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Health Workers Globally are Silenced, Exposed and Attacked

WEBGovernments must be held accountable for the deaths of health and essential workers who they have failed to protect from COVID-19, Amnesty International …

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Amnesty International’s Global Health and Human Rights Priorities

WEBOn January 22, 2021, Amnesty International USA wrote to Dr. Elizabeth Cameron, Senior Director for Global Health Security and Biodefense at the National Security Council, to …

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Women: The Smartest Investment

WEBIn an empowering speech on Friday, January 8, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton reiterated her commitment to women’s rights as human rights. Exactly 15 years …

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Access to abortion is a human right Amnesty International USA

WEBAbortion is a human rights issue. Laws and policies that affect the lives of all persons who can become pregnant must ensure access to abortion and full bodily …

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The U.S. Maternal Health Crisis: 14 Numbers You Need To Know

WEBEvery 90 seconds a woman dies giving birth. Mother’s Day is Sunday, May 8. Here at Amnesty, we’re honoring mothers by fighting for maternal health — sending Mother’s …

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Facing the Crisis of Maternal Mortality

WEBGouri is in Sierra Leone this week to get a first-hand perspective of how maternal mortality affects the women and families living there. She will be sharing …

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Amnesty International USA statement on President Biden’s …

WEBToday, President Biden sign ed an executive order that makes strides to safeguard access to abortion and protect patient privacy, among other protections to …

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New Jersey: One Year Ago Today

WEBOne year ago today, Dec. 17, 2007, New Jersey Gov. John Corzine signed into law the bill abolishing the death penalty in New Jersey. It was the first time in 42 years that a state …

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Global: Human rights defenders and health workers who face …

WEBPeople who are defending the right to abortion and providing essential services are being stigmatized, intimidated, attacked and subjected to unjust …

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Maternal Health Amnesty International USA

WEBMaternal mortality is breaking into public consciousness as a key human rights issue. In June 2010, the U.N. Human Rights Council passed a resolution …

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Lobby For Maternal Health In The US

WEBAlthough the United States spends $98 billion a year on health care (more than any other country), women in the US actually have a greater risk. of dying from pregnancy-related …

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Sex Workers at Risk: A Research Summary of Human Rights …

WEBSex workers in Papua New Guinea suffer extreme levels of stigma, discrimination and violence, including rape and murder. A survey conducted by …

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Death Penalty and Mental Illness Amnesty International USA

WEBThe State of Texas ranks 46th out of the 50 U.S. states in terms of the amount of money spent per capita in the treatment of the mentally ill, including funds for …

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Struggles for Maternal Health: Barriers to Antenatal Care in South …

WEBThis includes the right to accessible health care, and the right to equality and non-discrimination. This report identifies and focuses on three barriers that Amnesty …

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Women's Health Under Threat in Turkey

WEBSuddenly women’s reproductive health has become the major issue of the day, not the massacre of civilians by Turkish armed forces. As Andrew Finkel notes in his sharp …

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Tech and Reproductive Rights Amnesty International USA

WEBClosely related to content suppression is the issue of both misinformation (incorrect information shared with no intent to deceive) and disinformation (incorrect …

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Sexual & Reproductive Rights Amnesty International USA

WEBWhoever you are, wherever you live, you have the right to make choices about your health without fear, violence, or discrimination. Sexual and reproductive …

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United States: Lives Devastated and Human Rights Sacrificed by …

WEBCommunities living near two of the largest concentrations of fossil-fuel industry and petrochemical plants in the United States are regularly exposed to toxic …

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The Devastating Impact of Child Marriage on Girls Around the World

WEBFondation Cardinale Emile Biyenda provides refuge to survivors of rape, early and forced marriage and unwanted pregnancy in Burkina Faso. This year, one of Amnesty’s Write …

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Sex workers' rights Amnesty International USA

WEBSex work is work. Sex workers must have full and quality access to health, reproductive, legal, and social services, and be free of arrest, discrimination, …

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Women’s Health

WEBWomen’s Health. Protection Act. (H.R.3755/S.1975) 2021-2022. US Congress must act now to protect right to abortion. The Women’s Health and Protection Act (WHPA) of …

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