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USA: Government must stop illegal pushbacks of asylum seekers to Mexico

The US government must immediately halt its illegal pushbacks of thousands of asylum seekers at the border with Mexico and...

Independent UN Investigation Only Path to Accountability for Khashoggi Killing

While Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced that 16 Saudis would be barred form entering the United States in response...

USA: Congress Must Reject Inhumane DHS Policy Proposals

Responding to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen’s letter to Congress, Charanya Krishnaswami, Americas Advocacy Director at Amnesty International...

Trump Administration Attempts to Thwart International Criminal Court Investigators

Responding to reports that the U.S. will restrict visas for International Criminal Court personnel looking into the U.S. military personnel...

California Governor Signs Moratorium on Executions

Today the California Gov. Gavin Newsome signed an executive order placing a moratorium on executions. The order will affect over...

TRUMP ADMINISTRATION MAKES SHAMEFUL DECISION TO SHROUD CIVILIAN CASUALTIES IN SECRECY

Reacting to news that the Trump administration has revoked a part of an Obama executive order requiring reporting on civilian...

Expansion of Remain in Mexico Plan Could Put Lives at Risk

WASHINGTON, DC – Reports indicate that the Remain in Mexico plan, also known as Migrant Protection Protocols, will soon be...

Hanoi Summit Cannot Gloss Over Human Rights Atrocities in North Korea 

WASHINGTON – As US President Donald Trump is scheduled to meet with his North Korean counterpart Kim Jong-un at a...

Trump-led US is not ‘safe’ for refugees

By Alex Neve, Secretary General of Amnesty International Canada The heartbreaking absurdity of the fact that Canada continues to maintain...

Amnesty International USA Response to 2019 State of the Union

The following can be attributed to Joanne Lin, national director of advocacy and government relations at Amnesty International USA: “Tonight’s...

Amnesty International and National Immigrant Justice Center Send Senior Leadership Delegation to US-Mexico Border

WASHINGTON, DC – Amnesty International and the National Immigrant Justice Center are sending an international delegation of senior leadership to...

Amnesty USA reaction to government report on family separations

In response to a report from the Health and Human Services (HHS) inspector general’s office confirming that thousands more families...

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