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Urgent Action Update: 30 Opposition Figures Sentenced to Death (Yemen: UA 51.19)
On 9 July 2019, the Huthi-run Specialized Criminal Court (SCC) of Sana’a sentenced to death 30 academics and political figures based on trumped-up charges, including espionage for the Saudi Arabia-led…
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Taliban bombings in Afghanistan chillingly disregard human life
The Taliban’s killing of civilians through a continuous spate of bombings demonstrates the armed group’s chilling disregard for human lives, Amnesty International said today.
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Urgent Action Victory! Supreme Court Suspends All Execution Warrants (Sri Lanka: UA 45.19)
The Sri Lankan Supreme Court, while hearing the petitions to halt executions of death row prisoners, suspended all execution warrants until 29 October, the next date of hearing. This is…
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Urgent Action Victory! Supreme Court Suspends All Execution Warrants (Sri Lanka: UA 45.19)
The Sri Lankan Supreme Court, while hearing the petitions to halt executions of death row prisoners, suspended all execution warrants until 29 October, the next date of hearing. This is…
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Letter to Secretary Pompeo regarding Hong Kong Extradition Bill
Amnesty International USA Letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo regarding the Hong Kong Extradition Bill To view PDF click here: Pompeo letter on Extradition Bill June 18, 2019 The…
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Urgent Action: Teenager at Risk of Execution (Iran: UA 83.19)
Danial Zeinolabedini, an 18-year-old imprisoned in Mahabad prison, West Azerbaijan province, is at risk of execution. He was sentenced to death in June 2018 after an unfair trial in which…
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Saudi Arabia: Decision to spare teenager’s life must be followed by abolition of death penalty for all juveniles
Responding to the news that Murtaja Qureiris, the young man from Saudi Arabia arrested at the age of 13, will not face execution and has been sentenced to 12 years in…
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More than 1 million people join global campaign to demand Iranian government release Nasrin Sotoudeh
More than a million people in more than 200 countries and territories across the globe have come together to express their outrage at the sentencing of prominent Iranian human rights…
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Human Rights on Capitol Hill June Edition
To view PDF version click here: Human Rights on Capitol Hill June Human Rights on Capitol Hill published by Amnesty International USA  June 12, 2019  In this edition of Human…
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LETTER TO CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF HONG KONG ON PROPOSED CHANGES TO EXTRADITION LAW
Letter to Chief Executive of Hong Kong Carrie Lam on Proposed Changes to Extradition Law To view PDF click here: Â SD letter_Extradition Law June 11, 2019 Amnesty International is calling…
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New Hampshire Repeals the Death Penalty
Reacting to news that the New Hampshire legislature has voted to repeal the death penalty, Kristina Roth, Senior Program Officer at Amnesty International USA stated:
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Urgent Action Victory! Asia Bibi Leaves Pakistan for Canada a Free Woman (Pakistan: UA 192.18)
Asia Bibi is a Christian farm worker, who was sentenced to death for blasphemy in 2010. After an eight-year ordeal, Pakistan’s Supreme Court acquitted her of all charges and released…