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New Report Finds Twitter Continues to Fall Short on Protecting Women Online

Twitter is still not doing enough to protect women and non-binary users from online violence and abuse, new analysis from…

December 7, 2021

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Biden Administration’s Diplomatic Boycott of Winter Olympics a Blow to the Impunity of the Chinese Government

In response to today’s news that U.S. government officials would not attend the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, Joanne Lin, National…

December 6, 2021

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Pfizer Reports Massive Revenues While Hurting the Chances of Millions to Get Vaccinated Against COVID-19

Responding to news that Pfizer reported $14 billion in third-quarter revenue for vaccines and is set to earn $36 billion…

November 2, 2021

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A Critical Opportunity to Ban Killer Robots - While We Still Can

Amnesty International and the Stop Killer Robots campaign today unveiled a social media filter which provides a terrifying glimpse of…

November 1, 2021

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States Must Take Immediate Action and Deliver Surplus COVID-19 Vaccines Now, Not Next Year

In response to today’s Global Covid-19 Summit: Ending the Pandemic and Building Back Better, where US President Biden and EU…

September 22, 2021

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Risky Business: Top 10 Leading Venture Capital Firms Failing in their Responsibility to Respect Human Rights

Almost none of the world’s largest venture capitalist (VC) firms have adequate human rights due diligence policies in place, Amnesty…

July 30, 2021

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Biden Administration’s Approval of Weapons Sale to Israel Will Put Civilians at Greater Risk

Responding to reports that the Biden Administration has approved a $735 million sale in weapons to Israel, Philippe Nassif, the…

May 17, 2021

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Pass PRO Act to Empower Workers, Protect Rights

The United States Senate should pass the Protecting the Right to Organize Act (PRO Act), five human rights and labor…

April 29, 2021

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Amnesty International Welcomes UN Human Rights Council resolution on ensuring fair and universal access to COVID-19 vaccines

Amnesty International UN Human Rights Council resolution as urgent reminder that vaccine access is a basic human right that every…

March 23, 2021

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Statement from Amnesty International USA For the House Africa Subcommittee Hearing Update on COVID-19 in Africa

Statement from Amnesty International USA highlights multiple crises being exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa and why addressing all…

March 18, 2021

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Amnesty International launches A Fair Shot: Universal Access to COVID-19 Vaccines campaign

Amnesty International has launched a new global campaign calling for universal access to vaccines and calling for pharmaceutical companies to…

March 11, 2021

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Majority of U.S. Adults Support Government Action to Require COVID-19 Vaccine Manufacturers Share Formulas, Forego Patents to Hasten Deployment of Vaccines Globally

Almost seven in ten U.S. adults (69%) think governments should ensure vaccine science and know-how is shared with qualified manufacturers,…

March 9, 2021