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Urgent Action: Mother and son separated by border authoritiesUrgent action outcomes 12 Nov 2018
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Urgent Action Update: Lawyer released on bail but threat of jail remains
On 23 October, Krasnodar Regional Court ordered the release of lawyer Mikhail Benyash on bail, set at about USD 10,000.
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Urgent Action Update: Two missing prisoners found; torture fears remain
On 31 October the two men were confirmed to being held at pre-trial detention centres in St. Petersburg, Russia.
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Urgent Action Update: Lawmaker’s administrative detention renewed
Ofer Military Court in OPT approved the renewal of Khalida Jarrar’s administrative detention for another four months.
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Amnesty strips Aung San Suu Kyi of 'Ambassador of Conscience' award“We will continue to fight for justice and human rights in Myanmar - with or without her support'
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Libya: desperate plight of detained migrants has 'deteriorated' - new briefing6,000 refugees and migrants are trapped in Libyan detention centres
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Yemen: patients and staff flee as Hodeidah's main hospital comes under attack‘Deliberately attacking a functioning hospital is a war crime’
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Bangladesh: New Digital Security Act is an attack on freedom of expression“This draconian new law threatens to be even more repressive” - Dinushika Dissanayake
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Human Rights Act 'absolutely key' to big justice fights of last 20 years"It's the unsung hero of UK life, holding powerful people and institutions to account when ordinary people are let down."
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Urgent Action Update: 12 Saudi men at risk of imminent execution
The families of 12 Saudi men sentenced to death after an unfair mass trial fear that their relatives could be executed.
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Excessive heat over deportation helps nobodyIf the criminal justice system is to be fair, then it must ensure that nobody is punished more than others for the same offence.
Blog post 09 Nov 2018 -
REBELLION: Our new exclusive feminist t-shirt collectionIntroducing our new range of limited-edition feminist t-shirts, REBELLION. The designs are inspired by the incredible women in our Write For Rights campaign this year. Wearing one could have more impact than you realise.
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USA: Trump's Proclamation to limit rights of asylum-seekers 'dehumanising and dangerous'"This policy needlessly places the lives of thousands of people in danger."
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Yemen: Huthi fighters take over roof of Hodeidah hospital as fighting intensifies
‘Placing gunmen on a hospital roof blurs lines which should never be blurred’
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Dominic Grieve MP issues Brexit warning on human rights and peace in Northern IrelandThe former Attorney General tonight delivered the Amnesty International Annual Lecture in Belfast.
Press release 08 Nov 2018 -
Philippines: Murder of prominent human rights lawyer 'a new low'Benjamin Ramos is the 34th lawyer killed under the President Duterte administration.
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Saudi Arabia: 12 Shi'a face imminent execution after cases referred to King Salman"We fear that this development signals the imminent execution of the 12 men."
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Tanzania: ten men arrested in Zanzibar for 'being gay'Amnesty can reveal that the group were detained for supposedly conducting a gay marriage
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Urgent Action good news: Indigenous community granted protection in Paraguay
Paraguayan authorities have called for an impartial and independent investigation into the attacks against Amada Martínez
Urgent action outcomes 06 Nov 2018
