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Urgent Action: JAILED NOBEL PEACE PRIZE LAUREATE’S HEALTH AT RISK (Iran 105.15)
Share: On This Page Iranian authorities have been subjecting arbitrarily detained human rights defender and 2023 Nobel Peace Prize recipient Narges Mohammadi to torture and other ill treatment by deliberately…
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Urgent Action: STOP DEPORTING AFGHAN REFUGEES (Pakistan 109.23)
On October 3, 2023, the Pakistani government announced its decision to deport unregistered Afghan refugees back to Afghanistan by November 1. Since November, authorities have deported Afghans and increased the…
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Urgent Action: REFUGEES IN PERU RISK MASS EXPULSIONS (Peru 106.23)
Venezuelan nationals in Peru no longer can apply for temporary protection, which allowed refugees to have a regular migratory status. On November 14, the Peruvian government issued the legislative decree…
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Global: Leaders at COP28 must protect human rights by agreeing to phase out fossil fuels and press the UAE for reforms
Leaders at the COP28 climate summit in the United Arab Emirates must place human rights at its heart by agreeing to rapidly phase out fossil fuels and ensure civil society’s…
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Urgent Action: FULLY OPEN GALATASARAY SQUARE (Turkey 101.23)
On November 11, after over five years of being banned, 10 representatives of Saturday Mothers/People, a group of relatives of victims of enforced disappearances and other human rights defenders, were…
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Urgent Action: HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER IMPRISONED AND MADE TO PAY, FOR PEACEFUL PROTEST (Argentina 74.23)
Alberto Nallar is a human rights lawyer who took an active role during the protests in Jujuy province that began on June 15. He is being criminalized and was deprived…
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Urgent Action: CLIMATE DISPLACED COMMUNITY NEEDS URGENT RELOCATION (Mexico 108.23)
Eighty-four people from the “El Bosque” community, in southern Mexico, were evacuated to Frontera village (12 km far from El Bosque) on November 1, 2023, due to sea level rise…
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Urgent Action: REFUGEES IN PERU FACE IMPOSSIBLE DEADLINE (Peru 106.23)
As of November 10, 2023, Venezuelan nationals in Peru will no longer be able to apply for temporary protection. This status is essential for refugees to have a regular migratory…
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AIUSA Local Group 9/280’s Write for Rights Letter-Writing Campaign
On December 10 from **2:00 to 5:00 pm** in the BEAUTIFUL Ceremonial Hall at The New York Society for Ethical Culture, Amnesty Local Group 9/280 invites you to participate in…
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Urgent Action: RIGHTS LAWYER IMPRISONED FOR PEACEFUL PROTEST (Thailand: 105.23)
Human rights defender and pro-democracy activist Anon Nampa has received two prison sentences for peacefully exercising his rights and faces multiple charges that could lead to decades’ imprisonment. He is…
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Urgent Action: TRUTH AND JUSTICE FOR DISAPPEARED ACTIVIST (Iraq: 104.23)
On September 19, 2020, a group of armed men abducted Sajjad al-Iraqi, a prominent protester and activist involved in the 2019 Tishreen [October] protest. More than three years after his…
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Urgent Action: HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER CONVICTED FOR PROTESTING (Argentina 74.23)
Alberto Nallar is a human rights lawyer who took an active role during the protests in Jujuy Province that began on June 15. He is being criminalized and was deprived…