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Urgent Action update: 26 people killed after prison riots spread in Brazil
Twenty-six men were killed and nine others severely injured in Alcaçuz prison in Rio Grande do Norte state, following the spread of riots and conflicts between criminal gangs in northern Brazilian prisons.
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Urgent Action good news: Four youth activists released on bail in Angola
Four Angolan youth activists who are part of the Benguela Revolutionary Movement (Movimento Revolucionário de Benguela) are out on bail. The youth activists have not been charged.
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Iranian journalist given 40 lashes for 'inaccurate reporting'Press release 18 Jan 2017
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End Action: Ildar Dadin moved to new prison in Russian Federation
Following revelations that he had been tortured in Segezha prison colony, prisoner of conscience Ildar Dadin was moved to a new prison colony.
Urgent action outcomes 18 Jan 2017 -
Northern Ireland: “women seeking abortions are not criminals” - Amnesty, in response to latest pill casePress release 18 Jan 2017
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Gambia: State of emergency no licence for repressionPress release 18 Jan 2017
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Urgent Action: Congress to vote on regressive torture bill in Mexico
The Mexican lower house of Congress has finalized its version of a General Law on Torture. This version of the bill has key amendments that, if passed, would increase impunity for torture and undermine access to justice in relation to torture complaints.
Urgent action outcomes 18 Jan 2017 -
Time to stand against hate and division on both sides of the AtlanticDonald Trump's toxic rhetoric on immigration has caused fear and uncertainty within many communities, and encouraged extremists advocating xenophobia and hatred. But resistance and solidarity does offer hope to those most at risk.
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Brazil: More than 120 killings in 16 days signals national prison crisisPress release 17 Jan 2017
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USA: Decision to commute Chelsea Manning sentence is long overdue positive step for human rightsPress release 17 Jan 2017
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UK leading Europe-wide 'race to the bottom' with Orwellian counter-terrorism laws - new reportPress release 17 Jan 2017
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Urgent Action Myanmar: Torture fears for hundreds-Rohingya detained in Myanmar
Hundreds of Rohingya have been detained as part of the ongoing security operation in northern Rakhine State, Myanmar.
Urgent action outcomes 16 Jan 2017 -
UA update: Activists released but still charged with rebellion in Indonesia
Hosea Yeimo and Ismael Alua, detained on 19 December for peaceful political demonstrations, have been released by the police. They are still being charged with rebellion (makar) and could face up to life imprisonment.
Urgent action outcomes 16 Jan 2017 -
Urgent Action update: Website founder for 'inciting subversion' in China
Liu Feiyue, founder and director of Hubei-based human rights website “Civil Rights and Livelihood Watch” (www.msguancha.com), has been formally arrested for “inciting subversion of state power”.
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Urgent Action update: Three men now face imminent execution in Bahrain
On 9 January the Court of Cassation in Bahrain upheld death sentences against three Bahraini men. It also upheld life sentences against seven others and the revocation of the nationality of eight of them.
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Urgent Action: Mental health experts support clemency in USA
Ricky Gray is scheduled to be executed in Virginia on 18 January. More than 50 mental health professionals have written to the state governor in support of clemency in view of the prisoner’s childhood of severe sexual and physical abuse and its impact on…
Urgent action outcomes 16 Jan 2017 -
Urgent Action: Violent repression of Mapuche peoples in Argentina
On 10 and 11 January security forces violently repressed members of the Mapuche community of Cushamen in Chubut, Argentina.
Urgent action outcomes 16 Jan 2017 -
UA update: Abortion vote pending after president's veto in Dominican Republic
In December 2016, the Dominican President rejected a regressive reform of the Criminal Code regarding abortion that had previously been adopted by the Senate.
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Nigeria: Authorities must immediately release Muslim leaderPress release 16 Jan 2017
