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Amnesty Calls for VC Firms to Conduct Human Rights Due Diligence on Investments from Saudi Public Investment Fund
Amnesty International reiterated its call for leading venture capital firms to respect human rights and conduct human rights due diligence on their investments and investors
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53 Groups Urge Passage of Senate 502B Resolution on Saudi Arabia
Civil society reporting and successive State Department Country Reports on Human Rights Practices mandated under Section 502B have recorded widespread human rights abuses by the government of Saudi Arabia.
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State Department Reports Perpetuate Double Standards
Amnesty react to the release of the State Department’s annual human rights reports today.
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Taliban’s ongoing ‘relentless abuses’ must be addressed at UN Human Rights Council
Amnesty International is urging UN member states to act towards ending impunity and ensuring justice for victims of Taliban abuses.
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Amnesty International deploys crisis response team to investigate serious human rights violations
After closely monitoring the situation in Peru, Amnesty International has deployed a specialized crisis response team to investigate serious human rights violations and possible crimes under international law committed in…
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Meta Must Guard Against Human Rights Risks After Lifting Bans On Trump’s Facebook And Instagram Accounts
Under the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, all companies have a responsibility to respect human rights. This means that social media companies, including Meta, cannot allow advocacy…
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Amnesty International USA Statement on Twitter’s Human Rights, Ethics Layoffs
The Director of Amnesty International USA’s Silicon Valley Initiative, Michael Kleinman, issued the following statement in response to reports of layoffs at Twitter:
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US Supreme Court Ruling on NY Gun Law Further Erodes Human Rights
Just a few weeks ago, in Buffalo, NY, an armed 18-year-old entered a grocery store in a predominantly Black community and killed 10 people, injuring many more. In Uvalde, TX,…
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Amnesty International USA Statement on Twitter’s Commitment to Protecting Human Rights
Responding to today's news that Elon Musk has reached a deal to acquire Twitter, Michael Kleinman, Director of Technology and Human Rights at Amnesty International USA, said:
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Taliban’s Backtrack on School Re-Opening for Girls Irreversibly Impacts Their Future
Schoolgirls in Afghanistan told Amnesty International that the Taliban’s backtrack on reopening schools for girls has left them “shattered” and “traumatized.”