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US Officials Must Lift Title 42 Without Further Delay
Today, expulsions under Title 42 were meant to end, yet this inhumane practice continues due to a recent federal court…
May 23, 2022
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Sentence in El Salvador for Obstetric Emergency is a Travesty of Justice
In response to a court ruling in El Salvador that sentenced a woman to 30 years in prison for aggravated…
May 11, 2022
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Prominent Russian Opposition Activist Faces Up to 15 Years in Prison for Sharing Information About the War in Ukraine
Responding to a new criminal investigation launched against Vladimir Kara-Murza, a member of the political opposition and critic of the…
April 22, 2022
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Amnesty International USA Welcomes Uniting for Ukraine But Urges Administration To Do More to Protect Ukrainians and All People Fleeing Conflict
Amnesty International USA welcomes the Biden administration’s initial efforts to welcome Ukrainians through a special parole program, and we urge…
April 21, 2022
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Release Russian Journalists Detained Over Critical Coverage of Ukraine Invasion
Responding to the news that Russian authorities have detained an editor-in-chief and a founder of local newspaper from the Russian…
April 14, 2022
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Uyghur Child Among Four ‘Booked for Deportation’ from Saudi Arabia to China Tonight
Amnesty International has received credible information that Buheliqiemu Abula and her teenage daughter, 13, were made to take tests for…
April 13, 2022
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New Evidence of Abuses in Poland &038; Belarus Highlights ‘Hypocrisy’ of Unequal Treatment of Asylum-Seekers
The Polish authorities have arbitrarily detained nearly two thousand asylum-seekers who crossed into the country from Belarus in 2021, and…
April 10, 2022
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Uyghur Girl, 13, Among Four ‘Facing Deportation’ and Torture in China
Saudi authorities must immediately release four Uyghurs – including a 13-year-old girl and her mother – who are at grave…
April 4, 2022
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Biden Administration Ends Title 42, but People Seeking Safety Need More
Responding to today’s announcement on the termination of Title 42 Expulsions, Amy Fischer, Americas Advocacy Director at Amnesty International USA…
April 1, 2022
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State-Financed Militia Must Be Held to Account for Extrajudicial Execution in Misratah, Libya
A shocking video depicting an extrajudicial execution by the Joint Operations Force (JOF), a state-financed militia also known as al-Moshtaraka,…
March 31, 2022
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Federal Appeals Court in Denver Rules Transgender Woman from Honduras Should Have Been Granted Asylum Based on Extensive Evidence of Violence Against Transgender Individuals
A federal appeals court ruled yesterday that Kelly Gonzalez Aguilar, a transgender woman, should have been granted asylum based on…
March 30, 2022
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Russian Authorities Launch Witch-Hunt to Catch Anyone Sharing Anti-War Views
The Russian authorities have launched a witch-hunt by effectively weaponizing the country’s criminal justice system to prosecute anti-war protesters and…
March 30, 2022