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WASHINGTON, DC UNITED STATES- MARCH 14: The exterior of the State Department complex is seen on March 14, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Photo by
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Leaked U.S. State Department Human Rights Report Reveals Alarming Omissions on Global Violations

This year’s report has been manipulated by the Trump administration to not accurately reflect the ongoing and grave violations of…

August 7, 2025

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(Amnesty International USA)

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Celebrations and Challenges: Pride in the Age of Trump

Pride Month may be over, but we reflect on the summer and recommit to ensuring everyone's rights are fully protected…

July 31, 2025

Beds are seen inside a migrant detention center, dubbed
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Cruelty is the Point of Alligator Alcatraz-and Why It Must Be Closed

Alligator Alcatraz could become a model for more sites like it under Trump’s $150 billion mass deportation expansion recently signed…

July 24, 2025

President Donald Trump, joined by Republican lawmakers, signs the One, Big Beautiful Bill Act into law
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President Trump’s Big, Brutal Budget Bill Passed. Now What?

President Trump’s cruel Big, Beautiful bill passed, and over $150 billion of taxpayer dollars will now supercharge mass deportations and…

July 21, 2025

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Amnesty International Statement on U.S.-Venezuela Prisoner Swap

None of these people should have been detained, yet they became entangled in President Trump’s anti-immigrant agenda and were used as…

July 19, 2025

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USA: Sanctions Against UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese are a Disgraceful Affront to International Justice

Instead of attacking the Special Rapporteur and further undermining the rule-based order, the US government should focus on putting an…

July 9, 2025

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The Senate Must Vote No on President Trump’s Absurdly Misnamed One Big Beautiful Bill

The Senate must reject this cruel, destructive and anti-rights bill and instead invest in humane, sustainable solutions rooted in human…

June 30, 2025

Amnesty International lobbies against Trump's Big Beautiful Bill in the Capitol
Gabriela Barreto is pictured on the left. (Amnesty International USA)

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Why I Lobbied with Amnesty International USA - and Why You Should, Too

One of our volunteer legislative coordinators lobbied with AIUSA against Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill,” which would expand Trump’s mass deportation…

June 27, 2025

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Supreme Court Ruling Allowing Trump Administration to Resume Third-Country Removals Flies in Face of Human Rights

This ruling is unconscionable and flies in the face of human rights and the rule of law.

June 24, 2025

Mahmoud Khalil smiling in front of a city sunset skyline
(Courtesy of Mahmoud Khalil's family)

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Amnesty International Welcomes Ruling for Mahmoud Khalil’s Long Overdue Release

We call on the Trump administration to immediately comply with this order.

June 20, 2025

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, wearing a blue suit and tie, sits at a table in a hearing and holds his hands up while answering questions into a microphone, with a group of onlookers seated behind him.
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Congress Must Reject Trump Administration’s Reckless Plans To Reorganize State Department

Congress must reject Secretary Marco Rubio's reckless proposed reorganization of the State Department.

June 13, 2025

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Trump Administration Must Release Mahmoud Khalil

Mahmoud Khalil, like everybody in the U.S., has the human right to freedom of expression, peaceful assembly, and due process.

June 13, 2025