Amnesty International at Brown University

12/18/2018

05/14/2017

https://theintercept.com/2017/05/14/mothers-day-in-an-ice-detention-center/
“They closed the doors with chains and we were unable to go to the bathroom,” one woman wrote, noting that a guard told her that “this is your punishment for coming here.”
Mothers and children are cruelly and unlawfully detained prior to and during their asylum proceedings in the US.
This detention is not only inhumane, it commonly leads to infections and deterioration of the children's health, with many children leaving detention with upper respiratory and intestinal issues.

Obama’s family detention camps were strongly condemned for their inhumane conditions, but Trump has arguably made the situation even worse.

02/24/2017

Sara was taken out of a hospital to be placed back in a detention center where she does not have access to the medical services necessary to save her life. Please call today to demand her release.
http://amnestyusa.org/sites/default/themes/candle/sara_beltran_1.html

According to her affidavit in support of her claim for asylum, back in El Salvador, Sara suffered serious physical and psychological domestic violence, and was sexually abused. Sara also received death threats from a gang leader and gang members who are believed to have killed people in the past.

02/15/2017

Meeting tonight at 6pm will be full of letter writing and other methods of speaking truth to power. Join us in JWW 402 to learn about our case work and the campaigns we'll be working on this semester!

02/07/2017

Syria conflict: Thousands hanged at Saydnaya prison, Amnesty says - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-38885901

Groups of up to 50 people were executed every week for five years at Saydnaya, a rights group alleges.

02/03/2017

http://act.amnestyusa.org/ea-action/action?ea.client.id=1839&ea.campaign.id=63708&ea.url.id=843018
Call your senators and get them to publicly denounce the ban as unconstitutional. John McCain and several others have already spoken out against it, but congress can do better.

President Trump has signed an order banning people from seven Muslim-majority countries and suspending the refugee program. We need all senators to oppose this order from the get-go. Ask your senator to denounce anti-Muslim hate and this shameful executive action.

01/10/2017

As part of Amnesty's Write for Rights campaign, you can use this link to sign online petitions and support the human rights of people around the globe: https://www.amnesty.org/en/get-involved/write-for-rights/

Every December, Amnesty supporters across the globe will write millions of letters for people whose basic human rights are being attacked. It’s all part of Write for Rights, our global letter-writing marathon.

01/02/2017

https://youtu.be/hN4rweAhHRc

Was 2016 really the worst year ever? Well thanks to you, we've found a few things to make us all feel better about this year.

11/17/2016

"When President-elect Trump takes office, Amnesty International will be holding him accountable on human rights. His words have been chilling; we will do all we can to prevent them from becoming reality." - Margaret Huang, AIUSA Executive Director

Read more on Medium: http://bit.ly/6TrumpProposals

11/15/2016

https://act.amnestyusa.org/ea-action/action?ea.client.id=1839&ea.campaign.id=58860&ea.url.id=773637
Take action to support the rights of protesters of the DAP

Demand that Sheriff Kirchmeier and all other law enforcement in North Dakota respect the human rights of people opposing the Dakota Access Pipeline. Demilitarize, deescalate and do not use excessive force. Indigenous rights are human rights.