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Partner Letter Calls for Congressional Action on Sudan

Amnesty International USA and 20+ partners wrote to Senate Foreign Relations Committee and House Foreign Affairs Committee leadership calling for Congress to take action on Sudan. [pdf-embedder url=”https://www.amnestyusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Sudan-letter-to-Congress-SFRC.pdf” title=”Sudan letter…

May 11, 2023

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Letter of Priorities to Incoming US Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Amnesty International USA writes to Ambassador Tamlyn upon her confirmation as the next US Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo. [pdf-embedder url=”https://www.amnestyusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Amnesty-Letter-to-US-Ambassador-to-DRC-on-appointment-.pdf” title=”Amnesty Letter to US Ambassador to DRC…

December 22, 2022

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Human Rights on Capitol Hill – December 2022 Newsletter

On December 6, Amnesty International released a report chronicling the disproportionate risks faced by older civilians in Ukraine in the aftermath of the Russian invasion.

December 12, 2022
An older woman with a disability being evacuated in Kharkiv region, Ukraine. October 2022. To accompany Amnesty Internationals report: ‘I used to have a home’: Older people’s experience of war, displacement, and access to housing in Ukraine, that documents how older people in Ukraine have been disproportionately impacted by death and injury during Russia’s invasion. The report details that older people often remain in dangerous housing or are unable to flee conflict-affected areas. Those who do flee often cannot afford to cover rental costs, and shelters cannot provide appropriate care for older people with disabilities, forcing thousands into overstretched state institutions. A total of 226 people were interviewed for this report, including during in-person visits to seven state institutions during a four-week trip to Ukraine in June and July 2022.

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Human Rights on Capitol Hill – September 2022 Newsletter

As part of its “global war on terror” the U.S. government has been using lethal force, including drone strikes, to target suspected members of armed groups around the world.

September 13, 2022
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN — AUGUST 30, 2021: A relative throws himself and weeps over the casket of Farzad, 12, who was killed by U.S. drone airstrikes, according to the family, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Aug. 30, 2021.