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Urgent Action update: Bahrain's opposition leader's sentence reduced againOn 3 April, the Court of Cassation in Bahrain reduced the prison sentence against opposition leader Sheikh Ali Salman to four years in prison for the second time. He is a prisoner of conscience.
Urgent action outcomes 18 Apr 2017 -
Chibok anniversary a chilling reminder of Boko Haram’s ongoing scourge of abductionsPress release 14 Apr 2017
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Six must-reads on human rights in the wake of President TrumpOur suggested reading to stay informed and inspired to fight for human rights in the wake of the new US administration.
Blog post 13 Apr 2017 -
USA: Arkansas must halt planned 'conveyor belt' of executions this monthPress release 13 Apr 2017
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Podcast: Steve Kelly on a long fight for justice following the Hillsborough DisasterSteve tells the heartbreaking story of his brother Mike, and a long campaign for justice. Mike was one of 96 people killed in the 1989 Hillsborough Disaster, the biggest sporting disaster in UK history. For years, the deaths were blamed on Liverpool FC…
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Israel: Palestinian prisoners to stage mass hunger strike in protest at family visit abusesPress release 13 Apr 2017
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Urgent Action update: Hundreds of Roma forcibly evicted in Italy
Hundreds of Roma living in the settlement of Gianturco were forcibly evicted on 7 April. Dozens of families had already left the settlement due to intensified police checks and harassment and many are feared homeless.
Urgent action outcomes 12 Apr 2017 -
Ambassador of Conscience Award 2017Alicia Keys and the Indigenous rights movement of Canada have been awarded the Ambassador of Conscience Award 2017 – Amnesty International’s highest honour.
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Urgent Action: Detained human rights lawyer location unknown in ChinaXie Yang, a human rights lawyer detained since the government crackdown in 2015, has been transferred to an unknown location and is at risk of torture and other ill-treatment. He is a prisoner of conscience and should be immediately and unconditionally…
Urgent action outcomes 12 Apr 2017 -
Amnesty's Digital Product RoadmapBlog post 12 Apr 2017
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Global executions down more than a third, but death sentences at record high - new reportPress release 11 Apr 2017
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Urgent Action: Journalist may lose son after covering protests in Belarus
The Belarusian authorities are threatening to take journalist Larysa Schiryakova’s 10-year-old son away from her. This threat follows her critical reporting of events in the country including the ongoing crackdown against peaceful protesters.
Urgent action outcomes 11 Apr 2017 -
Urgent Action good news: Texas appeal court blocks execution in USA
On 7 April, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals issued a stay of execution in the case of Paul Storey, who was scheduled to be put to death on 12 April. The case has been remanded to a lower court for further review of the claim that the prosecution…
Urgent action outcomes 11 Apr 2017 -
Mark Wallinger's 'Ecce Homo' statue installed at St Paul's CathedralPress release 11 Apr 2017
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Theresa May's "Global Britain" - prosperity over peace?The Met police is investigating allegations of war crimes by Saudi Arabia in Yemen. Meanwhile, Theresa May is visiting Saudi Arabia, and her government continues to supply weapons to the country. What kind of messages is our Prime Minister sending out?
Blog post 11 Apr 2017 -
Rex Tillerson should raise Russia's 'staggering' human rights record during Moscow tripPress release 11 Apr 2017
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Death penalty report 2016A global look at the state of the death penalty in 2016 - its use, legal issues, regional differences, resumed practices, and continued momentum toward abolition.
Reports and publications 10 Apr 2017 -
Urgent Action: Student detained for possession of 'banned' books in Malaysia
Research student Siti Noor Aishah has been placed under ‘preventive detention’ for alleged possession of 12 books deemed ‘illegal’ by the Malaysian government.
Urgent action outcomes 10 Apr 2017 -
Urgent Action update: Supreme court of Tucuman, Argentina, acquits Belén
On 27 March, the Supreme Court of Tucuman Province, northern Argentina, unanimously decided to acquit Belén, the 27-year-
Urgent action outcomes 10 Apr 2017
