Press Release
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
Press Release
The U.S. Must Respect, Protect, and Fulfill the Human Right to Education
The Trump Administration's drastic cuts to the Department of Education will harm students across the U.S.
March 11, 2025
Press Release
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
Press Release
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
Press Release
Congress Urged to Pass Joint Resolutions of Disapproval and End Arms Transfers to Government of Israel
Amnesty International USA welcomed the introduction of four Joint Resolutions of Disapproval (JRDs) that would block the sale of more…
March 4, 2025
Report
A Rights-Based Approach to U.S.-Haiti Policy: Centering Haitian Voices in a Haiti-led Solution
A human rights-based approach to U.S.-Haiti policy means that Haitian civil society executes its agency and is consulted for policymaking…
March 3, 2025
Press Release
Commuting Death Sentence Is Step Toward Justice for Rocky Myers
We celebrate this news. After over 30 years on death row, this moment could not come any sooner.
February 28, 2025
Press Release
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
Analysis: U.S.-Drafted UN Resolutions Will Harm Both Human Rights and Peace in Ukraine
The U.S. sided with Russia and against its allies by issuing competing UN General Assembly and Security Council resolutions marking…
February 26, 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
Report
Lives in Limbo: Devastating Impacts of Trump’s Migration and Asylum Policies
This Amnesty International briefing focuses on the end of applying for asylum at the US-Mexico border and the situation of…
February 20, 2025
Press Release
Amnesty International Welcomes Release of Leonard Peltier
This is the right thing to do given the serious and ongoing human rights concerns about the fairness of his…
February 18, 2025