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Write for Rights: A chance for governments to stand up for humanity
Amnesty International today launches the world’s biggest human rights campaign, Write for Rights, calling on governments to put right injustices against individuals who are detained or persecuted in countries across…
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AIUSA Letter to SFRC on 2021 International Human Rights Priorities
On November 9, 2020, Amnesty International USA addressed a letter to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee outlining the organization's international human rights priorities for 2021. Click here to read the…
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Human Rights on Capitol Hill – October 2020 Newsletter
HUMAN RIGHTS ON CAPITOL HILL Table of Contents Featured Issue Congress’s Record on International Human Rights Human Rights Concerns in U.S. Elections International Updates COVID-19 and Human Rights Human…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action: Citizen Who Protested Travel Ban Arbitrarily Detained (Qatar: UA 158.20)
On 4 October 2020, Mohammed al-Sulaiti, a Qatari citizen, was arbitrarily detained after vocally criticizing his government on Twitter. This is the second time he has been arbitrarily detained, having…
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Hope for justice in Turkey as police officers face trial for assassinated human rights lawyer
The trial of three police officers accused of killing prominent human rights lawyer Tahir Elçi presents a long overdue chance for justice, Amnesty International said today. On November 28,2015, Tahir…
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Amnesty International Statement for Lantos Commission Hearing on Enforced Disappearances
On September 30, Amnesty International submitted its statement for a Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission hearing titled "Enforced Disappearance in Latin America: Taking Stock" on October 1, 2020. Click here…
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Amnesty International Statement for House Foreign Affairs Committee Hearing on Human Rights in Asia
On September 21, Amnesty International USA submitted its statement for the record ahead of a House Foreign Affairs Committee Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and Nonproliferation hearing titled "Stemming a…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action: Uyghur Jailed for Nine Years in Secret Trial (China: UA 135.20)
Maiwulani Nuermaimaiti, an internet technician, was sentenced to nine years in prison for “separatist activities” in August 2017. Taken away in January 2017, his family members only found out about…
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Human Rights on Capitol Hill – September 2020 Newsletter
HUMAN RIGHTS ON CAPITOL HILL september 2020 NEWSLETTER TABLE OF CONTENTS Featured Issue International Updates Domestic Updates COVID-19 and Human Rights Looking to 2021 Welcome New Staff FEATURED ISSUE…
Press Release
Virus-hit prisons still full of human rights defenders, as attacks continue
Governments who were lauded for releasing prisoners in response to COVID-19 outbreaks have excluded human rights defenders from the measures and continue to make new arrests of activists, journalists and…
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Amnesty urges State Department to call for release of Turkey’s Osman Kavala on 1,000th Day of Imprisonment
Turkish civil society activist Osman Kavala was arrested in October 2017 and continues to face politically-motivated charges. Kavala has been jailed solely for his nonviolent activism and philanthropy. Since his detention,…
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Human Rights on Capitol Hill
JULY 2020 NEWSLETTER FEATURED ISSUE Unlawful Police Violence & Misuse of Tear Gas Against Protesters WIDESPREAD POLICE VIOLENCE AGAINST PROTESTERS FOR BLACK LIVES June, Amnesty International published a new interactive…
