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Urgent Action: Oromo Civilians Killed, Wounded by the Military (Ethiopia: UA 40.18)
At least 22 members of the Ethiopian Oromo community have been killed or wounded by military officers in two separate incidents.
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Urgent Action: Pro-Democracy Activists Arbitrarily Detained (Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC): UA 39.18)
Pro-democracy activists Rachel Pilipili, Francois Kahombo Hangi, Justin Mutabesha, Benjamin Kamuntu and Parfait Muhani have been in arbitrary detention since 21 January. They have alleged that they were beaten in…
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Urgent Action: More Activists Detained for Liu Xiaobo Memorial (China: UA 7.18)
Independent writer Li Xuewen and Zhan Huidong (aka “Xiaozhang” or “Headmaster”), a former finance journalist and an online writer, have been detained due to their participation in the July 2017…
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The Rohingya Crisis
Stop the ethnic cleansing in Myanmar now. Ongoing crimes against humanity have forced over 688,000 Rohingya to flee their homes. The Problem The Rohingya people in Myanmar are being subjected…
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Urgent Action: Border Officials Forcibly Separate Families (USA: UA 256.17)
US border agency officials forcibly separated four Central American asylum-seeking fathers from their children after their arrival to the US, in violation of US standards on family unity during immigration…
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Amnesty International’s 2018 Annual General Meeting
Amnesty International USA is excited to be hosting this year’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) in the Washington, DC metropolitan area! Our 53rd AGM will be held at the Bethesda North…
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Urgent Action: US National Sentenced To Death In Saudi Arabia (Saudi Arabia: UA 188.17)
US national Robert Slaten was sentenced to death on 13 July in Saudi Arabia on appeal. A court convicted him of the murder of his wife after a grossly unfair…
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Urgent Action Victory! Palestinian Circus Performer Released (Israel/OPT: UA 12.16)
On 12 June, Ofer Military Court, in the occupied West Bank near Ramallah, renewed the administrative detention order of Mohammad Faisal Abu Sakha for three months. The Palestinian circus performer…
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Syria: ‘Deadly labyrinth’ traps civilians trying to flee Raqqa battle against Islamic State
Thousands of civilians trapped in Raqqa, northern Syria, are coming under fire from all sides as the battle for control of the city enters its final stage, Amnesty International said…
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In the Dock: Shell’s Complicity in the Arbitrary Execution of the Ogoni Nine
Oil giant Shell stands accused of complicity in the unlawful arrest, detention and execution of nine men who were hanged by Nigeria’s military government in the 1990s, Amnesty International can…
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How to Write an Effective Appeal Letter
Basic Tips for Writing Appeals to Government Officials Be factual. Refer to the details of the case as outlined by the Urgent Action. Human rights are based on international laws,…
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Don’t Let President Trump Stop the Environmental Review of the Dakota Access Pipeline
Indigenous water protectors and their allies won an important victory in December when they convinced the US Army Corps of Engineers to put the brakes on the Dakota Access Pipeline…