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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…
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Urgent Action: Ahwazi Arab Men at Risk of Execution (Iran: UA 61.19)
Abdullah Karmollah Chab and Ghassem Abdullah, from Iran’s Ahwazi Arab minority, are facing the death penalty following a grossly unfair trial. “Confessions” they have said were obtained under torture and…
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Brunei Darussalam: Sultan’s speech a first step to repealing ‘heinous’ laws
Responding to news that the Brunei authorities have announced they will continue to refrain from implementing the death sentence, including under the newly enacted Syariah Penal Code Order, and would…
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Update
Human Rights on Capitol Hill May Edition
To view PDF version click here: Human Rights on Capitol Hill May Human Rights on Capitol Hill published by Amnesty International USA May 2, 2019 In this edition of…
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Urgent Action Update: Apaa Communities Attacked, Forcibly Evicted (Uganda: UA 96.18)
Since 3 January, rangers from the Uganda Wildlife Authority have been carrying out forced evictions of communities in the Apaa area in northern Uganda. They have burnt homes, looted property…
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Julian Assange must not be extradited to the US
Following the announcement of Julian Assange’s arrest, and request for extradition to the United States, Massimo Moratti, Amnesty International’s Deputy Director for Research in Europe, said the following.
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Sudan: Military authorities must break with al-Bashir’s assault on human rights
Responding to the ousting of Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir in a military coup following months of street protests, Amnesty International’s Secretary General Kumi Naidoo said:
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Report
Death penalty 2018: Dramatic fall in global executions
Global executions fell by almost one-third last year to the lowest figure in at least a decade, Amnesty International said in its 2018 global review of the death penalty published…
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Update
Amnesty International USA urges President Trump to raise human rights concerns in Egypt
April 8, 2019 President Donald J. Trump 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington DC 20500 Re: Amnesty International urges President Trump to raise human rights concerns in meeting with Egyptian…
Press Release
Brunei Darussalam must immediately halt plans to introduce stoning and other vicious punishments
Responding to the news that Brunei Darussalam has today finalised the implementation of a new Shariah Penal Code that introduces cruel punishments such as death by stoning for same-sex sexual…
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Saudi Arabia: Six months after the brutal killing of Jamal Khashoggi, there remains ‘no real signs of justice’
Marking six months since the shocking murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, Samah Hadid, Amnesty International’s Middle East Director of Campaigns, said:
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Brunei: Heinous punishments to become law next week
Cruel and inhuman punishments such as death by stoning for same-sex sexual acts and amputation for robbery will come into effect in Brunei Darussalam next week.
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