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Venezuela: Unending cycle of violence and repression threatens the lives of the Venezuelan people
The unending spiral of violence and repression during the protests in Venezuela is submerging the country in a crisis that will be hard to come back from, threatening the lives…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action: University Lecturer Must Be Released (Uganda: UA 89.17)
Dr Stella Nyanzi, a Ugandan university lecturer, was arrested on 7 April and subsequently charged with insulting the president and violating his right to privacy. She remains in detention awaiting…
Press Release
Court Blocks Four Families from Being Deported in Case that Underscores Urgent Need for Reform
A judge today temporarily blocked the federal government from deporting four families who fled violence to seek asylum in the United States. The government was cleared to move forward with…
Press Release
Amnesty International statement ahead of court appearance of Zimbabwean activist Evan Mawarire
The continued persecution of human rights activist Pastor Evan Mawarire is a deliberate ploy by the Zimbabwean authorities to harass, intimidate and, ultimately, silence him, Amnesty International said today ahead…
Victory
Urgent Action Victory! Stay Of Execution For Bruce Ward In Arkansas (USA: UA 66.17)
Bruce Ward, who was due to be put to death on 17 April in Arkansas, received a stay of execution. His lawyers maintain that his mental disability deprives him of…
Update
Big Brother in Practice: An Overview of Unlawful Surveillance
We should be warned to not only protect our physical human rights, but also the privacy of our virtual spaces and communication via technology. I draw attention to recent cases…
Victory
Urgent Action Victory! Stay Of Execution For Don Davis In Arkansas (USA: UA 64.17)
The execution of Don Davis, scheduled for 17 April in Arkansas, did not go ahead. Minutes before midnight, when the death warrant was set to expire, the US Supreme Court…
Press Release
Supreme Court Denial Must Not Result in Deportation of Asylum-Seeking Families
The Supreme Court will not hear a case brought by more than two dozen families who have been ordered deported without having their full cases heard by an immigration judge.…
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All Arkansas Executions Temporarily Put On Hold After Judge Blocks Use of Lethal Injection Drugs
An Arkansas judge has temporarily blocked six executions from taking place after the company that manufactured the drugs to be used in the execution filed a complaint that the drug…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action: Human Rights Defenders’ Lives In Danger (Haiti: UA 87.17)
Human rights defenders David Boniface and Juders Ysemé fear for their lives following the sudden death of their colleague, Nissage Martyr, one day after the three men filed a lawsuit…
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Alicia Keys and the Indigenous rights movement in Canada honored with top Amnesty International award
Celebrated global music artist and activist Alicia Keys and the inspirational movement of Indigenous Peoples fighting for their rights in Canada have been honored with Amnesty International’s Ambassador of Conscience…
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Egypt: 10-year prison term for insulting President an outrageous assault on freedom of expression
The sentencing of a lawyer to 10 years in prison for a Facebook post exposes the abuse of Egypt’s new counterterrorism law to silence government critics, said Amnesty International.