Friday, October 24, 2025

Amnesty International - USA: Urgent Actions

 Urge Congress to Stop the Trump Administration Murdering People at Sea.The U.S. military’s repeated air strikes targeting unidentified boats in the Caribbean Sea have killed at least 32 people. These strikes are illegal under international human rights law, unconscionable, and dangerous. The use of lethal force in this context has no justification. If the U.S. government can unilaterally decide to bomb anyone it labels a “terrorist” — anywhere, anytime — it sets a chilling global precedent. No government should have the power to kill without accountability.

  • URGENT ACTION: Call on Israel to free Palestinian pediatrician Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya.  Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, the arbitrarily to detained pediatrician and director of Kamal Adwan Hospital in the occupied Gaza Strip, and several other healthcare workers arbitrarily detained by Israel were not among the detainees released recently as part of the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas--even though Dr. Hussam’s name was added to the list approved by the Israeli cabinet. Dr. Hussam has been the most prominent voice of Gaza’s decimated healthcare sector.  Now, more than ever, we need to intensify our efforts, amplify our calls, and escalate pressure for his release.
  • URGENT ACTION: Defend the Right to Protest--Call on Secretary Noem to release Leqaa Kordia, a Muslim Palestinian woman and US resident who had been arrested at a protest outside Columbia University against Israel’s genocide in Gaza and is now facing deportation. Leqaa has experienced repeated violations of her religious rights in detention. She has lost approximately 175 family members during Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza. She, just like everyone else, has the human rights to freedom of expression and peaceful protest. Urge Secretary Noem to free Leqaa Kordia!