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Urgent Action update: Court to review death sentences of two men
The Supreme Military Court of Appeals formally agreed to reconsider the death sentences of two men.
Urgent action outcomes 14 Dec 2018 -
UK: Public should 'resist drum-beat of calls for all police to carry a Taser'“Amnesty recognises that the police have a duty to protect the public and themselves from harm, but we’ve got serious concerns about the use of Tasers becoming the norm for day-to-day policing."
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Iraq: ISIS systematically destroyed Yezidi farms during onslaught - new reportPress release 13 Dec 2018
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Urgent Action: Bahraini refugee risks deportation
Bahraini refugee Hakeem Ali al-Araibi is in imminent danger of deportation from Thailand.
Urgent action outcomes 13 Dec 2018 -
Our 2018 human rights victories!As we come to the end of 2018 and head into a new year, I want to say thank you for being a human rights champion. I’m so grateful to be facing the future with you. Together, we’ve achieved so much in the last 12 months.
Blog post 12 Dec 2018 -
Stansted 15 verdict is 'crushing blow' for human rights in the UKIt was a case of 'using a sledgehammer to crack a nut'
Press release 10 Dec 2018 -
Women fight back as oppressive and sexist policies dominate 2018 - Amnesty annual reviewReview launched on 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Press release 10 Dec 2018 -
Universal Declaration of Human Rights at 70Blog post 09 Dec 2018
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South Sudan: children executed in 'disturbing' escalation of death penalty - new reportMore executions in 2018 than any year since independence
Press release 07 Dec 2018 -
Thailand: Military government's clampdown on human rights must end before electionsThailand’s military government has provisionally scheduled general elections for 24 February.
Press release 07 Dec 2018 -
Myanmar: 'Appalling' sentencing of anti-war protesters must be overturned“These activists made a peaceful call for humanitarian aid to vulnerable civilians trapped in a conflict zone."
Press release 07 Dec 2018 -
Rwanda: Diane Rwigara's acquittal should herald new era for freedom of expression“The judgment must be a first step in reversing the ongoing trend of repression in Rwanda” – Joan Nyanyuki
Press release 06 Dec 2018 -
Urgent Action update: Human rights defender’s sentencing is imminent
On 26 November, Oyub Titiev – prisoner of conscience and the head of Russian NGO - was denied release on bail.
Urgent action outcomes 06 Dec 2018 -
The Little Rebels Award for Radical Children’s Fiction – and its close ties with human rightsThe Little Rebels Award for Radical Children’s Fiction has just opened its doors for 2018 submissions. The Award has always taken special note of stories which engage children directly with specific human rights, sometimes in unusual and surprising ways.
Blog post 06 Dec 2018 -
Urgent Action: Survivor of sexual harassment faces imprisonment
Employee at a State High School in Lombok, Indonesia, has been found guilty of distributing pornographic content.
Urgent action outcomes 06 Dec 2018 -
Russia: 77-year-old human rights defender jailed for Facebook postLev Ponomarev is a veteran human rights defender
Press release 05 Dec 2018 -
UK: 'Inhumane' indefinite detention of thousands of people each year must endThe damaging and cruel policy of indefinite detention must be brought to an immediate end
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Palestine: female activist tortured and threatened with sexual violence - testimonyPalestinian forces have a track record of arbitrarily arresting peaceful activists
Press release 05 Dec 2018 -
Turkey: Construction workers in Istanbul airport trial should be releasedMass trial of 61 workers and trade unionists who protested against unsafe conditions gets underway today
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Urgent Action: Social justice activist on hunger strikeUrgent action outcomes 04 Dec 2018
