Abuzar Al Amin was convicted on charges believed to be politically motivated, sentenced and subsequently released on bail. He is limited in his capacity to work and cannot write for his newspaper anymore. Call for all charges against him to be dropped.
On 17 December 2010, approximately 350 people (76 families), the vast majority Roma, were forcibly evicted by local authorities from Coastei Street, in the centre of the city of Cluj-Napoca, Romania, in violation of Romania’s international human rights obligations.
Teacher Johan Teterissa is serving 15 years in prison for taking part in a peaceful protest in Maluku, Indonesia. He is one of 90 prisoners of conscience in Indonesia.
Recent spotlight on arrest of Joseph Kony underscores outstanding International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrants for 11 other suspects of war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide.
The irresponsible and poorly regulated arms trade fuels serious human rights abuses, armed violence, poverty and conflict around the world. We could change that now with an Arms Trade Treaty (ATT).
This global appeal is a joint action from Amnesty International in partnership with Control Arms, IANSA and ITUC.