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Urgent Action: Detained Activist in Critical Condition (Algeria: UA 153.20)
Detained Algerian political activist Abdallah Benaoum’s life is at risk as he is in urgent need of heart surgery. Benaoum, 55, has been detained since 9 December 2019 for Facebook…
Victory
Urgent Action Victory! Detained Activist Gets Medical and Family Access (Cameroon: UA 9.20)
Political activist Serge Branco Nana is currently serving a two-year prison sentence for ‘mutiny’ in Mfou Prison, southern Cameroon, after having been accused of inciting a riot while in pre-trial…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action Victory! Detained Activist Gets Medical and Family Access (Cameroon: UA 9.20)
Political activist Serge Branco Nana is currently serving a two-year prison sentence for ‘mutiny’ in Mfou Prison, southern Cameroon, after having been accused of inciting a riot while in pre-trial…
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New England Autumn Virtual Mixer: Working Together for Human Rights!
Join us for this virtual open-house and learn more about more about local Amnesty International efforts to promote and protect human rights! Contact [email protected] for more information!
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Urgent Action
Urgent Action Update: Marfa Rabkova Charged with a False Crime (Belarus: UA 148.20)
Following her detention on 17 September, woman human rights defender Marfa Rabkova was charged on 25 September under Article 293(3) of the Belarusian Criminal Code and faces imprisonment of up…
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Monthly Membership Call – February
This month’s call will highlight our women’s rights work in preparation to observe International Women’s Day on March 8. Women worldwide experience violence and discrimination based on their sex and…
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Monthly Membership Call – January
Join us to learn more about Amnesty’s new body of work on technology and human rights, as well as our new campaign on facial recognition technology (FRT). Facial recognition technology…
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Monthly Membership Call – March – Working a Case Commitment
Join us on Wednesday, March 31 at 8:30 pm EDT/7:30 CDT/ 6:30 MST/5:30 PDT for our March membership call. Register now. This month’s call will help groups interested in taking…
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Monthly Membership Call – October
Register here for this month’s call and join us to learn more about this year’s Write for Rights and the 2020 Activism Conference – two of Amnesty’s most prominent and…
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Monthly Membership Call – September
Each month, staff from Amnesty International’s Organizing & Activism Unit coordinate a Monthly Membership Call. These calls are an opportunity for all Amnesty members to learn about our current priority…
Press Release
One Million Signatures Calling for Justice for George Floyd Delivered
Amnesty International has delivered more than one million signatures from around the world to US Attorney General William Barr demanding justice for George Floyd, a Black man killed by police…
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Press Release
PRE-ELECTION ADVISORY: BAN GUNS AT AND NEAR POLLING PLACES
The human rights organization calls on governors nationwide to ban guns at and near polling places to ensure the safety of voters, poll workers and community.
![People cast ballots at an early voting polling location for the 2020 Presidential elections in Adel, Iowa, U.S., on Monday, Oct. 5, 2020. President Donald Trump's newfound struggle to keep Iowa in Republican hands, just four years after a comfortable win in the Midwestern state, could also prove decisive for control of the U.S. Senate. Photographer: Rachel Mummey/Bloomberg via Getty Images](/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/GettyImages-1228915792-300x200.jpg)