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Daunte Wright’s Death Again Shows Need to Address Failures of Policing

Responding to the April 11 fatal shooting of Daunte Wright by a police officer in Minnesota, Kristina Roth, Senior Advocate...

Georgia shooting yet another cry for US government action to end gun violence, confront misogyny, and denounce anti-AAPI hate

Following reports indicating that shootings left eight people dead in the Atlanta area, most of them Asian-American and women, Amnesty...

Amnesty International USA Responds to Andrea Sahouri Being Found Not Guilty

Today, a jury in Polk City Iowa found Des Moines Register journalist Andrea Sahouri, who was arrested at a Black...

The Mauritanian and the renewed push to Close Guantánamo

“I am an example because the government’s suspicion that I was a criminal was totally and one hundred percent wrong....

Amnesty International joins civil liberties groups to ask Biden to drop case against Julian Assange

Ahead of tomorrow’s deadline for the US to submit their appeal against the UK decision not to extradite Julian Assange,...

As Biden Ends Support to Conflict in Yemen, Arms Flows Must Also be Stopped

Responding to an announcement today from the Biden administration that the United States will cease support to the Saudi/UAE-led coalition...

Mayors and Governors Must Protect People from Armed Groups, Denounce White Supremacy

In response to the events of last week and in anticipation of more gatherings by white supremacists ahead of the...

USA: New Amnesty International Report Details Ongoing Human Rights Violations at Guantánamo Bay Detention Facility

Amnesty International has released a new report highlighting ongoing and historic human rights violations at the Guantánamo Bay detention facility,...

USA: President Trump Incites Violence

In his speech, subsequent audio recording and tweets, President Trump continued to incite his supporters —leading to thousands storming and...

Federal Executions in the United States Buckle Global Progress on Abolition

Ahead of the first of three federal executions scheduled to take place in 2021, with Lisa Montgomery facing execution on...

Trump Administration’s Refusal to Cooperate with President-Elect Biden is Worsening COVID-19 Human Rights Crisis

As the U.S. tops 250,000 deaths from COVID-19 today and President Trump continues to reject cooperation with President-Elect Biden’s team...

USA: President-Elect Joe Biden Must Make Human Rights a Priority

Following reports that Joe Biden will become the 46th president of the United States of America, Amnesty International USA’s Interim...

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