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Amnesty International USA Stands With Santa Clarita Community in School Shooting, Calls for Meaningful Gun Violence Prevention

Responding to reports of a school shooting today in California, Ernest Coverson, campaign manager for the End Gun Violence Campaign at…

November 14, 2019

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Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Will Examine Gun Violence in the U.S.

Amnesty International USA announced today that the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) will be conducting a hearing on November…

November 4, 2019

A Lebanese protester wrapped in his national flag stands in front of the government headquarters (the Grand Serail) in the capital Beirut's downtown district on October 31, 2019. - President Michel Aoun said the country's next cabinet should include ministers picked on skills, not political affiliation, seemingly endorsing a demand by a two-week-old protest movement for a technocratic government. (Photo by Patrick BAZ / AFP) (Photo by PATRICK BAZ/AFP via Getty Images)

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Investigate Excessive Use of Force Including Use of Live Ammunition to Disperse Protests in Lebanon

The Lebanese army used excessive force, including live fire, to disperse protests in northern Lebanon, seriously injuring at least two…

November 1, 2019

HONG KONG - SEPTEMBER 29: Pro-democracy demonstrators run for cover as police officer shoot rubber bullets and tear gas at them as they protest in defiance of the upcoming China's national day, in the Wan Chai area of Hong Kong, on Sept. 29, 2019. Despite Chief Executive Carrie Lams bowing to the demonstrators key demand withdrawal of a controversial extradition bill, pro-democracy demonstrators are now calling for Lam to immediately meet the rest of their demands. This includes an independent inquiry into polices use of force, amnesty for those arrested, a halt on the use of the word Riot when describing the rallies, and lastly, calls for universal suffrage for the people of Hong Kong. Protesters launch several protests in different areas of Hong Kong, causing cause to grip the city, leading up to Chinas National Day this week. (Photo by Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

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Shooting of Protester in Hong Kong Must Be Investigated Amid Alarming Escalation of Police Use of Force

“The shooting of a protester marks an alarming development in the Hong Kong police’s response to protests. The Hong Kong authorities…

October 1, 2019

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Media Advisory: End Gun Violence Rally Features Pelosi, Schumer, Activists From Around the Country

Gun violence has become so prevalent in the United States that it amounts to a human rights crisis. The week…

September 25, 2019

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Statement for House Judiciary Committee Hearing on Protecting America from Assault Weapons

Statement for the Record from Amnesty International USA House Committee on the Judiciary Hearing On Protecting America from Assault Weapons…

September 24, 2019

People attend a memorial Mass to mark the one-year death anniversary of slain councilwoman Marielle Franco, at the Candelaria Catholic Church in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, March 14, 2019. Authorities arrested two former police officers Tuesday in the killing of Franco and her driver Anderson Gomes, a brazen assassination that shocked Brazilians and sparked protests in several countries. (Photo by Fabio Vieira/FotoRua/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

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18 Months On, Brazilian Authorities Must Not Let Marielle Franco Killing Remain Unsolved

Six months after authorities in Rio de Janeiro arrested two men accused of killing Marielle Franco and her driver, Anderson…

September 11, 2019

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Congress Must Pass the Keep Americans Safe Act, the Disarm Hate Act, and the Extreme Risk Protection Act

In advance of this week’s markup of several critical gun violence prevention bills by the House Judiciary Committee, Amnesty International…

September 10, 2019

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Statement in support of the Keep Americans Safe Act, the Disarm Hate Act and the Extreme Risk Protection Act

September 9, 2019 The Honorable Jerry Nadler                          …

September 9, 2019

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Another Weekend, Another Carnage That Could Have Been Prevented

Responding to shootings in Midland and in Odessa, Texas tonight, Ernest Coverson the campaign manager of Amnesty International USA End…

August 31, 2019

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LETTER TO HOUSE LEADERSHIP CALLING FOR ER SESSION ON GUN VIOLENCE (AUGUST 15 2019)

    August 15, 2019 The Honorable Nancy Pelosi                      …

August 15, 2019

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Congress Must Immediately Address Gun Violence in the U.S.

Amnesty International USA today made an announcement calling for Congress to cut short its August recess and call an emergency…

August 9, 2019