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Amnesty International USA Response to President Trump’s Speech at the UN General Assembly

In his address to global leaders, President Trump doubled down on anti-immigrant attacks, boasted about extrajudicial killings, and denied validity…

September 23, 2025

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Amnesty International USA Raises Alarm at Freedom of Expression Crisis in the U.S.

we are deeply concerned about the worsening attacks on freedom of expression by the Trump administration and the outrageous retaliations…

September 19, 2025

Protesters gather at Ervan Chew Park in Houston, Texas, on June 8, 2025, for a demonstration against Trump immigration policies and mass deportations.
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Third-Country Deportations: Another Cruel Piece of President Trump’s Anti-Immigrant Agenda

Third-country deportations reflect a disregard for immigrant lives and a calculated effort to dismantle the right to seek asylum.

September 18, 2025

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Human Rights Crisis in the U.S.: Armed and Unchecked

President Trump has directed the U.S. military to carry out unlawful actions that violate human rights, for no purpose other…

September 16, 2025

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UN General Assembly 2025: Multilateralism Based on Human Rights Needed More than Ever

September 15, 2025

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Human Rights Crisis in the U.S.: A New Chapter

We in the U.S. are witnessing a dangerous, full-scale embrace of authoritarian practices, including efforts to intimidate, silence and punish…

September 9, 2025

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Amnesty International Statement on Ruling to Allow Alligator Alcatraz to Stay Open

We will not stop fighting until the mass detention and deportation machine is dismantled, and immigrants  are treated with dignity…

September 5, 2025

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Opening ICE Facility at Louisiana State Penitentiary Latest Expansion of President Trump’s Anti-Immigrant Agenda

Angola prison, a notorious facility built on a former plantation used to enslave people, is steeped in a legacy of…

September 4, 2025

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Reported U.S. Strike in the Caribbean Sea Would Violate International Human Rights Law

We call for a prompt, thorough, independent, impartial and transparent investigation into this strike.

September 3, 2025

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 25: National Guard Members patrol 14th Street, working alongside Washington DC Metro police and the FBI on August 25, 2025 in Washington, DC. An increased presence of law enforcement has been seen throughout the nation's capital since U.S. President Donald Trump ordered in federal officers and the U.S. National Guard.
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The Racist Subtext of Trump’s Militarized Policing Strategy

How President Trump's deployment of federal troops to Washington, D.C. in August 2025 was the latest expression of a longstanding…

August 28, 2025

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USA/Global: Tech Made by Palantir and Babel Street Pose Surveillance Threats to Pro-Palestine Student Protestors & Migrants

The U.S. government is deploying invasive AI-powered technologies within a context of a mass deportation agenda and crackdown on pro-Palestine…

August 20, 2025

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U.S. State Department's Human Rights Report Puts Politics Above Human Rights

With the release of the U.S. State Department’s human rights report, it is clear that the Trump Administration has engaged…

August 12, 2025