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Urgent Action: Tortured Conservationists Face Death Penalty (Iran: UA 33.19)
Eight detained conservationists could face the death penalty or long prison sentences, following a grossly unfair trial in which they were accused of trumped-up spying charges. Their charges stem solely…
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Urgent Action Victory! Mexican Congress Approved Security Reform (Mexico: UA 212.18)
On 28 February, Mexican Congress approved a controversial Constitutional amendment to introduce a “National Guard” in Mexico. The bill originally proposed was substantially changed after heavy criticism by human rights…
Press Release
Brazil: After a year of impunity, authorities must bring Marielle Franco’s killers to justice
One year on from the killing of the human rights defender and Rio de Janeiro city councillor Marielle Franco and her driver Anderson Gomes, Brazilian authorities are still failing to provide…
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Urgent Action: Turkey Must Release Civil Society Figures (Turkey: UA 35.19)
Osman Kavala (pictured below), Yiğit Aksakoğlu and 14 other prominent civil society figures are facing life in prison after a court accepted an indictment against them on 4 March. They…
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Amnesty International USA Statement for House Energy and Commerce Committee Hearing on Family Separation
Amnesty International USA statement for House Energy and Commerce Committee Hearing February 7, 2019 February 6, 2019 Rep. Diana DeGette Chair, House Energy and Commerce Oversight and Investigations Subommittee Rep.…
Press Release
Syria: Women must play active role in shaping the country’s future
Syrian women must have an official and active role in shaping the country’s future Amnesty International said today, as it launched a new campaign highlighting the gender-based violations women have…
Victory
Urgent Action Victory! Death Sentences Commuted to Life Imprisonment (Egypt: UA 91.16)
On 26 February 2019, Egypt’s Supreme Military Court of Appeals formally accepted an appeal on the two death sentences of Ahmad Amin Ghazali (pictured below) and Abdul Basir Abdul Rauf.…
Press Release
Egypt: Forcibly disappeared transgender woman at risk of sexual violence and torture
Fears are growing for the safety and well being of Malak al-Kashef, a transgender woman seized during a police raid from her home in Giza in the early hours of…
Press Release
Amnesty Response to Reports of Surveillance on Journalists and Immigration Advocates on the US-Mexico Border
According to reports, the United States and Mexican governments are tracking and investigating journalists and immigration advocates believed to have supported or documented the situations of asylum-seekers and migrants at…
Victory
Urgent Action Victory! Poet Acquitted and Released (Somaliland: UA 17.19)
Abdirahman Ibrahim Adan, a poet in Somaliland, was released on 25 February. He had been arrested and detained on 12 January after reciting a poem the previous day in which…
Victory
Urgent Action Victory! Palestinian Lawmaker Released (Israel/OPT: UA 187.17)
On 28 February 2019, Palestinian lawmaker and prominent political figure Khalida Jarrar was released from HaSharon prison in central Israel. She had spent 20 months in administrative detention without charge…
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Urgent Action Victory! Palestinian Lawmaker Released (Israel/OPT: UA 187.17)
On 28 February 2019, Palestinian lawmaker and prominent political figure Khalida Jarrar was released from HaSharon prison in central Israel. She had spent 20 months in administrative detention without charge…