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Urgent Action Update: CUBA: PRISONER OF CONSCIENCE AT RISK (Cuba: UA 67.22)
José Daniel Ferrer García, leader of the unofficial political opposition group “Patriotic Union of Cuba,” who was arrested on July 11, 2021, in the context of island-wide protests and has…
Event
United Nations Association Film Festival (25th Anniversary – Reflections)
Founded in 1998 by Jasmina Bojic, film critic and educator, UNAFF is an international documentary film festival originally established to honor the 50th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human…
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Urgent Action
Urgent Action Update: WHISTLEBLOWER ACTIVIST’S CONVICTION UPHELD (Algeria: UA 43.22)
Mohamed Benhlima is a former military officer and anti-corruption activist who exposed the corruption of high-ranking Algerian military officials. He fled Algeria to Spain in September 2019 out of fear…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action Update: 10 EGYPTIAN NUBIAN MEN SENTENCED TO PRISON (Saudi Arabia: UA 112.21)
On 10 October, the Specialized Criminal Court in Riyadh, the Saudi capital, sentenced 10 Egyptian Nubian men to prison terms ranging between 10 to 18 years following a grossly unfair…
Press Release
Amnesty International Responds to Plan to Block Asylum Access for Venezuelans at Border
In response to the Biden Administration’s announcement about a new process for Venezeulans seeking safety, Erika Guevara-Rosas, Americas director at Amnesty International said:
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World Day Against the Death Penalty & Indigenous People’s Day: a Conversation about the Death Penalty, LWOP and Indigenous Rights
October 10th is the 20th World Day Against the Death Penalty and this year's theme is "Death Penalty: a road paved with torture." As World Day falls on Indigenous People's…
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Urgent Action
Urgent Action: THREE PEOPLE RISK COURT-ORDERED BLINDING (Iran: UA 87.22)
Three prisoners, two men and a woman, are at imminent risk of judicially-sanctioned blinding after their cases were sent to Branch 3 of the Office for Implementation of Sentences in…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action Update: LAWYER DETAINED ARBITRARILY FOR NEARLY 2-YRS (Burundi: UA 92.21)
September 29, 2022 marked a year that the Court of Appeal of Ngozi upheld the conviction and five-year prison sentence of Burundian lawyer, Tony Germain Nkina. He was arrested on…
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Vote Like Your Human Rights Depend On It
Our human rights are under attack like never before. But we believe a better world is possible. We value freedom, justice and equality–and we VOTE. We call on all candidates…
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Report
Facebook’s Systems Promoted Violence Against Rohingya in Myanmar; Meta Owes Reparations – New Report
Facebook owner Meta’s dangerous algorithms and reckless pursuit of profit substantially contributed to the atrocities perpetrated by the Myanmar military against the Rohingya people in 2017, Amnesty International said in…
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Urgent Action
Urgent Action: HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER ARBITRARILY DETAINED (Belarus: UA 85.22)
Belarusian human rights defender Nasta Loika has been arbitrarily detained since September 6, 2022, on trumped up charges of “petty hooliganism”. She is being denied access to her lawyer, warm…
Issue
Global action for USA abortion rights
Take action now! Ways to fight for abortion rights in the USA Call on US governors to protect abortion access in their states. Make them feel international pressure to prevent…
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