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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…
Update
Human Rights on Capitol Hill Newsletter – October Edition (10/17/2019)
To view PDF version click here: Human Rights on Capitol Hill - October 2019 Human Rights on Capitol Hill published by Amnesty International USA October 17, 2019 In this edition…
Press Release
18 Leaders Arrested Today at the Capitol While Protesting Trump Administration’s Destruction of the Refugee Resettlement Program
In response to the Trump Administration’s continued assault on the U.S. refugee resettlement program, 18 leaders from the nation’s leading faith and human rights organizations, as well as a former…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action: Prisoner of Conscience Attacked in Prison (Viet Nam: UA 135.19)
Aquatic engineer Nguyen Ngoc Anh, sentenced to six years in prison for peacefully expressing his disagreement with government policies, was physically assaulted in prison by a fellow prisoner. Despite serious…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action: Papuan Activists Face Maximum Life Imprisonment (Indonesia: UA 130.19)
Six political activists have been arrested in Jakarta, Indonesia after peacefully campaigning for the right to self-determination of Papua. Charged with “rebellion” (makar), the six Papuan activists are prisoners of…
Victory
Urgent Action Victory! Ahmed H. Allowed to Return Home (Cyprus: UA 88.19)
Ahmed H. was finally able to return home to his family in Cyprus on 28 September. He had been separated from his Cypriot wife and two daughters for almost four…
Victory
Urgent Action Victory! Early Release for Former Child Soldier (Myanmar: UA 132.18)
Aung Ko Htwe, former child soldier, was released from prison a few months early on 6 September 2019, likely due to good behavior. Arrested in August 2017 after giving a…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action Victory! Ahmed H. Allowed to Return Home (Cyprus: UA 88.19)
Ahmed H. was finally able to return home to his family in Cyprus on 28 September. He had been separated from his Cypriot wife and two daughters for almost four…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action Victory! Early Release for Former Child Soldier (Myanmar: UA 132.18)
Aung Ko Htwe, former child soldier, was released from prison a few months early on 6 September 2019, likely due to good behavior. Arrested in August 2017 after giving a…
Report
Human Rights Defenders in Morocco Targeted Using Malicious NSO Israeli Spyware
Two prominent human rights defenders in Morocco have been targeted using surveillance technology developed by the Israeli-based company NSO Group, according to new research published by Amnesty Tech today.
Press Release
Civilians at risk in Syria as Turkish military offensive looms
Responding to the Turkish government’s statements that its forces are set to cross into northeast Syria “shortly” as part of an offensive to move US-backed Kurdish forces away from its…
Press Release
Turkish Judicial Farce Must End With Acquittal Of Human Rights Defenders
More than two years after they were first detained, the honorary chair and the former Director of Amnesty International Turkey and nine other human rights defenders must be acquitted of…
