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Urgent Action Update: Uyghur Woman Held Incommunicado for 2 Years (China: UA 222.17)
Buzainafu Abudourexiti continues to be held in incommunicado detention after she was suddenly detained in March 2017 and sentenced in a secret trial to seven years in prison. There is…
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Human Rights on Capitol Hill Newsletter July Edition (7/23/19)
To view PDF click here: Human Rights on Capitol Hill July Human Rights on Capitol Hill published by Amnesty International USA July 23, 2019 In this edition of Human Rights…
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Urgent Action Update: Uyghur Activist’s 30 Relatives Still Detained (China: UA 251.17)
Up to 30 relatives of Uyghur human rights activist Rebiya Kadeer, who currently lives in the United States, have been detained for nearly two years in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous…
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Elizabeth Warren
Amnesty International USA asked Elizabeth Warren 13 questions about some of the most pressing human rights issues of our time. Here is her response exactly as provided: How should the…
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Human Rights on Capitol Hill June Edition
To view PDF version click here: Human Rights on Capitol Hill June Human Rights on Capitol Hill published by Amnesty International USA June 12, 2019 In this edition of Human…
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We remember Tiananmen, the 30th anniversary of the pro-democracy protests
To commemorate the anniversary of the killings of pro-democracy protesters on Tiananmen Square on June 4, Amnesty International USA will be showcasing the issue of human rights in China with…
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Urgent Action Update: Detained Uighur Has Nervous Breakdown (China: UA 46.18)
Hankezi Zikeli is detained in a “transformation-through-education” centre in Urumqi, Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region (XUAR) and is believed to have suffered a nervous breakdown. An aunt of Gulchehra Hoja, a…
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UN: Act to End China’s Mass Detentions in Xinjiang
The United Nations Human Rights Council should adopt a resolution establishing an international fact-finding mission to Xinjiang, the region of China where up to one million Turkic Muslims are being…
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CHINA: HOUSE FOREIGN AFFAIRS SUBCOMMITTEE _ CONGRESSIONAL STATEMENT on XUAR Hearing
On September 26th, 2018, Amnesty International USA submitted a congressional statement for the record in anticipation of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee Hearing on "China's Repression and Internment of Uyghurs:…
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Impact
Throughout its history, Amnesty International has won critical protections for individuals and systemic change affecting millions, including: Immigrants and asylum-seekers have been freed after we campaigned against their unjust detention…
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Ilham Tohti: 2016 Martin Ennals Award Laureate for Human Rights Defenders
The Martin Ennals Foundation has today announced Ilham Tohti as the 2016 Laureate Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders. Ilham Tohti was selected by a jury of 10 global human…
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For New Year’s, These 3 Men Get an End to Indefinite Detention!
Great news to end the year! The last three Uighurs have been released from Guantanamo!