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United States

May 23, 2019

Volunteer who gave food and water to migrants in Arizona desert faces 20 years in jail

Amnesty International has called on the authorities in the US state of Arizona to drop charges against a humanitarian volunteer who is to go on trial for helping migrants in a notoriously dangerous desert area of the state.
May 5, 2019

Trump administration moves to allow discrimination in health care

The US Department of Health and Human Services has issued a final rule which aims to dramatically expand the ability of health care institutions and workers to refuse to provide medical services if they have a moral or religious objection.
May 3, 2019

New satellite imagery shows growth in migrant tent jails in United States

Satellite images show rapid construction of migrant tent jails intended to house families and children at Border Patrol stations in El Paso and Donna, Texas.
May 2, 2019

G7 urged not to let US block more ambitious climate action

The G7 should not allow the US to block more ambitious climate action, said Oxfam ahead of a meeting of G7 Environment Ministers in Metz, France on 5 and 6 May.
April 29, 2019

Third US federal court blocks anti-BDS law as unconstitutional

Three federal courts have blocked a state law requiring government contractors to certify that they are not engaged in boycotts of Israel or companies that do business in Israel or territories controlled by Israel, ruling that the law violates the First Amendment.
April 15, 2019

ICC's refusal to authorise Afghanistan investigation 'a shocking abandonment of victims'

The decision came days after the United States revoked the chief prosecutor’s visa because the investigation involved crimes committed by US forces.
April 4, 2019

Challenge to 'far-reaching government censorship system' in US

The system prohibits former intelligence-agency employees and military personnel from writing or speaking about topics related to their government service without first obtaining government approval.
March 30, 2019

US House of Representatives passes resolution supporting transgender military personnel

The House of Representatives has passed a resolution opposing the Trump Administration’s attempts to ban transgender people from serving in the Armed Forces.
March 23, 2019

US 'threats' against International Criminal Court must stop, say UN experts

UN experts are particularly concerned at reports of senior ICC staff resigning from their positions as a consequence of these threats.
March 21, 2019

Amnesty findings show Somali civilians have been killed in US airstrikes

Findings directly contradict the US military’s mantra of zero civilian casualties in Somalia, says Amnesty.