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Featured Victory
Marilin* (31) and Yunior* (11), have been released! Before the family’s release this week, Marilin faced an anniversary no parent would want: one year of lockup with her child simply for seeking safety here in the United States.
Marilin and Yunior were featured in our family detention campaign surge – several weeks of sustained actions, from grassroots activism to billboards, to drive attention to the dozens of families who are invisible behind detention walls in Pennsylvania and Texas. We want them and the government to know they’re not forgotten, and that we are working to free them all.Â
Thank you all for your continuing support and activism on these case campaigns. Our collective action shines a bright light on these families and the unlawful detention of them and so many more people detained in immigration facilities, and helps push the needle for their release.
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Charges Dropped Against Border Aid Workers
On September 1, U.S. District Judge Raner Collins dismissed the case against humanitarian aid workers Shanti Sellz and…
April 14, 2011
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Israel / Hizbullah Ceasefire Vigils
On August 7th Amnesty International held ceasefire vigils around the world to show solidarity with victims and survivors on…
April 14, 2011
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ZIMBABWE – Women of Zimbabwe Arise! (WOZA)
Jenni Williams’ case was one of the focus cases for Amnesty International 2004 Holiday Action.
April 14, 2011
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LGBT NGO’s granted consultative status at the UN
In January 2006 three LGBT groups were denied the right to a fair hearing on their application for consultative status…
April 14, 2011
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Initiative Partnership Activists
Mikalay Astreyka was conditionally released from prison in November before the end of his sentence. He and 3 other political…
April 14, 2011
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Aminatou Haidar
Human rights defender Aminatou Haidar, featured in our 2005 Holiday Card Action, was released from prison in January 2006….
April 14, 2011
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Update on New Jersey Death Penalty Moratorium/Study Bill
The New Jersey Death Penalty Study Commission – set up by the state legislature in 2006 to study all aspects…
April 14, 2011
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Environmental Defender Freed!
Amnesty International is happy to report that Andrei Zatoka was released from jail on January 31. Andrei had been detained…
April 14, 2011
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New Mexico House Passes Abolition Bill
On Monday, February 12, 2007, the New Mexico House of Representative passed a death penalty abolition bill by a 41-28…
April 14, 2011
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Six Major Metropolitan Police Departments Take the Pledge
As part of the campaign following the release of AIUSA’s Stonewalled report, activists asked police departments to sign a…
April 14, 2011
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House Committee Approves Resolution Condemning the Killings of Women in Guatemala
On March 27, 2007 the House Committee on Foreign Affairs unanimously approved House Resolution 100 (H. Res. 100), condemning…
April 14, 2011
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House of Representatives Passes Resolution Condemning Killings of Women in Guatemala
On Wednesday May 1, the U.S. House of Representatives passed House Resolution 100, urging the U.S. government to work…
April 14, 2011