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USA: Chilling Verdict Against Greenpeace Sets Damaging Precedent for Protection and Promotion of Human Rights and Climate Justice
It’s time for the world to clamp down on the corporate greed destroying our planet and harming everyone on it.
March 20, 2025
Press Release
Invoking Alien Enemies Act Is Incredibly Cruel Move by Trump Administration
President Trump's anticipated invocation of the Alien Enemies Act of 1798—which was used as the basis for Japanese internment in…
March 15, 2025
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United States Sets Dangerous Standard with Unprecedented Implementation of Family Separation Policy
This is a blatant and outrageous subversion of the law being used to target our immigrant neighbors and separate families…
March 12, 2025
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Arrest and Detention of Mahmoud Khalil Is Chilling Attack on Human Rights
The U.S. government must release Mahmoud Khalil immediately. No matter how the Trump administration tries to manipulate it, freedom of…
March 11, 2025
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Amnesty International USA Reaction to Return of Family Detention
Family detention is an inherently cruel practice that results in significant trauma while filling the coffers of corporations exploiting agony…
March 6, 2025
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Mass Termination of U.S. Foreign Assistance Awards Devastating for Global Human Rights and Humanitarian Efforts
This decision by the Trump administration erodes human rights protections around the world.
February 27, 2025
Blog
Only Justice and Accountability Can Bring Lasting Peace to Ukraine
Three years to the day since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, only justice and accountability can bring lasting…
February 24, 2025
Press Release
The Right To Seek Asylum Non-Existent at U.S.-Mexico Border
Amnesty International has found that asylum is non-existent at the U.S.-Mexico border, in violation of the human rights of migrants…
February 20, 2025
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Myanmar: Recklessly Abrupt U.S. Aid Stoppage Poses Existential Threat to Human Rights
The U.S. government’s abrupt and sweeping freeze on foreign aid is severely imperiling the human rights of refugees, civilians in…
February 13, 2025
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USA: Sanctions Against International Criminal Court Betray International Justice System
Amnesty International’s Secretary General responds to the executive order announced by President Trump imposing sanctions on the International Criminal Court…
February 6, 2025
Press Release
Executive Order Targeting Transgender Athletes Is Stigmatizing and Discriminatory
President Trump’s executive order is yet another cruel attack on transgender people.
February 5, 2025
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Israel/ OPT: President Trump’s Claim That US Will Take Over Gaza and Forcibly Deport Palestinians Appalling and Unlawful
President Trump’s remarks calling for the forcible transfer of Palestinians from the occupied Gaza Strip must be unequivocally and widely…
February 5, 2025