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United States

November 12, 2019

US 'misusing' justice system to harass migrant human rights defenders

Amnesty International is calling on the US Department of Justice to drop "spurious criminal charges" against a humanitarian volunteer in Arizona facing a retrial in relation to humanitarian assistance he provided to migrants near the US-Mexico border.
November 4, 2019

UNHCR troubled by latest US refugee resettlement cut

The US has decided to reduce substantially the number of refugees it will admit for resettlement in the United States over the coming year.
August 8, 2019

Churches respond to shootings in USA

The wave of shootings in the United States has prompted lament, condolences and condemnations from US churches and the World Council of Churches.
July 11, 2019

USA faith leaders call for diplomacy, not war, with Iran

The statement describes a USA-Iran war as an unmitigated disaster as well as morally and religiously indefensible.
July 10, 2019

UN High Commissioner shocked by US detention conditions for migrants and refugees

The High Commissioner says she is deeply shocked that children are forced to sleep on the floor in overcrowded facilities, without access to adequate healthcare or food, and with poor sanitation conditions.
July 6, 2019

Medical charity says US-Mexico decision puts asylum seekers in extreme danger

A medical charity says the policy that forces people seeking asylum in the US to wait out legal proceedings in violent areas of Mexico puts them in extreme danger.
June 1, 2019

New Hampshire legislature overrides Governor’s veto to repeal the death penalty

A 16-8 vote by the New Hampshire Senate overrode Governor Sununu’s veto and repealed capital punishment in the Granite State.
May 31, 2019

UN expert says 'collective persecution' of Julian Assange must end

A UN expert who visited Julian Assange in a London prison says he fears his human rights could be seriously violated if he is extradited to the United States, and condemned the "deliberate and concerted abuse inflicted for years" on the Wikileaks co-founder.
May 30, 2019

New resource promotes justice in a culture of gun violence

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America has released a collection of daily observances that call people to face the painful truth of gun violence and work for its prevention.
May 27, 2019

US Federal Court blocks border wall construction

A US federal court has issued a preliminary injunction blocking the Trump administration from constructing the president’s border wall using funds illegally transferred from military accounts, including pension and pay funds, under counterdrug authorities.