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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…
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…
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…
December 12, 2022
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Amnesty Statement for the Record: HFAC Russia War Crimes Hearing
On September 21, 2022, the Europe, Energy, the Environment and Cyber subcommittee of the House Foreign Affairs Committee held…
September 21, 2022
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Amnesty USA and Amnesty South Africa Make Human Rights Asks Ahead of White House Visit
Amnesty International has urged South African President Ramaphosa and United States President Biden to discuss human rights issues facing both…
September 14, 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…
September 13, 2022
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Amnesty International USA Advocacy Asks for New US Special Horn Envoy
On July 15, 2022 Amnesty International USA wrote to Ambassador Hammer with our advocacy asks as he starts his new…
July 15, 2022
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Human Rights on Capitol Hill – June 2022 Newsletter
As the tragedies in Ulvade, Texas and Buffalo, New York and too many other communities underscore, gun violence in the United States is a…
June 16, 2022
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Human Rights on Capitol Hill – May 2022 Newsletter
Responding to the draft ruling leaked to Politico that shows the Supreme Court has voted to overturn abortion rights, Amnesty International USA said:…
May 16, 2022
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LETTER: AMNESTY AND PARTNERS PRESS CONGRESS FOR COVID SUPPORT AHEAD OF HOUSE FOREIGN AFFAIRS HEARING ON COVID IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
Ahead of the March 31, House Foreign Affairs Hearing on COVID in Sub-Saharan Africa, AIUSA and partners sent a letter…
April 26, 2022
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Human Rights on Capitol Hill – April 2022 Newsletter
Amnesty International released a new on-the-ground investigation on Apr. 1 documenting the Russian military’s wanton disregard for civilian life in…
April 14, 2022
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Human Rights on Capitol Hill – March 2022 Newsletter
This month’s edition of Human Rights on Capitol Hill focuses on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine—a manifest violation of the United…
March 8, 2022