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Trump’s Proclamation to Restrict the Rights of People Seeking Asylum
In response to President Trump’s Proclamation to limit the rights of people seeking asylum along the Southern border, Amnesty International´s Secretary General Kumi Naidoo said: “President Trump’s Proclamation is yet…
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Huthi gunmen raid hospital as Hodeidah’s civilians face imminent onslaught in Yemen
Civilians in Yemen’s western port city of Hodeidah will pay a terrible price amid the battle engulfing their city unless warring parties act immediately to protect them from the fighting,…
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Washington Passes Much-Needed Accountability Measure for Police Use of Lethal Force
An initiative that requires police officers to receive training in violence de-escalation, mental health, and first aid so that officers will have greater skills to resolve conflict without the use…
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Tanzania: 10 men arrested in Zanzibar for being ‘gay’
Ten men have been arrested on suspicion of being gay on the Tanzanian island of Zanzibar after police received a “tip-off” from members of the public about a same-sex marriage…
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Crackdowns on LGBTI people in Indonesia hit alarming level
LGBTI communities in Indonesia are facing increasing crackdowns both from the police and the municipal police (Satpol PP) with at least four series of arrests and public humiliations having taken…
Victory
Urgent Action Victory! President Pardons Two Men Sentenced to Death (South Sudan: UA 240.17)
James Gatdet and William Endley received a presidential pardon on 31 October 2018. The president also ordered the immediate deportation of William Endley to his home country, South Africa. They…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action Victory! President Pardons Two Men Sentenced to Death (South Sudan: UA 240.17)
James Gatdet and William Endley received a presidential pardon on 31 October 2018. The president also ordered the immediate deportation of William Endley to his home country, South Africa. They…
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Washington State Ballot Initiative Would Provide Much-Needed Accountability for Lethal Force by Police
Tomorrow, people in Washington state will be voting on an initiative that would require police officers to receive training in violence de-escalation, mental health, and first aid so that officers will…
Event
December 2018 Write-A-Thon!
Come support human rights over dinner and tea! Please join us before the holidays for our annual December Write-a-thon in honor of Write for Rights 2018! Over good food and…
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Arrest warrants for Syrian officials in France an important step towards justice
Responding to the news that French prosecutors have issued arrest warrants for three senior Syrian government and intelligence officials on charges of torture, enforced disappearances, crimes against humanity and war…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action Update: Life Sentence for Bahraini Opposition Leader (Bahrain: UA 22.15)
On 4 November 2018, the Bahraini Appeal Court sentenced opposition leader and prisoner of conscience, Sheikh Ali Salman, to life imprisonment. The court overturned an earlier acquittal, and convicted him…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action Update: Two Missing Prisoners Found; Torture Fears Remain (Russian Federation: UA 145.18)
After weeks of uncertainty about the fate and whereabouts of IT specialist Victor Filinkov and civil society activist Yuliy Boyarshinov, on 31 October the two men were confirmed to being…