Amnesty International

FILE - This image from video provided by U.S. South Command, shows a vessel accused of trafficking drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean shortly before it was destroyed by the U.S. military, killing two and injuring one, on Jan. 23, 2026. (U.S. Southern Command via AP, File)

Americas

Amnesty International accuses U.S. military of illicit ‘campaign of murder’ in Caribbean and Pacific

Sergio R. Bustos

Amnesty International is calling on the Congress and global leaders to halt what it describes as an "unconscionable campaign of extrajudicial killings at sea" carried out by the U.S. military.

A demonstrator on Tuesday, July 1, 2025, holds up a sign protesting the opening of the new Everglades migrant detention center known as "Alligator Alcatraz" deep in the Everglades in southwest Florida.

Immigration

Amnesty International USA blasts federal court decision to keep open Alligator Alcatraz

Sergio R. Bustos

“This ruling is a setback for human rights," said Amy Fischer, Amnesty International USA’s Director for Refugee and Migrant Rights, in a statement issue Friday morning.

TRUMP-FEELING MOMENT Horse-mounted U.S. Border Patrol agents drive back asylum-seeking Haitian migrants on the bank of the Rio Grande at Del Rio, Texas, last weekend.

Amnesty International report accuses U.S. of continued ill treatment of Haitian migrants

Tim Padgett

The human rights group's strongly worded assessment comes a year after images of mounted border patrol agents driving away Haitians sparked global anger.

Amnesty International To Haiti President: End Excessive Force Against Protesters

JACQUELINE CHARLES

Amnesty International is calling on Haitian President Jovenel Moïse to guarantee the rights of Haitians who are taking to the streets to protest against…

International Rights Groups Slam Ortega For 'Shocking' Nicaragua Regime Violence

Tim Padgett

The past few days in Nicaragua have been some of the bloodiest since protesters began calling for the removal of President Daniel Ortega in April.…