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Atrocity Survivors in Ethiopia Remain Without Justice
An atrocity determination without meaningful policy change that addresses the pervasive cycle of impunity in Ethiopia isn’t worth much to victims and survivors of these crimes.
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Saudi Arabia: Repressive Draft Penal Code Shatters Illusions of Progress and Reform
Amnesty International's analysis of the leaked draft code reveals it is essentially a manifesto for repression that would entrench human rights violations and suppress freedoms.
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Manifesto for Repression: Saudi Arabia’s Forthcoming Penal Code Must Uphold Human Rights in Line with International Law and Standards
Amnesty International analyzed a leaked version of the draft penal code, and it does not protect human rights, but rather codifies and entrenches existing problematic judicial practices.
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Russia/Ukraine: A Decade of Suppressing Non-Russian Identities in Occupied Crimea
Russia must end its practices of suppression and eradication of non-Russian identities in the territories it occupies and stop its violations of international humanitarian and human rights law.
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One Amnesty: Amnesty International Section Directors Attend AIUSA’s Annual General Meeting
By Raina Fox, Consultant, Amnesty International USA Fourteen Amnesty International (AI) Section Directors and leaders from around the world, as well as AI Secretary General Agnès Callamard, and Senior Director…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action: DROP CHARGES AGAINST HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER (Gambia 40.22)
In May 2022, the Gambian President accused human rights defender, Madi Jobarteh, of being a “troublemaker” who wants to bring violence into the country. Since then, he has been receiving…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action: CHILD CLIMATE JUSTICE ACTIVIST INTIMIDATED IN HER HOME (Ecuador 18.24)
14-year-old climate activist, Leonela Moncayo, reported that on February 26, there was an explosion outside her home caused by an improvised explosive device. This happened five days after Leonela was…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action: RELEASE ARBITRARILY DETAINED JUDGE (Yemen 16.24)
Abdulwahab Mohammad Qatran, a Yemeni judge critical of the Huthi de facto authorities, was arbitrarily arrested by members of the Huthi security and intelligence service who broke into his house…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action: TORTURED MAN FACING PROTEST-RELATED EXECUTION (Iran 107.23)
Kurdish man Reza Rasaei, from the Yaresan religious minority, is at imminent risk of execution in relation to the “Woman Life Freedom” uprising after the Supreme Court rejected a request…
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Vigil Against Georgia’s Execution of Willie James Pye
Amnesty International USA Group 186 in Augusta, GA is holding a vigil on Wednesday, March 20, 2024, 6:30 pm – 7:30pm, at the entrance of the Augusta Judicial Center at…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action: JOURNALIST RELEASED AFTER THREE YEARS’ IMPRISONMENT (Outcome for Iraq 28.21)
NO FURTHER ACTION IS REQUESTED. MANY THANKS TO ALL WHO SENT APPEALS. On February 17, the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KR-I) authorities released journalist Guhdar Zebari after more than three…
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Urgent Action: STOP WITHHOLDING DETAINEES’ MEDICAL CARE (Venezuela 96.23)
On February 19, 2024, Juan Carlos Marrufo was unexpectedly transferred to Venezuelan prison Rodeo I, almost three years into his politically motivated arbitrary detention. While his health deteriorates, the authorities…