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Human Rights Crisis in the U.S.: A New Chapter

We in the U.S. are witnessing a dangerous, full-scale embrace of authoritarian practices, including efforts to intimidate, silence and punish…

September 9, 2025

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Racial Justice Is Non-Negotiable: California Must Pass AB 1071

California AB 1071 operationalizes the intent of the original Racial Justice Act and ensures that racism is confronted and remedied.

September 8, 2025

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Amnesty International Statement on Ruling to Allow Alligator Alcatraz to Stay Open

We will not stop fighting until the mass detention and deportation machine is dismantled, and immigrants  are treated with dignity…

September 5, 2025

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Opening ICE Facility at Louisiana State Penitentiary Latest Expansion of President Trump’s Anti-Immigrant Agenda

Angola prison, a notorious facility built on a former plantation used to enslave people, is steeped in a legacy of…

September 4, 2025

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US Sanctions Against Palestinian NGOs a Blatant Attack on Human Rights

The Trump administration’s decision to impose sanctions against three Palestinian human rights organizations is a deeply troubling and shameful assault…

September 4, 2025

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Reported U.S. Strike in the Caribbean Sea Would Violate International Human Rights Law

We call for a prompt, thorough, independent, impartial and transparent investigation into this strike.

September 3, 2025

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 25: National Guard Members patrol 14th Street, working alongside Washington DC Metro police and the FBI on August 25, 2025 in Washington, DC. An increased presence of law enforcement has been seen throughout the nation's capital since U.S. President Donald Trump ordered in federal officers and the U.S. National Guard.
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The Racist Subtext of Trump’s Militarized Policing Strategy

How President Trump's deployment of federal troops to Washington, D.C. in August 2025 was the latest expression of a longstanding…

August 28, 2025

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A Note From Mahmoud Khalil

Mahmoud Khalil wrote this thank-you letter to organizers and members of Amnesty International.

August 27, 2025

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Amnesty International USA Reaction to Shooting at Annunciation Catholic School

We cannot continue to let the children of our country down. Failing to address this human rights crisis only ensures…

August 27, 2025

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USA/Global: Tech Made by Palantir and Babel Street Pose Surveillance Threats to Pro-Palestine Student Protestors & Migrants

The U.S. government is deploying invasive AI-powered technologies within a context of a mass deportation agenda and crackdown on pro-Palestine…

August 20, 2025

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USA/Russia: In Ukraine Talks With Putin, Trump Must Demand Justice, Accountability and an End to Human Rights Violations

U.S. President Donald Trump must put human rights and justice at the forefront of his Alaska meeting with Russian President…

August 15, 2025