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We call on FIFA members to ensure the sports body guarantees accountability for human rights.
Since President Trump reopened Dilley detention center in Texas, more than half of the nearly 3,500 people held there have been minors. No child should be held behind bars for being an immigrant. EVER. Take Action: https://bit.ly/45vEKt1
The Niger Delta oil pollution was not simply due to oil theft or sabotage. The real scandal was Shell’s pursuit of profit at the expense of people’s rights. Shell cannot be allowed to take the oil, take the profits and leave the pollution behind.
Since President Trump reopened Dilley detention center in Texas, more than half of the nearly 3,500 people held there have been minors. Read more here: https://bit.ly/45vEKt1
With Netanyahu's visit to the White House today, a reminder: US authorities should respect human rights and the rule of law. PM Netanyahu should be arrested and tried by the International Criminal Court.
Chinese investigative journalist Bai Zhaodong, who left China after reporting corruption, is currently held in an immigration detention center in Bangkok and faces the risk of deportation to China following pressure from the Chinese government. Read more: https://bit.ly/4fqKCsa
🚨Dr. Abu Safyia has been arbitrarily detained for one and a half years without charges, while being physically abused and denied healthcare. Take action now to demand his release: https://bit.ly/4twnayK #FreeDrHussamAbuSafiya
22 people have died in ICE's custody this year. This week alone, four people have been killed at the hands of ICE, either in custody or in their own communities. We cannot let this be the new normal. DEFUND ICE!
We're deeply alarmed by the reports that there is an imminent threat to Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya’s life as a result of torture and ill-treatment he's been suffering while in Israeli custody. Israeli authorities must immediately and unconditionally release Dr. Abu Safiya. Act now: https://bit.ly/4twnayK
On July 2, 1976, the Supreme Court ruled to uphold the constitutionality of the death penalty in the case of Gregg v. Georgia, Profitt v. Florida, Jurek v. Texas, Woodson v. North Carolina, & Roberts v. Louisiana. Join us in demanding that the U.S abolish the death penalty: https://bit.ly/4tQTHRj
After one year in ICE detention, Leqaa Kordia was released on March 16, following sustained advocacy from Amnesty International USA and its supporters nationally and around the world.
In a win for human rights, the cruel “Alligator Alcatraz” experiment is over, and the facility is being dismantled. This is a win for the thousands who were detained there in cruel conditions that in some cases amounted to torture and the millions of activists who demanded it be shut down.
Congress must re-establish asylum protections and Temporary Protected Status for the 1.3 million people that the Supreme Court’s latest rulings now endanger. The rulings empower the Trump admin to send protected people from 17 countries including Haiti & Syria back into danger.
Andrea Pedro Francisco is finally free. While detained by ICE, Andrea was denied adequate medical care as she suffered from an ovarian cyst that caused severe pain & serious risks to her reproductive health. Now, she is home with her family & able to get the surgery and care she urgently needs.
There's no #WorldCup without the world. #FIFA promised a tournament where everyone feels safe, included and free to exercise their rights, yet repression and division threatens to take centre stage. The World Cup belongs to us all. #HumanityMustWin
Yesterday was World Refugee Day. Even in a crisis this immense, we believe that humanity will prevail. But it’s up to us to prove it. Donate now: https://bit.ly/4uRhf8b
On Juneteenth, AIUSA renews its calls for members of Congress to co-sponsor HR-40 and S-40. These bills would create a commission to investigate the legacy of chattel slavery and its ongoing harms, and develop reparations proposals for Black Americans in the U.S. Take Action: https://bit.ly/4fTAESb
🚨Recent images of Dr. Hussam Abu Safyia are shocking evidence of Israel's abuse of Palestinian detainees. Dr. Abu Safyia has been arbitrarily detained for 1 & 1/2 years without charges, while being physically abused & denied healthcare. Take action now to demand his release: https://bit.ly/4twnayK
As the men's World Cup kicks off, thousands of fans from around the world are facing travel bans, visa denials, and threats of aggressive immigration enforcement from the US. With several countries subject to a US travel ban the country’s Draconian immigration policies threaten to spill over.
Entire Palestinian communities across Area C of the occupied West Bank are being erased from lands they have lived on for generations by Israel's accelerating policy of ethnic cleansing and annexation. Sign the petition to halt Israel's ethnic cleansing of Palestinians: https://bit.ly/4oiQ04E
The approval of nearly $70 billion for ICE and CBP doubles down on fear, violence and tearing families apart and gives a nod to the Trump administration that it is free to continue this disastrous and cruel system without facing accountability.
Take action now: 📞 Call 347-514-6400 to tell your reps: not one more dime for ICE & CBP.
Recurrent and intense heatwaves remind us that the climate crisis is accelerating. Inequality lies at the centre of this global crisis, driven by the burning of fossil fuels. People least responsible face the worst impacts.
Take action now: 📞 Call 347-514-6400 to tell your reps: not one more dime for ICE & CBP.
Congress and the international community must take immediate action to stop the U.S. military’s unconscionable campaign of extrajudicial killings at sea and push for accountability. These murders must stop! Take action now: https://bit.ly/3POnOdh
Call on Marisa Flores, El Paso ICE Field Office Director, to immediately release Andrea and provide her with immediate access to adequate healthcare: https://bit.ly/3QaJDnr
Pride is about protesting against the injustices LGBTQI+ people face each day. Pride is also about celebrating LGBTQI+ people. Let's continue to celebrate Pride this month and beyond! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
The appeals court hearing of Mother Nature Cambodia in Phnom Penh will happen at 2 pm on 2 June 2026. Cambodia must release Mother Nature Cambodia activists immediately and unconditionally! #Cambodia #FreeMotherNatureCambodia
Private tea estates in Sri Lanka are systematically violating labour laws in their treatment of Malaiyaha Tamil workers. Learn more here: https://bit.ly/3Rz3VHK