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Urgent Action: Human Rights Defender at Risk (Colombia: UA 142.19)
On 2 October, neighbors informed Luz Marina Arteaga, a defender for the rights of rural communities in the Meta department, in central Colombia, that her house is under continuous surveillance…
Press Release
Scores of Activists Targeted with NSO Spyware on WhatsApp
Responding to a statement by WhatsApp on Tuesday that spyware produced by the Israeli firm NSO Group was used to target more than 100 human rights activists, Danna Ingleton, Deputy…
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Urgent Action
Urgent Action: Researchers Who Denounced Electoral Fraud at Risk (Bolivia: UA 141.19)
On 24 October, Edgar Villegas, systems engineer and analyst, denounced irregularities in Bolivia’s general elections of 20 October on public TV. His study done with other academics pointed to large…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action Update: Abuse of Jailed Activists Must Stop (Iran: UA 11.19)
Imprisoned labor rights activist Sepideh Gholian and her family are suffering constant abuse and harassment by ministry of intelligence officials and prison authorities. Sepideh Gholian and fellow activist Esmail Bakhshi…
Press Release
Turkey Illegally Deported Syrians Into War Ahead of Anticipated ‘Safe Zone’
Turkey spent the months leading up to its military incursion into northeast Syria forcibly deporting refugees to the war-torn country, in advance of attempting to create a so-called “safe zone”…
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Press Release
Amnesty International Global Delegation to Brief Press During Mission to U.S. Southern Border
A global delegation of Amnesty International country directors will brief press on its mission to monitor the impact of anti-asylum policies at the border, including the so-called 'Remain in Mexico'…
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Military Atrocities ‘Relentless and Ruthless’ in Myanmar’s Northern Shan State
Amnesty International has gathered fresh evidence that the Myanmar military is continuing to commit atrocities against ethnic minorities in the north of the country, with civilians bearing the brunt of…
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Urgent Action
Urgent Action: Medical Doctor Found Alive But Tortured (Zimbabwe: UA 124.19)
On 19 September 2019, Dr Peter Magombeyi, a medical doctor, was found alive and disoriented, dumped about 33 km out of Harare in a placed called Nyabira. Dr Magombeyi was…
Victory
Urgent Action Victory! Tunisian Activist Acquitted of All Charges (Tunisia: UA 125.19)
On 19 September 2019, a court in Tunis acquitted 18-year-old activist Maissa al-Oueslati of all charges after facing trumped-up charges that could have resulted in her imprisonment for up to…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action Victory! Tunisian Activist Acquitted of All Charges (Tunisia: UA 125.19)
On 19 September 2019, a court in Tunis acquitted 18-year-old activist Maissa al-Oueslati of all charges after facing trumped-up charges that could have resulted in her imprisonment for up to…
Press Release
Release of Journalist Jailed in Morocco After Being Accused of Having an Abortion
Responding to the news that journalist Hajar Raissouni, sentenced to one year in prison over an “unlawful” abortion, was released last night, after she, her fiancé and the three members…
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Urgent Action: Missing Human Rights Defender Believed Killed (Burundi: UA 136.19)
In a report published on 13 September 2019, the UN Commission of Inquiry on Burundi indicated that Marie-Claudette Kwizera, a human rights defender and treasurer of Ligue Iteka, a leading…