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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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Mother and Children Enter Witness Protection Program in Brazil
After receiving a series of threats, Katia Camargo and her two children entered a witness protection program on 5 January.…
April 14, 2011
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Larry Swearingen Granted a Stay of Execution (UA 17/09)
On January 26, Larry Swearingen was granted a stay of execution by a three-judge panel of the US Court of…
April 14, 2011
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Conscientious Objector Allowed to Remain in Canada (UA 22/09)
Dean Walcott has been allowed to stay in Canada until the country’s Federal Court decides whether or not to review…
April 14, 2011
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Peccerelli and Family No Longer in Grave Danger in Guatemala (UA 7/09)
Fredy Peccerelli, his family and colleagues, are no longer in immediate danger as a result of the death threat recieved…
April 14, 2011
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Death Row Inmate Granted Clemency in Ohio (UA 30/09)
Ohio Governor Ted Strickland granted clemency to Jeffrey Hill on 12 February. He had been due to be executed on…
April 14, 2011
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Women’s Stoning Penalties Lessened in Iran (UA 257/06)
Kobra N. has had her sentence of stoning commuted to 100 lashes. Soghra Mola’i, who had been sentenced to 15…
April 14, 2011
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Stimulus funding for Native Women
The economic stimulus package the U.S. Congress recently approved includes hundreds of millions of dollars to fund the…
April 14, 2011
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Ma Khin Khin Leh Finally Released!
Ma Khin Khin Leh, a political prisoner in Myanmar, was unexpectedly released on Saturday, February 21, in the first group…
April 14, 2011
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US Resident Waited Nearly Six Years for Fair Trial (UA 48/09)
Ali Saleh Kahlah al-Marri, a Qatari national and US resident, was arrested in Illinois in December 2001, but his trial…
April 14, 2011
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President of Political Opposition Group in Burundi released (UA 318/08)
Alexis Sinduhije, President of the political opposition group Movement for Security and Democracy, was released and the…
April 14, 2011
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Prisoner of Conscience Treated by Doctor and Allowed to Meet with Family (UA 45/09)
Dia el Din Gad was transferred to al-Qota Prison in Giza, on the outskirts of the capital, Cairo, on 24…
April 14, 2011
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Husband and Wife Released from Detention in China (UA 85/09)
Human rights lawyer Wei Liangyue and his wife Du Yongjing have been released and returned home after 30 days of…
April 14, 2011