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House Foreign Affairs Committee – “Statement for the Record” on rights of Afghanistan’s women, human rights defenders (HRDs), and internally displaced persons (IDPs)
On May 18, 2021, Amnesty International USA’s advocacy director for Europe and Central Asia, Daniel Balson, submitted the following statement…
May 18, 2021













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Amnesty International USA urges a vote “YES” for the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act (H.R.1843)
On May 18, 2021, Amnesty International USA wrote to members of the House of Representatives to urge them to vote…
May 18, 2021













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Amnesty International urges Vice President Harris to raise human rights concerns on upcoming trip to Guatemala and Mexico
On May 17, 2021, Amnesty International USA wrote to Vice President Kamala Harris urging her to raise human rights concerns…
May 17, 2021













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Amnesty International USA Statement for Senate Hearing on DHS Actions to Address Unaccompanied Minors at the Southern Border
On May 13, 2021 Amnesty International USA submitted a statement for the record ahead of a Senate Committee on Homeland…
May 12, 2021













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Amnesty Calls for Co-sponsors of Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act and Freedom for Families Act
On May 4, 2021, Amnesty International USA wrote to members of Congress urging them to co-sponsor the recently introduced Freedom…
May 4, 2021













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AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL USA, CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS CALL ON BIDEN ADMINISTRATION TO BAN LANDMINES AND ACCEDE TO THE 1997 MINE BAN TEATY
Amnesty International USA joined the U.S. Campaign to Ban Landmines – U.S. Cluster Munition Coalition (USCBL-USCMC) in a letter to…
April 28, 2021













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Amnesty International USA Statement for Hearing on the Southwest Border
On April 27, 2021 Amnesty International USA submitted a written statement ahead of a Senate Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs…
April 27, 2021













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Amnesty International USA Statement for Hearing on Unaccompanied Children at Border
On April 26, 2021, Amnesty International USA issued a statement for the record ahead of a House Subcommittee on Border…
April 26, 2021













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Amnesty International Calls on Biden Administration to End “China Initiative”
On April 21, 2021, Amnesty International USA wrote a letter urging the White House to combat racial profiling within the…
April 21, 2021













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Amnesty International USA urges a vote “YES” for H.R. 1333, the National Origin-Based Antidiscrimination for Nonimmigrants (NO BAN) Act and H.R. 1573, the Access to Counsel Act
On April 20, 2021, Amnesty International USA sent a letter to members of the House of Representatives urging them to…
April 20, 2021













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Amnesty International USA Letter on ICE Enforcement Priorities
On April 20, 2021, Amnesty International USA wrote to Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas urging him to revise the…
April 20, 2021