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8 Wins Against Gender-based Discrimination, Violence and Injustice

Ensuring access to justice for all women is more important than ever. Read these 8 wins from Amnesty International’s campaigns…

March 9, 2026

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Dominican Republic: The Facts Debunk the Myth - Migrants Do Not Overburden the Health System

Dominican hospitals should be places of care and protection, not spaces of fear and surveillance.

November 18, 2025

A man pushes against the tall iron bars that form the border wall between the US and Mexico at Tijuana. The ground is sandy, and there is blue sky and clouds on the US side seen through the bars as well as curled barbed wire on the US side. The bars on the Mexican side have been painted with colorful words and pictures.

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On World Refugee Day, States Throughout the Americas Must Uphold the Right to Seek Asylum

On World Refugee Day, we are witnessing a devastating erosion of the rights of people seeking safety and asylum protections…

June 20, 2025

Women and children walk down a dirt path between a row of domed tents covered in plastic and canvas that stretches far into the distance under a midday sun.
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Amnesty International Warns of Devastating Consequences as Abrupt U.S. Foreign Aid Cuts Threaten Human Rights Globally

The Trump administration’s abrupt, chaotic and sweeping suspension of U.S. foreign aid is placing millions of lives and human rights…

May 29, 2025

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Dominican Republic: The Fight Against Racism Must be Respected and Protected by the Authorities

The Dominican authorities must end the anti-human rights discourse, practices, policies and decisions that sustain structural racism and have created…

March 22, 2025

LA PAZ, BOLIVIA - NOVEMBER 21: Police officers spray tear gas as a group of people carry a coffin of one of the victims killed during clashes with police at the Senkata fuel plant, during a funeral procession as demonstrators slash with the police on November 21, 2019 in La Paz, Bolivia. Police and military forces on Tuesday escorted gasoline tankers from a major fuel plant of YPFB in Senkata that had been blockaded for five days by Evo Morales' backers and at least eight people were reported killed during the operation. Opposition accuses Evo Morales of instigating and planning blockades of food and fuel. Street violence has killed 32 people since a disputed October 20 vote.
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In the Wake of Secretary Rubio’s First International Trip, U.S. - Latin America Relations Must Center Human Rights

Amnesty International urges Secretary of State Marco Rubio to reset the relationship between the US and Latin America during his…

January 31, 2025

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Dominican Republic: President Luis Abinader's Second Mandate Must Prioritize Respect for Human Rights and Put an End to Racist Migration Policies

Amnesty International verified videos in which persons of alleged Haitian nationality are detained by the Dominican Republic's government.

August 28, 2024

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Governments and Police Must Stop Using COVID-19 Pandemic as Pretext for Abuse

Abusive policing and excessive reliance on law enforcement to implement COVID-19 response measures have violated human rights and in some instances…

December 16, 2020

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If they can have her, why can’t we?

Police in the Dominican Republic routinely rape, beat, humiliate and verbally abuse women sex workers to exert social control over…

March 28, 2019

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Reckless deportations from Dominican Republican leaving thousands in limbo in Haiti

The Dominican Republic has unlawfully expelled hundreds of Dominicans to Haiti who have been caught in the middle of a…

June 13, 2016

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Where are We Going to Live?: Migration and Statelessness in Haiti and the Dominican Republic

The Dominican Republic has unlawfully expelled hundreds of Dominicans to Haiti who have been caught in the middle of a…

June 13, 2016

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Amnesty International’s Annual State of the World Report Slams Governments, Including the U.S., for Global Assault on Freedoms

On the launch of its 2015 State of the World report, Amnesty International USA urged President Obama to use his…

February 22, 2016