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Jailing of activists, including Amnesty director, a crushing blow for rights in Turkey
CONTACT: Mandy Simon, [email protected] LONDON – The remanding of six human rights defenders in pre-trial custody is an appalling affront to justice and a new low in Turkey’s post-coup crackdown,…
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Urgent Action Victory! Congress Rejects Regressive Abortion Reform (Dominican Republic: UA 151.16)
On 11 July, the Chamber of Deputies of the Dominican Congress voted to reject proposed reforms to the Criminal Code that failed to decriminalize abortion in limited circumstances and continued…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action Victory! Congress Rejects Regressive Abortion Reform (Dominican Republic: UA 151.16)
On 11 July, the Chamber of Deputies of the Dominican Congress voted to reject proposed reforms to the Criminal Code that failed to decriminalize abortion in limited circumstances and continued…
Victory
Urgent Action Victory! Defenders End Strike, Release Secured (Cuba: UA 76.17)
Siblings and human rights defenders Anairis Miranda Leyva, Adairis Miranda Leyva and Fidel Manuel Batista Leyva ended the hunger strike they began on 8 June after being harassed and intimidated…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action Victory! Defenders End Strike, Release Secured (Cuba: UA 76.17)
Share: On This Page Siblings and human rights defenders Anairis Miranda Leyva, Adairis Miranda Leyva and Fidel Manuel Batista Leyva ended the hunger strike they began on 8 June after…
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Amnesty International USA: Travel Ban Ruling Short-Term Relief
A federal judge in Hawaii has enjoined the Trump administration from including grandparents and other family members in the travel ban, as well as refugees with formal commitments from refugee organizations…
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Urgent Action
Urgent Action: Woman Convicted Under Unfair Anti-Abortion Law (El Salvador: UA 98.17)
While Salvadoran legislators have, for months, been postponing the debate on the Criminal Code reform that would decriminalize abortion, another rape survivor has been sentenced to 30 years’ imprisonment for…
Report
False suspicions: Arbitrary detentions by police in Mexico
The toxic combination of a flawed judicial system, untrained police officers and widespread impunity are encouraging arbitrary detentions and leading to torture, executions and enforced disappearances, Amnesty International said in…
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Liu Xiaobo: A giant of human rights who leaves a lasting legacy for China and the world
Responding to the news that Nobel Peace Prize Winner Liu Xiaobo has passed away, Salil Shetty, Secretary General of Amnesty International commented:
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Urgent Action
Urgent Action: Aliaksei Mikhalenya At Risk Of Imminent Execution (Belarus: UA 172.17)
Aliaksei Mikhalenya was sentenced to death by the Homel Regional Court, in southeast Belarus, on 17 March. His sentence was upheld by the Supreme Court on 30 June and he…
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Iraq: Investigations, not denials needed over appalling civilian death toll in west Mosul
Responding to statements made by spokespeople for the US-led coalition and the Iraqi forces, Lynn Maalouf Head of Research for Amnesty International in the Middle-East said:
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Report
Justice Under Trial: A study of pre-trial detention in India
Around 2.8 lakh Indians are being held in prison during their trials or awaiting trial, without having been convicted of a crime. Many have been awaiting trial for years, some…