexico border on May 11 and…
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2023 Board of Directors Candidate Biographies
Amnesty International USA 2023 Board of Directors Candidate Biographies To learn how to vote in AIUSA’s Board of Directors election, please contact [email protected]. ask questions to the candidates Announcement of…
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Urgent Action: ETHNIC KAZAKH ARTIST AT RISK OF TORTURE (China: UA 26.23)
Zhanargul Zhumatai, an ethnic Kazakh journalist and artist, was taken away from her mother’s house in Urumqi, Xinjiang on 10 February. The state security police detained her after she communicated…
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Urgent Action: FREE GAZA AID WORKER SENTENCED TO 12 YEARS (Israel/OPT UA: 45.23)
TAKE ACTION: Please take action as-soon-as possible. This Urgent Action expires on June 20, 2023. Write a letter in your own words or using the sample below as a guide…
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New Regional Migration Measures Will Protect Some At The Expense Of Exposing Others To Greater Dangers
We remind the Biden administration and governments across the Americas that seeking asylum is a human right. While we applaud the expanded pathways for people seeking safety without having to…
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Urgent Action: URGENT HEALTHCARE NEEDED FOR JAILED ACTIVIST (Angola 34.23)
On 13 January, activist Tanaice Neutro was arrested in connection to videos he recorded where he called the president a ‘clown’ and the authorities ‘ignorant’. He was tried in October…
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URGENT HEALTHCARE NEEDED FOR JAILED ACTIVIST (Angola: UA 34.23)
On 13 January, activist Tanaice Neutro was arrested in connection to videos he recorded where he called the president a ‘clown’ and the authorities ‘ignorant’. He was tried in October…
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Sri Lanka: Biden Must Respond to Dangerous Anti-Terrorism Act
“The draft Anti-Terrorism Act categorically fails on every human rights benchmark. If the Biden administration values the rights of the Sri Lankan people, they need to send a clear message…
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Urgent Action: TAJIK DISSENTER DEPORTED AND CONVICTED (Tajikistan: UA 25.23)
On January 18th, 2023, Germany deported Abdullohi Shamsiddin to Tajikistan, where he was subject to enforced disappearance and then reportedly held in solitary confinement by the State Committee for National…
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URGENT ACTION: EDUCATION ACTIVIST ARBITRARILY ARRESTED (Afghanistan: UA 35.23)
Matiullah Wesa was arbitrarily arrested by the Taliban’s General Directorate of Intelligence (GDI) on 27 March 2023, while returning from evening prayer at the mosque. Following the arrest, the GDI…