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LOBBYING REPORT

Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page

1. Registrant Name Organization/Lobbying Firm Self Employed Individual
Amnesty International of the USA, Inc.

2. Address

Address1
5 Penn Plaza
 Address2
​16th Floor
City
New York
 State
NY
 Zip Code
10001
 Country
USA

3. Principal place of business (if different than line 2)

City
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State
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Zip Code
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4a. Contact Name b. Telephone Number c. E-mail
​Ms.
​Atikah Ubaid
​2126334175
​aubaid@aiusa.org
5. Senate ID#
​43822-12
7. Client Name Self Check if client is a state or local government or instrumentality
​Amnesty International of the USA, Inc.
6. House ID#
​341460000
TYPE OF REPORT 8. Year
​2018
 Q1 (1/1 - 3/31) Q2 (4/1 - 6/30) Q3 (7/1 - 9/30) Q4 (10/1 - 12/31)

9. Check if this filing amends a previously filed version of this report

10. Check if this is a Termination Report Termination Date
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11. No Lobbying Issue Activity
INCOME OR EXPENSES - YOU MUST complete either Line 12 or Line 13
12. Lobbying 13. Organizations
INCOME relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period was: EXPENSE relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period were:
Less than $5,000
Less than $5,000
$5,000 or more $
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$5,000 or more $
​30,000.00
Provide a good faith estimate, rounded to the nearest $10,000, of all lobbying related income for the client (including all payments to the registrant by any other entity for lobbying activities on behalf of the client). 14. REPORTING Check box to indicate expense accounting method. See instructions for description of options.
Method A. Reporting amounts using LDA definitions only

Method B. Reporting amounts under section 6033(b)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code

Method C. Reporting amounts under section 162(e) of the Internal Revenue Code

Signature
Digitally Signed By: Deniz Yuksel
 Date
4/19/2022 1:08:33 PM

LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.

15. General issue area code FOR

16. Specific lobbying issues

South West Border Wall: Worked with Congressional staff to oppose funding for wall construction.

Department of Homeland Security: worked with Congressional staff to ensure appropriation for 2019 DHS budget did not include funding for child separation and family detention activities.
Remain in Mexico: Worked with Congressional staff to oppose US efforts to secure agreement to detain refugees seeking asylum in the US in Mexico while awaiting immigration hearings.
Changes to asylum law: worked with Congressional staff to challenge and oppose changes to US immigration law by Trump administration restricting immigration and asylum.
DHS Oversight / CBP Oversight: Worked with Congressional staff to exercise oversight authority over DHS and CPB in relation to policies and practices related to refugees and asylum seekers.
Family Detention: worked with Congressional staff to challenge and oppose implementation of Family detention policy.
Refugee Resettlement / FY19 refugee resettlement numbers: Lobbied Congress to press Trump administration for increased numbers of refugees to be settled in the US in 2019 from FY2018.

Ethiopia: GR lobbied Senate to continue to press for reforms to better respect and protect human rights in Ethiopia by passing (S. Res. 168)
Cameroon: Lobbied House and Senate to press fr respect and protection of human rights in Cameroon and to support S. Res 733.

Hungary worked with House of Representatives staff on 2019 Appropriations to fund Hungary Media Freedom Grant to support independent media in Hungary.

U.S. Senate Saudi Arabia accountability and Yemen act 2018 - S.3652 (Menendez - Young) Worked with Senate staff to stop US military support of Saudi led coalition in Yemen as result of coalitions war crimes

Myanmar HR4223 the BURMA Act: Worked with House staff to pass legislation imposing sanctions on military commanders responsible for war crimes against Rohingya and press for independent international investigation.
Myanmar UN accountability and ICC: worked with Congressional staff to push Trump administration to work towards referring Myanmar war crimes against Rohingya to International Criminal Court.

India Amnesty Closure: worked with Senate staff to press Indian government to reverse closure of AI India and other NGOs.

China Google Dragonfly: Worked with Congressional staff to press Google to pull out of Dragonfly project with Chinese government that would have facilitated increased surveillance of human rights defenders.
China Xinjiang Uighurs: Worked with Congressional staff to condemn Chinas detention of as many as 1 million members of Uighur community in special detention centers.
Universal Declaration of Human Rights Anniversary 70th: Worked with Congressional staff to organize briefing and event marking anniversary.




17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Natl Security Council (NSC), State - Dept of (DOS), Defense - Dept of (DOD)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

First Name Last Name Suffix Covered Official Position (if applicable) New
Joanne
Lin
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Daniel
Balson
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Adotei
Akwei
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Ryan
Mace
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Francisco
Bencosme
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.

20. Client new address

Address
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State
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Zip Code
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21. Client new principal place of business (if different than line 20)

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22. New General description of client’s business or activities

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LOBBYIST UPDATE

23. Name of each previously reported individual who is no longer expected to act as a lobbyist for the client

First Name
Last Name
Suffix
First Name
Last Name
Suffix
1
​Marselha
​Goncalves Margerin
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ISSUE UPDATE

24. General lobbying issue that no longer pertains

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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS

25. Add the following affiliated organization(s)

Internet Address:

Name Address Principal Place of Business
(city and state or country)
Street Address
City State/Province Zip Country
City
State Country

26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client

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FOREIGN ENTITIES

27. Add the following foreign entities:

Name Address Principal place of business
(city and state or country) 		Amount of contribution for lobbying activities Ownership percentage in client
Street Address
City State/Province Country
City
State Country
%

28. Name of each previously reported foreign entity that no longer owns, or controls, or is affiliated with the registrant, client or affiliated organization

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CONVICTIONS DISCLOSURE

29. Have any of the lobbyists listed on this report been convicted in a Federal or State Court of an offense involving bribery, extortion, embezzlement, an illegal kickback, tax evasion, fraud, a conflict of interest, making a false statement, perjury, or money laundering?

Lobbyist Name Description of Offense(s)