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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…
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Urgent Action Update: Mexican Congress Boosts Arbitrary Detentions (Mexico: UA 202.18)
Despite national and international outcry, Mexican Congress passed a Constitutional amendment that force judges to order pre-trial detention in cases involving a broad series of crimes. Contrary to international law,…
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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.…
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Trump Administration Makes Shameful Decision to Shroud Civilian Casualties in Secrecy
Reacting to news that the Trump administration has revoked a part of an Obama executive order requiring reporting on civilian casualties, Daphne Eviatar, Amnesty International USA's Director of Security with Human Rights stated:…
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Statement for the Record on March 6th Hearing “The Humanitarian Crisis in Yemen”
The Humanitarian Crisis in Yemen_ Addressing Current Political and Humanitarian Challenges The human rights situation in Yemen continues to deteriorate amidst continued crackdowns on freedom of expression and freedom of…
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Urgent Action Victory! Opposition Activist Released (Tajikistan: UA 25.19)
Opposition leader Sharofiddin Gadoev returned safely to the Netherlands on 2 March. He had been held by the Tajik authorities following his arbitrary arrest in Moscow on 14 February and…
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Urgent Action Victory! Prisoner of Conscience Released (Azerbaijan: UA 168.12)
Azerbaijani prominent blogger Mehman Huseynov was released on 2 March following two years of unjust imprisonment on trumped-up charges.
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Urgent Action Victory! Opposition Activist Relased (Tajikistan: UA 25.19)
Opposition leader Sharofiddin Gadoev returned safely to the Netherlands on 2 March. He had been held by the Tajik authorities following his arbitrary arrest in Moscow on 14 February and…
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Urgent Action Victory! New Charges Dropped (Azerbaijan: UA 168.12)
Azerbaijani prominent blogger Mehman Huseynov was released on 2 March following two years of unjust imprisonment on trumped-up charges.
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Amnesty International Statement on Access to Asylum at the U.S. Mexico Border for House Homeland Security Hearing on “The Way Forward on Border Security”
For PDF version, click here:Â 2019.03.06 Statement for House Homeland Security Hearing on Border Security (for record submission) March 5, 2019 Rep. Bennie G. Thompson Rep. Mike Rogers Chair…
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Amnesty International Statement on Venezuela for Senate Foreign Relations Committee Hearing
For PDF version, click here:Â 2019.03.04 Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee Hearing on Venezuela (for record submission) March 5, 2019 Sen. Marco Rubio Sen. Ben Cardin Chair Ranking Member Senate…
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Amnesty International USA’s Statement for March 6 Hearing on “Protecting Dreamers and TPS Recipients”
To view PDF click here: AIUSA Statement for House Judiciary Hearing on TPS-Dream (3-6-19) March 5, 2019 Chairman Jerrold Lewis Nadler                                Ranking Member Doug Collins House Committee on the Judiciary                          …