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Amnesty International USA Responds to Reports that Trump Administration Planning to Change U.S. Landmine Policy

Amnesty International USA is appalled by the reports that the Trump administration is planning to allow the production and use...

Op-ed: Rohingya refugee children in Bangladesh have a right to an education

Last week, in the lead up to the International Day of Education, Amnesty International once again pressed the government of...

New generation of young activists lead fight against worsening repression in Asia

New report reviews human rights in 25 Asian and Pacific states and territories during 2019 Young protesters take to streets...

Bangladesh: Rohingya children get access to education

The Bangladesh government has announced it will offer schooling and skills training opportunities to Rohingya refugee children, two and a...

USA/Israel and OPT: Dismal ‘peace deal’ would exacerbate violations, enshrine impunity

The Trump administration’s dismal package of proposals to violate international law and further strip Palestinians of their rights is a...

Turkey: Release Osman Kavala and 15 others from prison and drop spurious charges

Amnesty spokespeople in court and available for interview Ahead of tomorrow’s third hearing in the trial of civil society leader...

Anniversary of the implementation of so-called ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy marks rampant rights abuses

Wednesday, January 29 marks one year since the Trump administration implemented an unprecedented program disingenuously titled the Migrant Protection Protocols...

Davos: Climate emergency must come top of the agenda

Decision makers attending the World Economic Forum in Davos this week must transform our economic system away from fossil fuels...

UN landmark case for people displaced by climate change

In a ground-breaking asylum case, a UN human rights body has ruled that governments must take into account the human...

USA: Architects of CIA torture program to testify at Guantanamo for first time

• Amnesty International expert attending hearing and available for interviews The two psychologists responsible for designing and implementing the CIA’s...

Myanmar: First state visit in almost 20 years highlights China’s role in human rights crisis

Ahead of President Xi Jinping’s two-day state visit to Myanmar, which begins on Friday 17 January 2020, Amnesty International’s Regional...

Lebanon: Arbitrary arrests and beatings of protesters must immediately end

The Lebanese Internal Security Forces, including anti-riot police, used excessive and unlawful force against protesters on the nights of 14...

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