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Northern Ireland: Secretary of State must urgently release funding for legacy inquestsAmnesty has called on the Northern Ireland Secretary of State Karen Bradley to urgently release funding for legacy inquests.
Press release 08 Mar 2018 -
Myanmar military's denial of violence against Rohingya 'a blatant lie', says Amnesty“We have extensively documented how the Myanmar military have led a murderous campaign of ethnic cleansing against the Rohingya, including killings, rapes, abductions and forced starvation."
Press release 07 Mar 2018 -
Urgent Action: Indigenous peoples advocate arrested in India for ‘sedition’
Upendra Nayak, a lawyer who defends the rights of indigenous Adivasi people, was arrested in eastern India.
Urgent action outcomes 06 Mar 2018 -
Urgent Action update: Some critics free in Sudan, others remain in custody
About 79 opposition party members and human rights defender have been released. At least 61 others remain.
Urgent action outcomes 06 Mar 2018 -
Urgent Action: 20 relative of Uighur journalist detained in China
Approximately 20 relatives of Gulchehra Hoja, a Uighur journalist, have been detained and are at risk of torture.
Urgent action outcomes 06 Mar 2018 -
Myanmar: Forced starvation of Rohingya highlights danger of premature returns"Fleeing Rohingya told us how they are still being forcibly starved in a bid to quietly squeeze them out of the country."
Press release 06 Mar 2018 -
Urgent Action: Detainee missing in Venezuela
The fate and whereabouts of Gilber Caro, imprisoned in Venezuela for political reasons, have been unknown since 2 March.
Urgent action outcomes 06 Mar 2018 -
Urgent Action update: Activist arrested in Indonesia, family suffers economic hardship
Heri Budiawan, known as Budi Pego, was sentenced to 10 months in prison for “crimes against state security.”
Urgent action outcomes 06 Mar 2018 -
Urgent Action: Withheld evidence at issue as execution nears in USA
William Montgomery is due to be executed in Ohio on 11 April for a 1986 murder he says he did not commit.
Urgent action outcomes 06 Mar 2018 -
Sri Lanka: State of emergency must respect human rightsThe Sri Lankan authorities must respect human rights under the state of emergency that was declared today, Amnesty has said.
Press release 06 Mar 2018 -
Urgent Action update: Maximum prison sentence for anti-Formosa activist in Vietnam
Hoàng Đức Bình was sentenced to 14 years in prison for criticising the Formosa disaster and government-critical blogging
Urgent action outcomes 05 Mar 2018 -
Urgent Action update: Health fears for relocated jailed activist in Vietnam
Nguyễn Ngọc Như Quỳnh, known as blogger Mẹ Nấm (Mother Mushroom) was secretly moved over 900km away to a prison.
Urgent action outcomes 05 Mar 2018 -
Urgent Action update: Execution called off in USA, continue clemency call
Alabama called off the execution of Doyle Hamm after the lethal injection team was unable to find an accessible vein.
Urgent action outcomes 05 Mar 2018 -
Urgent Action update: Student at risk of deportation to Afghanistan from Norway
18-year old student Taibeh Abbasi is at imminent risk of being deported to Afghanistan, a country she has never been to.
Urgent action outcomes 05 Mar 2018 -
Urgent Action good news: Chadian youth activist unconditionally released
Alain Didah Kemba, spokesperson of the Chadian youth movement IYINA, was unconditionally released on 26 February.
Urgent action outcomes 05 Mar 2018 -
Amnesty colleagues behind bars in Turkey for championing human rightsAmnesty Turkey Chair Taner Kılıç is still jailed for his human rights work. He’s one of many people in the country being persecuted for speaking out. Meanwhile, his family and supporters and colleagues campaign tirelessly for his freedom.
Blog post 02 Mar 2018 -
Egypt: fears that lawyer Ezzat Ghonim is latest human rights activist to be 'disappeared'Case comes after numerous activists ‘disappeared’ into secret state custody
Press release 02 Mar 2018 -
Ethiopia: State of emergency approval by MPs 'disappointing and irresponsible'The Ethiopian parliament has approved the government’s state of emergency declaration in full today.
Press release 02 Mar 2018 -
Standing on the shoulders of our suffragette sistersIn the days leading up to International Women's Day 2018, we are sharing some inspirational success stories of Scottish women activists. We start by raising a glass to our sisters at Scottish Women's Aid and other feminist organisations who fought for a…
Blog post 02 Mar 2018
