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Urgent Action: VENEZUELAN HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER AND HER FAMILY ARRESTED (Venezuela 13.24)
Share: On This Page Rocío San Miguel, a well-known human rights defender, was arbitrarily detained on February 9, 2024, at the airport in Caracas, Venezuela. She is forcibly disappeared, resembling…
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Urgent Action: SAUDI WOMAN IMPRISONED FOR WOMEN’S RIGHTS TWEETS (Saudi Arabia 14.24)
On November 16, 2022, Saudi authorities arrested 29-year-old Manahel al-Otaibi. She has been forcibly disappeared since November 2023. She was charged with violating the AntiCyber Crime Law due to her…
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Urgent Action: JOURNALIST THREATENED AND HARASSED (Malawi 11.24)
Journalist Gregory Gondwe has gone into hiding following his investigative report on the Malawi Defense Force’s dealings with a businessman who is under investigation for corruption. Following the publication of…
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Urgent Action: SHAM MASS TRIAL OF 84 EMIRATI MEN ONGOING (UAE 120.23)
The unfair mass trial of 84 Emirati men, including human rights defenders and prisoners of conscience Ahmed Mansoor, Mohammed al-Roken, and Nasser bin Ghaith, on charges under an indictment that…
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Letter from 20 NGOs Expresses Support for the SAFEGUARD Act
Amnesty International USA and 19 NGOs express their support for the SAFEGUARD Act, S.1025 in the Senate and H.R.1801 in the House.
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Urgent Action: ORGANIZATIONS NEED PROTECTION AGAINST THREATS (Colombia 12.24)
On February 1, a “public statement” was issued on behalf of the “High Command of the Magdalena Medio Block” of the Gaitanist Self-Defense Forces of Colombia, threatening the lives of…
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Urgent Action: EDUCATION ACTIVISTS ARBITRARILY DETAINED (Afghanistan 9.24)
On October 17, 2023, Ahmad Fahim Azimi and Seddiqullah Afghan, two activists working with the education organization, Fekre Behtar, were arbitrarily arrested at their office in Karta Char, Kabul, the…
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Stop Forced Evictions in the Democratic Republic of Congo!
Take action to demand the end of forced evictions in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Urgent Action: KUWAITI BIDUN ACTIVIST SENTENCED ON APPEAL (Kuwait 7.24)
On January 31, 2024, a Kuwaiti Court of Appeal convicted and sentenced Mohammad al-Barghash, a defender of the rights of the stateless Bidun community in Kuwait, to three years in…
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2025 Calendar Artwork Contest – Rules
The Amnesty International USA 2025 Calendar Contest (“the Contest”) begins on February 7, 2024 at 12:00 am Eastern Time and all entries must be submitted by 11:59 pm Eastern Time…
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Urgent Action: WOMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER AT RISK OF EXECUTION (Yemen 8.24)
Fatma al-Arwali, a 34-year-old human rights defender, is at risk of execution after the Huthi-controlled Specialized Criminal Court (SCC) in Sana’a, Yemen, convicted her of ‘aiding an enemy country’ and…
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Urgent Action: UNJUSTLY JAILED LAWYER FACES NEW CHARGES (Egypt 190.18)
On October 31, 2023, human rights lawyer, Hoda Abdelmoniem, was due to be released after serving her unjust five-year prison sentence stemming solely from the exercise of her human rights.…