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Iran: Writer faces 6 years for her unpublished fictional story about stoningPress release 06 Oct 2016
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Poland: Women 'have made history' in forcing abortion ban U-turnPress release 06 Oct 2016
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Good news: your latest victories on human rightsGhina given life saving surgery in Syria, Belen freed in Argentina. Just some of your latest human rights victories.
Blog post 06 Oct 2016 -
Urgent Action: Detained without charge for over three months in South Sudan
South Sudanese Military Police arrested Elias Waya Nyipuoch, former governor of Wau state, on the morning of 26 June.
Urgent action outcomes 05 Oct 2016 -
There are no borders to compassionBlog post 05 Oct 2016
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Corporate crime: UK must hold companies to account for human rights abuses - new principlesPress release 05 Oct 2016
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Urgent Action good news: Homa Hoodfar freed in Iran after global campaign
Canadian-Irish-Iranian citizen Dr Homa Hoodfar, a prominent professor of anthropology, was released on 26 September and flown out of Iran to Oman.
Urgent action outcomes 04 Oct 2016 -
Urgent Action: Person with mental disability faces execution in Pakistan
Imdad Ali, a death row prisoner with a mental disability, is at imminent risk of execution. He was convicted of the murder of a religious teacher in 2002.
Urgent action outcomes 04 Oct 2016 -
British forces should not be above the law when it comes to torture, says AmnestyThe government says the UK’s obligations under the European Convention on Human Rights will be suspended in any future international conflict
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Urgent Action update: Six men face death sentence after unfair trial in Egypt
Egypt’s defence minister has ratified the death sentences of six civilian men tried by a military court in a case marred by enforced disappearances and torture and other ill-treatment.
Urgent action outcomes 04 Oct 2016 -
Urgent Action: Activist held incommunicado since 2 September in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabian human rights activist Salim al-Maliki has been arbitrarily detained and held incommunicado for four weeks.
Urgent action outcomes 04 Oct 2016 -
Northern Ireland: Amnesty calls for action on racism after critical European reportPress release 04 Oct 2016
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Amnesty urges Home Secretary to undertake compassion overhaul of refugee responsePress release 04 Oct 2016
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No more torture on your doorstepFor too long companies have been able to profit from human suffering - advertising and trading torture equipment to known human rights abusers outside the EU. Today, after more than ten years of campaigning, the EU has finally voted to tighten these…
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Colombia: “No” vote, a missed opportunity for peacePress release 03 Oct 2016
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London joins 'Black Monday' global protest against Polish abortion lawPress release 03 Oct 2016
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European Parliament set to vote on new regulation to stop trade in torture equipmentPress release 03 Oct 2016
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Amnesty urges Home Secretary to undertake compassion overhaul of refugee responsePress release 03 Oct 2016
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Belfast joins ‘Black Monday’ global protest against Polish abortion lawsPress release 03 Oct 2016
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Shortlist for Amnesty's Media Awards 2016 announcedPress release 03 Oct 2016