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Annual Report: Nepal 2015/16
FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF NEPAL Head of State: Bidhya Devi Bhandari (replaced Ram Baran Yadav in October) Head of Government: Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli (replaced Sushil Koirala in October) A…
Urgent Action
Georgia: Protect Rights of LGBTI People (UA 61/16)
The bill which would amend the Constitution introducing a definition of marriage as a union exclusively between a man and a woman, received the endorsement of the Parliament’s Human…
Urgent Action
Sudan: Inform Members of TRACKS of the Reasons for Their Arrest (UA 58/16)
Staff members, trainers, a volunteer and visitors of the training centre TRACKS for Training and Human Development had to report daily to the National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS)…
Victory
Good News! – Democratic Republic of Congo: Nine Peaceful Protestors Released (UA 173/15)
Two activists from Lutte pour le Changement (LUCHA), Juvin Kombi Narcisse and Pascal Byumanine have been sentenced to three months in prison and fined 100,000 Congolese Francs (about 100 US…
Update
3,714,141 Thank Yous!
Amnesty supporters across the world wrote an astonishing 3.7 million letters, messages, emails, tweets and so much more as part of Write for Rights 2015, the global letter-writing marathon.
Update
Let’s celebrate Ireland’s people for demanding what’s right for women
St Patrick’s Day is when we celebrate all that is great about Ireland – we can now add the Irish public’s support for wider access to abortion.
Press Release
Release of Qatari poet “long overdue good news”
The release last night of Mohammed al-‘Ajami, also known as Ibn al-Dheeb, is a welcome development that ends a needless four year ordeal for the Qatari poet.
Urgent Action
Honduras: Investigate the Killing of Human Rights Defender Nelson García (UA 60/16)
Nelson García, 38, active member of the Civic Council of Popular and Indigenous Organisations of Honduras (COPINH) was killed on 15 March in Rio Lindo (West).
Urgent Action
Malaysia: Protect Detainees from Torture (UA 59/16)
At least 13 detainees, arrested under the Security Offences Act, have reported torture or other ill-treatment by the authorities and sexual harassment of their family members. 1) Please…
Update
Nowruz Action to Bring Comfort to Prisoners of Conscience in Iran
For the past eight years, activists have been sending messages of solidarity and support to prisoners of conscience in Iran and their families around Nowruz, the Iranian New Year, which…
Press Release
South Africa: Supreme Court ruling shows there can be no impunity for alleged war criminals
“The Supreme Court of Appeal’s ruling today upholds the rule of law and reinforces the country’s progressive laws aimed at ending impunity for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity.…
Update
Deadly Force Knows No Borders
On March 15th, the International Day against Police Brutality will again remind the world of the lives lost and communities changed forever due to the unlawful use of deadly force…