NOW: The Trump administration's asylum ban was never about public health #RightsNow
Responding to reports that the Trump admin may indefinitely expand restrictions on the right to seek asylum and humanitarian protections at the border, @charanya_k said: amnestyusa.org/press-releases…
“This ban was never about the pandemic, and it was never about public health. As today’s news makes clear, the Trump administration is weaponizing COVID-19 to achieve the policy objective it’s sought from day one: shutting the border to people seeking safety.
“Every person has the right to seek safety, especially during a pandemic. Attempts by this administration to dismantle that basic right won’t fix the administration’s failures in responding to the pandemic early and efficiently.
“The Trump administration must end this racist and hateful policy, which has already sent thousands of people into danger and attacked the fundamental right to seek safety. Racism, xenophobia, and discrimination won’t make people in this country safe from the COVID-19 pandemic.
"Policies that embrace the humanity and fundamental human rights of all, will.”
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“One day President Biden expresses concerns about the actions of Israeli forces in Rafah, the next day he plans to send them weapons. This is at best mixed messages, or worse, total complicity.
"He knows that Rafah will be an unmitigated—and unlawful— disaster of human suffering and death that he and the U.S. government is enabling with U.S. taxpayer dollars.
“Amnesty International’s devastating research findings link US-made weapons to civilian killings. This demands urgent attention and action by President Biden and the U.S. Congress.
“The United States has an outsized role and responsibility to do everything in its power to ensure civilians are protected, including suspending the supply, sale, or transfer of arms until there is no longer a risk they will be used unlawfully.
“Secretary Blinken’s trip to Ethiopia comes at a critical time in the implementation of the Cessation of Hostilities (CoH)...
" ...and when the Ethiopian government is actively mobilizing support to terminate the mandate of the International Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia (ICHREE).
“Amnesty International USA is profoundly concerned by these reports and reminds the Biden Administration of its promise to fully end family detention, a practice that is prohibited under international human rights law.
“Seeking asylum is a human right, and it is disappointingly clear that the Biden Administration is committed to subverting this moral and legal responsibility...
On 1 June 2018, 21-year-old paramedic Razan al-Najjar was killed by Israeli sniper fire while she was treating injured protesters during the Great March of Return. Razan was wearing her white coat, clearly identifying her as a medic. 🧵 amnestyusa.org/endapartheid
According to an investigation by the New York Times, the sniper fired one round of live ammunition into the crowd.
Moments earlier, Razan and three other Palestinian paramedics had moved closer to the fence to provide assistance to the injured protesters, holding up their hands to show they meant no harm. Razan was shot in the chest and died in hospital.
BREAKING: Congress must use power to advance human rights for all in Israel and in the Occupied Palestinian Territories amnestyusa.org/press-releases…
Amnesty International is committed to researching and documenting human rights abuses wherever they occur. We have issued reports on crimes against humanity committed by authorities in countries around the world, from China to Sudan to Saudi Arabia.
In 2017, Amnesty International released conclusive evidence that authorities in Myanmar are committing apartheid against the Rohingya.