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Theresa May should ‘speak out’ on human rights during Gulf tripPress release 05 Dec 2016
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UA good news: Child released from administrative detention in Israel/OPT
Abed al-Rahman Awad Kmail was released by the Israeli authorities from administrative detention on 2 October after nearly eight months in detention in Megiddo prison inside Israel. He had spent his 17th birthday in detention.
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A human rights lawyer in Turkey speaks out05 Dec 2016
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Urgent Action: Detained without charge for more than a month in Bahrain
Al-Sayed Alawi Hussain al-Alawi was arrested at work on 24 October in Bahrain. He was allowed to call his family for the first time late at night on 27 November to tell them that he was being held at the Criminal Investigation Directorate (CID).
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Northern Ireland First Minister visit to China is opportunity to raise human rightsPress release 05 Dec 2016
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Urgent Action good news: Texas court blocks execution
On 2 December, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals issued a stay of execution to John Battaglia, a 61-year-old man who was scheduled to be executed in Texas on 7 December.
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USA: halting of Dakota oil pipeline is 'important victory' for indigenous peoplesPress release 05 Dec 2016
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UA good news: Detained Kashmiri human rights defender released in India
Khurram Parvez, a prominent Kashmiri human rights defender, was released from administrative detention on 30 November, five days after a court ruled his detention under the Jammu and Kashmir Public Safety Act arbitrary and illegal.
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End Action: Former child detainee returned to prison in Israel/OPT
Mohammad al-Hashlamoun was released on 28 June after six months in administrative detention. However, the Israeli authorities have subsequently rearrested him and on 7 November he has been given another four month administrative detention order.
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USA: Concern over General Mattis' 'murky and conflicting views on human rights'Press release 02 Dec 2016
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Qatar's blocking of Doha News website is 'outright attack' on media freedomPress release 01 Dec 2016
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Syria: over 200 civil society groups condemn United Nations for 'shameful' inactionPress release 01 Dec 2016
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UA good news: Alternative housing provided for ten families in Mongolia
Ten families from Building #3 in Ulaanbaatar (UB), previously facing homelessness during this severe winter, have been provided with alternative housing.
Urgent action outcomes 30 Nov 2016 -
Why palm oil in products is bad newsNext time you’re brushing your teeth take a moment to consider the label on the back. If 'palm oil' appears as an ingredient, it could mean that a child as young as eight was forced to work in hazardous conditions to put the product on the shelves.
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Urgent Action good news: Charge dropped, Ebrahim Sharif remains free in Bahrain
Bahraini political activist Ebrahim Sharif’s one year prison sentence was upheld on 7 November by the Appeal Court. He remains free having already completed one year in prison on 11 July.
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Urgent Action: Website founder detained for 'subversion' in China
Liu Feiyue, founder and director of Hubei-based human rights website “Civil Rights and Livelihood Watch” (http://www.msguancha.com), has been detained for subversion and if convicted, could face life imprisonment.
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Urgent Action: Cuban graffiti artist arrested again
Cuban graffiti artist Danilo Maldonado Machado (‘El Sexto’) – named a prisoner of conscience by Amnesty International in 2015 – was re-arrested on 26 November, shortly after the announcement of Fidel Castro’s death.
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Urgent Action: Opposition members held as protests continue in Sudan
At least 23 members of Sudan’s political opposition parties have been arrested by the Sudanese National Intelligence and Security Services (NISS) between 4 and 27 November.
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