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Statement on Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on Gun Violence
Following the Senate Judiciary Committee’s hearing on gun violence, Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) released the following statement from End Gun Violence Manager Ernest Coverson. The hearing comes one day after…
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Statement from Amnesty International USA For the House Africa Subcommittee Hearing Update on COVID-19 in Africa
Statement from Amnesty International USA highlights multiple crises being exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa and why addressing all of them: the economic, political and social human rights and…
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Amnesty International USA joins NGO coalition call for Biden Administration to incorporate college- and university-based sponsorship initiatives as a critical component of expanding opportunities for U.S. institutions to sponsor refugees formally
Amnesty International and NGO coalition call for Biden Administration to incorporate college- and university-based sponsorship initiatives as a critical component of expanding opportunities for U.S. institutions to sponsor refugees formally.…
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Majority of U.S. Adults Support Government Action to Require COVID-19 Vaccine Manufacturers Share Formulas, Forego Patents to Hasten Deployment of Vaccines Globally
Almost seven in ten U.S. adults (69%) think governments should ensure vaccine science and know-how is shared with qualified manufacturers, alongside adequately compensating the vaccine developers, rather than remaining the…
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Celebrating Paul O’Brien’s Appointment As New Executive Director and a New Chapter for the Human Rights Organization in the United States
Today, Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) announced the appointment of Paul O’Brien as its new Executive Director, following an extensive global search that led the Board of Directors to unanimously pick…
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Amnesty International USA and Hundreds of US Civil Society Organizations Urge Pres. Biden to Support COVID-19 WTO Waiver to Boost Vaccines, Treatments Worldwide
Amnesty International joined 400 civil society groups to urge the White House support an emergency COVID-19 waiver of World Trade Organization (WTO) intellectual property rules, so that greater supplies of…
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As Biden Ends Support to Conflict in Yemen, Arms Flows Must Also be Stopped
Responding an announcement today from the Biden administration that the United States will cease support to the Saudi/UAE-led coalition engaged in Yemen, Philippe Nassif, the advocacy director for the Middle…
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UN Security Council Must Act Urgently, Hold Military Accountable in Myanmar
Ahead of the UN Security Council’s emergency closed meeting on Myanmar today, Amnesty International’s Deputy Director of Advocacy Sherine Tadros said:Â
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Amnesty International USA Welcomes Rejoining of World Health Organization and Urges Biden Administration to Prioritize COVID-19 Vaccines for Those Most at Risk, Across the World
Responding to Executive Order XX, ceasing withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO) and signed today by President Joe Biden, Interim Executive Director of Amnesty International USA Bob Goodfellow said:Â
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Amnesty International USA Board urges USG leadership on Tigray Crisis in Ethiopia
The Board of Amnesty International USA has written to the Trump administration and to the incoming Biden administration to urge the United States to prioritize political and diplomatic efforts to…