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Urgent Action: Chechen asylum-seeker feared disappeared in Russian Federation
Chechen asylum-seeker Imran Salamov, may have been subjected to an enforced disappearance.
Urgent action outcomes 20 Nov 2017 -
Urgent Action update: Nubian activists in Egypt face up to five years in prison
If convicted in a trial which has been adjourned to 12 December, 32 Nubian activists could face up to 5 years in prison.
Urgent action outcomes 20 Nov 2017 -
Urgent Action: Mother and child in China at risk of forcible return to North Korea
Lee Su-jung and her son are currently in detention in China and are at risk of forcible return to North Korea.
Urgent action outcomes 20 Nov 2017 -
Amnesty welcomes Sinn Féin Ard Fheis policy change on access to abortionPress release 18 Nov 2017
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Kenya: Police must stop using lethal force against opposition supportersKenyan police have been firing live ammunition on protests, with reports of at least 3 protesters killed
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Yemen: UK must stop arming Saudi Arabia or risk being complicit in 'collective punishment''Countries such as the USA, UK and France … risk being complicit in grave violations, including war crimes’
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Cambodia: Banning of opposition party a 'blatant act of political repression'“Sadly, this is just the culmination of several months of threats, rhetoric and outright repression", say Amnesty.
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Zimbabwe: military must safeguard human rightsThe Zimbabwean military must safeguard human rights
Press release 15 Nov 2017 -
AUSTRALIA: Now the Yes is in on marriage equality, Prime Minister has 23 days to deliverPress release 15 Nov 2017
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Electric car and electronics companies still failing over child labour battery abuses - new reportMajor electronics & electric vehicle companies still likely to be using cobalt mined by child labourers in their batteries
Press release 15 Nov 2017 -
Cuba: Government control of jobs 'suffocating' daily life and freedom of speechThe Cuban authorities are using control of the job market as a tool of repression
Press release 15 Nov 2017 -
Urgent Action good news: Crimean Tatar leaders released
Crimean Tatar leaders Ilmi Umerov and Akhtem Chiygoz were both released.
Urgent action outcomes 14 Nov 2017 -
Urgent Action update: Nevada execution delayed but still pursued
A judge stayed Nevada's first execution in over 11 years scheduled for 14 November.
Urgent action outcomes 14 Nov 2017 -
Nigeria: The human cost of a megacityWith a population of 23.3 million, Lagos is a city struggling to cope. As a result, a huge number of people are being forcefully evicted from their homes in a violent campaign led by the authorities.
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Russia: Kremlin tightens stranglehold on foreign mediaPress release 14 Nov 2017
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Urgent Action: Dalit right activist held without charge in India
Chandrasekhar Azad, a prominent Dalit rights activist from India is being held in administrative detention.
Urgent action outcomes 13 Nov 2017 -
Urgent Action good news: Arkansas Supreme Court stops execution
On 7 November, the Arkansas Supreme Court granted a stay of execution in the case of Jack Greene, a 62-year-old man.
Urgent action outcomes 13 Nov 2017 -
Urgent Action update: Detained activist beaten and detained necessities in China
Huang Qi, founder of human rights website 64 Tianwang, has told his lawyer that he was beaten and denied necessities.
Urgent action outcomes 13 Nov 2017 -
Urgent Action update: Florida carries out its third execution of 2017
Patrick Hannon was executed in Florida on 8 November. He was convicted in July 1991 of two murders.
Urgent action outcomes 13 Nov 2017 -
Urgent Action update: Stop crackdown in Egypt against LGBTI individuals
Those in Egypt arrested for their perceived sexual orientation has risen to 76, with at least 32 sentenced to prison.
Urgent action outcomes 13 Nov 2017
