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Indonesia: Police must protect – not attack – transgender women living under threat in Aceh
Indonesian authorities are completely failing to protect the transgender women who were appallingly ill-treated and humiliated by police in North Aceh on January 27, some of whom have since had…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action: Criminalization of Peaceful Protesters (Thailand: UA 33.18)
Peaceful protesters in Thailand are at risk of arrest and up to eight years’ imprisonment as authorities seek to silence calls for authorities not to delay promised elections.
Press Release
Egypt: Cluster bomb video highlights human rights concerns in North Sinai
The Egyptian military’s use of cluster bombs must cease immediately, Amnesty international said today, following the military’s release of an official video showing cluster bombs as part of their recent…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action Update: New Threats Against Indigenous Community (Kenya: UA 6.18)
Kenyan authorities are forcibly evicting the Sengwer Indigenous community from their ancestral home, the Embobut forest. The evictions have been carried out by the authorities in violation of the Constitution,…
Update
Re: Amnesty International urges the Senate to swiftly pass the Burma Human Rights and Freedom Act of 2017 (S. 2060)
Dear Senator: On behalf of Amnesty International and our more than seven million members worldwide, we urge you to swiftly pass the Burma Human Rights and Freedom Act of 2017…
Event
Climate of Human Rights Activism
The Amnesty International Lewis and Clark University Club is hosting a speaker event on Monday, February 12th at 5:30 in Miller 105. The speakers will be Carl Wilkens and Michael…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action: Activist Immediately Jailed After Forcible Return (Cambodia: UA 15.18)
Sam Sokha, a UNHCR recognised refugee, was arrested and detained by Cambodian authorities when forcibly returned from Thailand on 8 February. She had been convicted in absentia of “incitement” for…
Press Release
Iran: Authorities refuse to release Canadian-Iranian academic’s body for independent autopsy in “callous cover-up”
In response to reports that the Iranian authorities have said they will refuse to release the body of the Canadian-Iranian academic Kavous Seyed-Emami to his family unless there is an…
Event
Who will pick up the torch: Youth Activism and Technology amid the Trump Era
We are proud to showcase an exciting opportunity to hear about our work in advancing human rights using technology. One of our featured speakers will be Azmina Dhrodia, our Technology…
Press Release
Israel/OPT: Israeli authorities must release teenage Palestinian activist Ahed Tamimi
The Israeli authorities must immediately release teenage activist Ahed Tamimi whose continued detention is a desperate attempt to intimidate Palestinian children who dare to stand up to repression by occupying…
Victory
Urgent Action Victory! – Governor Stays Execution After Juror Plea (USA: UA 13.18)
On 8 February, the Ohio Governor issued an eight-month reprieve for Raymond Tibbetts, who was due to be executed on 13 February. The decision came after he received a letter in…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action: Prisoner of Conscience Needs Urgent Treatment (Ethiopia: UA 27.18)
Ethiopian prisoner of conscience Bekele Gerba has been denied access to specialised medical treatment that he urgently needs. He has high blood pressure which is affecting his sight, leaving his…