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Urgent Action update: Shwkan's trial adjourned until 17 May in Egypt
Egyptian authorities adjourned until 17 May the trial of photojournalist Mahmoud Abu Zeid, popularly known as Shawkan. He is facing trumped-up charges as a result of his journalistic work.
Urgent action outcomes 18 May 2016 -
Update: Russian government critic's convicted upheld
Yekaterina Vologzheninova’s appeal was rejected on 26 April and she must serve 320 hours of “corrective labour”.
Urgent action outcomes 18 May 2016 -
Update: 33 men still arbitrarily detained and one ailing in South Sudan
33 men are still in arbitrary detention at the National Security Service (NSS) headquarters in the capital of South Sudan.
Urgent action outcomes 18 May 2016 -
Lockerbie relatives, footballer supporters and domestic violence survivors among 100 groups standing against Human Rights Act repealGroups unite behind Amnesty International, Liberty, BIHR to fight government plans announced in today’s Queen’s Speech
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New poll shows overwhelming support in UK for refugeesPress release 18 May 2016
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Urgent Action update: Ahmed Abdullah's detention order renewed in Egypt
Prisoner of conscience and human rights defender, Dr Ahmed Abdullah, had his detention renewed for a further 15 days on 7 May. He has been detained since 25 April solely for peacefully exercising his right to freedom of expression.
17 May 2016 -
Urgent Action update: Ahmed Abdullah's detention order renewed in Egypt
Prisoner of conscience and human rights defender, Dr Ahmed Abdullah, had his detention renewed for a further 15 days on 7 May. He has been detained since 25 April solely for peacefully exercising his right to freedom of expression.
Urgent action outcomes 17 May 2016 -
Urgent Action: Appeal Date Set for a nine-month jail sentence in Malaysia
Veteran activist, film maker and former political prisoner, Hishamuddin Rais, faces up to nine months in prison under the Sedition Act in Malaysia for his peaceful calls for electoral reform. The final appeal date has been set for 16 May.
Urgent action outcomes 17 May 2016 -
Peru hike for human rightsBlog post 17 May 2016
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Kenya: Investigate police crackdown against protestersPress release 17 May 2016
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Northern Ireland: abortion statistics show law failing women – 833 travel to GB in 2015Press release 17 May 2016
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Northern Ireland politicians owe LGBT community apology for failure to deliver equalityPress release 16 May 2016
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Northern Ireland: Redress scheme must be part of Programme for Government - child abuse survivorsPress release 16 May 2016
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The UK country where women face life in prison for an abortionThere is a near-total ban on abortion in Northern Ireland, even in cases of rape, incest and fatal foetal abnormality. Women face life imprisonment for a health service freely provided on the NHS everywhere else in the UK. Find out why abortion in…
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Syria: armed opposition group committing war crimes in Aleppo - new evidencePress release 13 May 2016
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Boko Haram Summit: Human rights must be foundation of regional responsePress release 13 May 2016
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Iranian teenager tortured into 'confessing' faces execution at weekendPress release 13 May 2016
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Nigeria: Amnesty rejects false military claims against Giwa Barracks reportPress release 13 May 2016
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Why children’s books are importantSF Said, award-winning children’s author and judge of the inaugural Amnesty CILIP Honour, blogs on the importance of children's literature to change lives and shape imaginations.
Blog post 12 May 2016 -
Northern Ireland: Amnesty tentative welcome for moves to change law on abortion and marriage equalityPress release 12 May 2016
