Serbia/Kosovo: Halt Arbitrary Arrests
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Serbia should immediately release two Kosovo Albanians arbitrarily arrested on March 28, 2012 in “retaliation” for the arrest of four Serbs on March 27.
(Berlin) &n…Continue Reading
Turkmenistan: Damning UN Report Shows Need for Urgent Action
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The Turkmen government should urgently heed the calls by the UN Human Rights Committee to improve its abysmal rights record.
(New York) – The Turkmen government s…Continue Reading
Leader of Liberian war faction removed from US
A Liberian man accused of leading a faction responsible for human rights abuses during the West African country's civil war in the early 1990s was removed Friday from the United States, immigration officials said.Continue Reading
Burma: By-Elections a Step, but Not Real Reform
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Burma’s April 1, 2012 by-elections are a step forward, but are not a real test of the government’s commitment to democratic reform.
(New York,) – Burma&rsquo…Continue Reading
Philippines: Keep Promise to Disband Paramilitaries
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The Philippine government’s plan to dismantle so-called private armies ahead of the local elections in 2013 should include the state-backed paramilitaries.
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Smoke signals to Cuba
The repression of dissent by the Cuban authorities has surged amid the Pope’s visit to the island this week.
By James Burke, Cuba Campaigner at Amnesty International
“The mobile you are calling does not exist.”
The phone in question, belonging t…Continue Reading
Join us in our four decades of struggle for justice!
By Tessa Murphy, Amnesty International Campaigner in the USA Team,
17th April 2012 marks forty years since Albert Woodfox and Herman Wallace were placed in solitary confinement in Louisiana State prison. During these four decades they have been confine…Continue Reading
Beaten, tortured, and imprisoned after raising a flag
By Josef Benedict, Indonesia Campaigner, Amnesty International,
Call on Indonesia’s government to release Johan Teterissa and all other prisoners of conscience in the country.
This year marks five years since Johan Teterissa, a teache…Continue Reading
Kenya: Somalia Unsafe for Refugees to Return
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Kenyan authorities should not return refugees to Somalia because of ongoing fighting and abuses against civilians in areas controlled by Kenyan forces and allied militias. Instead of cla…Continue Reading
Thailand: Don’t Block Accountability for Political Violence
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The Thai government should undertake a transparent and impartial investigation into violence and abuses by all sides in the 2010 political upheavals and hold accountable all those respon…Continue Reading
No clear way to court for Syria war crimes suspects
(Adds human rights expert, paragraphs 22-23) GENEVA/NEW YORK, March 29 – U.N. officials have compiled a list of Syrian figures suspected of crimes against humanity in the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad, but opposition from Russia and China …Continue Reading
Facing intimidation in the fight for human rights in Russia
By Friederike Behr, Russia researcher for Amnesty International
Stanislav Dmitrievskii is a veteran human rights defender and political activist from Nizhnii Novgorod, a town East of Moscow.
During recent months he has actively participated in numero…Continue Reading
/R E P E A T — MEDIA ADVISORY – Torture and Abuse Survivors Urge Canada to Help Stop Human Rights Violations in the …
TORONTO , March 27, 2012 /CNW/ -WHO: Human rights defenders from the Philippines working in alliance with a cross-Canada network of churches, community groups and human rights and development organizations, …Continue Reading
US Supreme Court: Take Into Account Prison Hardships for Youth
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The US Supreme Court, in its deliberations on the cases Miller v. Alabama and Jackson v. Hobbs, should consider the harsh conditions juvenile offenders face in adult prisons. On March 20…Continue Reading
Q&A: “Belgium v. Senegal”
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The International Court of Justice (ICJ) heard arguments from March 12 to 21, 2012 in “Questions relating to the Obligation to Prosecute or Extradite (Belgium v. Senegal)” ov…Continue Reading