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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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Death Penalty Abolished in New Mexico!
On Wednesday, March 18, New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson signed into law a bill to abolish the death penalty! New…
April 14, 2011
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Stay of Execution Granted for Brett Hartmann in Ohio
On March 31, the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit granted a stay of execution for Brett Hartmann,…
April 14, 2011
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Fujimori brought to justice
Human rights advocates everywhere celebrated the conviction of Alberto Fujimori on Tuesday, April 7th, for crimes committed…
April 14, 2011
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Brett Hartmann Receives Stay of Execution in Ohio (UA 76/09)
Brett Hartmann received a stay of execution from the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit on 31 March.…
April 14, 2011
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Uganda: LGBT Human Rights Defenders, Oundo George and Klilza Brenda, released
On 17 September 2008, Oundo George and Kiiza Brenda, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) human rights defenders…
April 14, 2011
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US-Iranian Journalist Released (UA 77/09)
Amnesty International has welcomed the news that the US-Iranian journalist, Roxana Saberi, is to be released from jail in…
April 14, 2011
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Mohamed Al Mahjoub Released Without Charge in Sudan (UA 101/09)
Mohamed Al Mahjoub, acting director of Amal center for the treatment and rehabilitation of victims of torture in El Fasher,…
April 14, 2011
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Issa Palkoubou Released in Chad (UA 12/09)
Issa Palkoubou, a teacher in the Chadian capital, Ndjamena, was released on the morning of May 21, 2009. He was…
April 14, 2011
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UK Nationals Maryam Kallis and Yasser Zahur Ahmed Released in Syria (UA 90/09)
British nationals Maryam Kallis and Yasser Zahur Ahmed were released on June 7 and returned home to their families in…
April 14, 2011
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Student Released and in Good Health in United Arab Emirates (UA 142/09)
Khalil Abdul Rahman Abdul Karim al-Janahi, a 38-year-old United Arab Emirates national and a student of Shari’a (Islamic)…
April 14, 2011
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Ahmed Zuhair Released from Guantanamo (UA 350/08)
Saudi Arabian national Ahmed Zaid Salem Zuhair was released from Guantanamo and flown to Saudi Arabia on June 12. He…
April 14, 2011
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Afro-descendant Community of Caracoli in Colombia Not Evicted (UA 154/09)
Local police in the Curvarado region of Colombia were preparing to serve an eviction notice on the community of Caracoli…
April 14, 2011