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23 November 2024, Azerbaijan, Baku: Climate activists demonstrate on the grounds of the UN climate summit COP29. Photo: Torsten Holtz/dpa (Photo by Torsten Holtz/picture alliance via Getty Images)
(Torsten Holtz/picture alliance via Getty Images)

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On Human Rights, COP29 was Doomed from the Start

Without adequate protections for civil society organizations and human rights defenders at COP29, key voices were left out of the…

December 12, 2024

Haitian women protestors
(Reginald LOUISSAINT JR/AFP)

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Honoring Haitian Women Challenging Injustice and Ushering in Change in Haiti and Beyond

In the middle of the 16 days of activism against gender violence, we honor the defense done by women in…

December 10, 2024

Activist Kyung Seok Park
(Amnesty International)

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“If Society is to Change, People with Disabilities Must be Included in the Fight”

In honor of International Day of Persons with Disabilities, we want to highlight disability rights activist Kyung Seok Park, who…

December 3, 2024

Rita Karasartova, an Amnesty International Write for Right 2023 figure, was facing 15 years in prison in Kyrgyzstan for peacefully protesting. She was acquitted in June.
Rita Karasartova was facing 15 years in prison in Kyrgyzstan for peacefully protesting. She was acquitted in June. (Private photo)

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Amnesty International’s Human Rights Wins of 2024

In honor of World Human Rights Day on December 10, we want to highlight some 2024 victories you helped make…

December 3, 2024

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Giving Thanks and Looking Ahead to 2025

Amnesty International USA Executive Director Paul O’Brien thanks our supporters across our powerful movement and looks forward to working together…

November 25, 2024

Global Climate Strike in Kyiv
(Sasha Kovalenko/Amnesty International Ukraine )

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Hope for Humanity: 2024 Year in Review

Amnesty International USA invites you to read our 2024 Hope for Humanity piece, which highlights the incredible impact that you…

November 7, 2024

Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto presides over the swearing-in ceremony of his cabinet ministers at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta on October 21, 2024. Newly inaugurated Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto on October 21 swore in his new cabinet, which includes key members of his predecessor's team and suggests he will continue his main policies, analysts said.
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In Indonesia, Prabowo’s Dark Past Casts a Pall Over His Presidency

With the repressive legal landscape quickly becoming entrenched in Indonesia, Prabowo will have even more extensive powers to repress dissent.

November 7, 2024

Diplomats take part in the 31st ASEAN Regional Forum at the 57th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Vientiane on July 27, 2024. (Photo by Sai Aung MAIN / AFP) (Photo by SAI AUNG MAIN/AFP via Getty Images)
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The Future of the U.S.-ASEAN Relationship

The United States should collaborate thoughtfully and strategically with ASEAN to address the complex human rights crises in the region.

October 31, 2024

US President Joe Biden speaks with Angolan President Joao Lourenco during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on November 30, 2023. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP) (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)
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Amnesty Writes to Presidents Biden and Lourenço to Advocate for Human Rights in Angola Visit

Ahead of President Biden’s December trip to Angola, Amnesty wrote to both President Biden and President Lourenço with human rights…

October 30, 2024

Tarah Demant in front of Capitol
(Amnesty International USA)

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The U.S. Is Facing a Human Rights Crisis When It Comes to Abortion. Voters Can Help 

The current landscape pregnant people face in the U.S. is nothing short of a human rights crisis.

October 29, 2024

Gynecologist with digital tablet feeling belly of pregnant patient
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Maternal Mortality is a Racial Justice Issue

The maternal mortality rate for Black and brown women is not just a healthcare issue; it’s a matter of racial…

October 25, 2024

CORRECTION / Palestinians inspect the damage after an Israeli airstrike the previous night in Beit Lahia, in the northern Gaza Strip on October 20, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas militant group. (Photo by Islam AHMED / AFP) /
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Senators: Vote Yes to Block Weapons Sales to the Israeli Government

Amnesty calls on all Senators to cosponsor and vote YES on the Joint Resolutions of Disapproval regarding weapons sales to…

October 25, 2024