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Amnesty International USA Announces the 2024 winners of Ginetta Sagan Award

We celebrate Daniela Ancira Ruiz and Teresa Njoroge, both of whom work to defend the human rights of women who…

November 1, 2024

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Universities Should Protect Students’ Right to Protest: End Crackdown on Peaceful Protests

Universities are responsible for protecting both physical safety and free expression on campus.

October 31, 2024

US President Joe Biden speaks with Angolan President Joao Lourenco during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on November 30, 2023. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP) (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)
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Amnesty Writes to Presidents Biden and Lourenço to Advocate for Human Rights in Angola Visit

Ahead of President Biden’s December trip to Angola, Amnesty wrote to both President Biden and President Lourenço with human rights…

October 30, 2024

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The U.S. Is Facing a Human Rights Crisis When It Comes to Abortion. Voters Can Help

The current landscape pregnant people face in the U.S. is nothing short of a human rights crisis.

October 29, 2024

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Maternal Mortality is a Racial Justice Issue

The maternal mortality rate for Black and brown women is not just a healthcare issue; it’s a matter of racial…

October 25, 2024

CORRECTION / Palestinians inspect the damage after an Israeli airstrike the previous night in Beit Lahia, in the northern Gaza Strip on October 20, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas militant group. (Photo by Islam AHMED / AFP) /
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Senators: Vote Yes to Block Weapons Sales to the Israeli Government

Amnesty calls on all Senators to cosponsor and vote YES on the Joint Resolutions of Disapproval regarding weapons sales to…

October 25, 2024

A general view of flags of (From L to R) South Africa, Brazil, Russia, India and China during the 2023 BRICS Summit at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg on August 24, 2023. (Photo by Michele Spatari / AFP) (Photo by MICHELE SPATARI/AFP via Getty Images)
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With the Rise of BRICS, the U.S. Needs a Human Rights Strategy

The U.S. should develop a BRICS strategy recognizing the diverse reasons other countries want to join while centering human rights.

October 23, 2024

People vote in the Super Tuesday primary at Centreville High School March 1, 2016, in Centreville, Virginia. Voters in a dozen states will take part in
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The World is Watching to See Who Americans Elect in November

The 2024 U.S. elections will be critical for human rights, both at home and around the world. So, vote like…

October 11, 2024

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Abortion Access is on the Ballot in Arizona!

Arizona voters can decide whether to restore and protect the right to access abortion care, free from government interference this…

September 20, 2024

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U.S. Machinery of Death Plows Forward, Violates Human Rights

No government should give itself the power to execute people. It is past time for the U.S. to align with…

September 18, 2024

People gather to protest against Hong Kong's new national security law outside the Chinese consulate in Los Angeles on March 23, 2024. Hong Kong's new national security law came into force on March 23, putting into immediate effect tough penalties of up to life imprisonment for crimes including treason and insurrection. The law -- commonly referred to as Article 23 -- will target five categories of national security crimes, and was swiftly passed by Hong Kong's opposition-free legislature on Tuesday. (Photo by Frederic J. BROWN / AFP) (Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images)
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U.S. Encourages Companies to Undertake Heightened Human Rights Due Diligence Under Increasingly Repressive Rule in Hong Kong

The U.S. continues to call for Chinese authorities to “respect Hong Kong’s promised high degree of autonomy,”

September 12, 2024

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No Justice Delivered 23 Years After 9/11 Attacks

23 years after these horrific attacks the survivors and victims’ families have yet to see any justice or accountability for…

September 9, 2024