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Trump Administration Shows Disregard for Global Human Rights by Cutting Funds for UNFPA

This is yet another example in the Trump administration’s relentless stream of attacks on global human rights and health. 

May 9, 2025

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Press Freedom Under Threat

On World Press Freedom Day, we shine a light on courageous journalists around the world who risk everything to expose…

May 1, 2025

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U.S. Senate Resolution on El Salvador a Critical Step in Confronting Human Rights Crisis

Congress has a responsibility to ensure that U.S. assistance does not support governments engaged in human rights abuses.

May 1, 2025

US President Donald Trump signs executive orders during the inaugural parade inside Capital One Arena, in Washington, DC, on January 20, 2025. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP) (Photo by ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)
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President Trump’s First 100 Days: Attacks on Human Rights, Cruelty and Chaos

One hundred days into his second term, President Trump has led with cruelty and chaos, creating a human rights emergency…

April 30, 2025

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Chaos & Cruelty: 10 Compounding Assaults on Human Rights - A Review of President Trump’s First 100 Days in Office

In this review of President Trump’s first 100 days, we highlight the impacts of the administration’s actions and how they…

April 29, 2025

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Amnesty International USA and ACLU Work with College and University Students to Help Protect their Campuses from President Trump’s Attack on Human Rights

Students are asking their schools to refuse to collaborate in the Trump administration’s attacks against students.

April 16, 2025

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The Human Cost of the Repressive Cooperation Between the U.S. and El Salvador

This repressive cooperation has now led to the enforced disappearance of more than 200 Venezuelan nationals arbitrarily deported to El…

April 15, 2025

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Ruling that Mahmoud Khalil Can Be Deported Sends Chilling Message, Flies in the Face of Human Rights

This decision sends a painfully chilling message to anyone living in the United States: under the Trump administration, free speech…

April 11, 2025

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Congress Must Pass Joint Resolutions of Disapproval and End Arms Transfers to Government of Israel

Amnesty International USA urged members of Congress today to pass four Joint Resolutions of Disapproval (JRDs) introduced by Senator Bernie…

April 3, 2025

TAPACHULA, MEXICO - JANUARY 27: A woman laments the suspension of procedures at the Mexican refugee commission, following the cancellation of CBP One appointments in the United States, in Tapachula, Mexico, on January 27, 2025. (Photo by Jose Torres/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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A Better Way: Respecting the Human Rights of Immigrants and People Seeking Safety in the United States

We are witnessing cruelty at the border, raids in our communities, mass detention expansion including the detention of families with…

March 31, 2025

DORAL, FL - MAY 22: Pablo Terraza holds a sign reading,
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Federal Judge Orders Immediate Release of Unlawfully Detained Venezuelan Couple

A federal judge ordered the immediate release of a Venezuelan couple who was unlawfully detained by ICE despite having TPS,…

March 28, 2025

SANA'A, YEMEN - MARCH 20: A man and his son inspect a building targeted by the United States aerial attacks on March 20, 2025, in Sana'a, Yemen. US officials have said airstrikes launched against Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis will continue indefinitely, after launching strikes on Saturday which aim to punish the Houthis for their attacks against Red Sea shipping. (Photo by Mohammed Hamoud/Getty Images)
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Signal Chat and U.S. Strikes Against Yemen: Missing from the Conversation is the Obligation to Minimize Civilian Harm

National security and foreign policy circles have been shaken that The Atlantic editor-in-chief was added to a private chat with…

March 28, 2025