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Malawi: Impunity fuels killing of people with albinism for body partsIn its new briefing, ‘End violence against people with albinism: Towards effective criminal justice for people with albinism in Malawi’, Amnesty found that people with albinism face long delays in getting justice.
Press release 27 Jun 2018 -
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OPCW resolution a crucial step towards identifying those behind chemical weapons violationsPress release 27 Jun 2018
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Sudan: Decision to overturn Noura Hussein's death sentence must lead to reform'Noura Hussein was the victim of a brutal attack by her husband and five years’ imprisonment for acting in self-defence is a disproportionate punishment' - Seif Magango
Press release 27 Jun 2018 -
It's time for the UK to come clean about tortureIt's time for the UK to come clean about its involvement in torture and rendition during the so-called ‘war on terror’
Blog post 26 Jun 2018 -
On winning the Amnesty CILIP Honour 2018 for The Hate U GiveAmnesty CILIP Honour 2018 speech by Angie Thomas
Blog post 26 Jun 2018 -
Urgent Action: Trust fund boss goes missing from police custody in Lesotho
Head of the Maesaiah Thabane Trust Fund whereabouts are unknown after police claim that she escaped from custody.
Urgent action outcomes 25 Jun 2018 -
Urgent Action: Five people held incommunicado in Oman
Since 6 April, Omani authorities have launched a series of arbitrary detentions of individuals from Musandam province.
Urgent action outcomes 25 Jun 2018 -
Urgent Action: Grave fears for missing Uighur PhD student in China
Guligeina Tashimaimaiti has not been heard from since 26 December 2017, when she returned from Malaysia to her hometown.
25 Jun 2018 -
Jordan: Syrians fleeing renewed fighting near border must not be turned away‘The international community must provide full and meaningful support to Jordan’
Press release 25 Jun 2018 -
Taoiseach pledges to help end discrimination against LGBT people in Northern Ireland‘The UK government has turned its back on the LGBT+ community here’
Press release 25 Jun 2018 -
Urgent Action: More at risk as Thailand resumes executions
Thai prison authorities carried out the country’s first execution in nearly a decade on 18 June 2018.
Urgent action outcomes 25 Jun 2018 -
Urgent Action update: US Governor vetoes abolition of death penalty
On 21 June, the Governor of New Hampshire vetoed a death penalty abolition bill.
Urgent action outcomes 25 Jun 2018 -
Children's Citizenship: Proposed Motion to Councils
Proposed motion on Children's Citizenship fees to be put to local councils.
Urgent action outcomes 25 Jun 2018 -
Urgent Action good news: Turkish court acquits rapper
On 19 June, an Istanbul court ordered the immediate release of rapper, Ezhel.
Urgent action outcomes 25 Jun 2018 -
Urgent Action: Health fears for detainee in Maldives without access to lawyer
Lahiru Manikkuadura, a Sri Lankan citizen, has been detained in the Maldives without a trial date since September 2016.
Urgent action outcomes 25 Jun 2018 -
Urgent Action update: Allow environmental activist visits in Cuba
Dr Ariel Ruiz Urquiola, an environmental activist, was sentenced in Cuba to one-year imprisonment for contempt.
Urgent action outcomes 25 Jun 2018 -
Northern Ireland: MPs step up pressure on Prime Minister for marriage equalityThe MPs – drawn from Labour, Conservative, Liberal Democrat and Green Party benches – are all sponsors of the Northern Ireland Equal Marriage Bill, which is believed to have widespread support in Parliament.
Press release 22 Jun 2018 -
Saudi Arabia: wider reforms must follow lifting of women's driving ban‘It is outrageous that women are still treated like second-class citizens in Saudi Arabia’
Press release 22 Jun 2018 -
Indonesia: death sentence imposed on cleric for terrorism criticised‘Trials for defendants facing charges on crimes such as drugs, murder, terrorism where death sentences may be imposed are often grossly unfair’
Press release 22 Jun 2018
