Freedom and justice for José Ramón and Pascual

29 May 2012

Two indigenous human rights defenders from Mexico have been imprisoned for crimes they did not commit

Where's the evidence?

23 May 2012

Two of the remaining Angola 3 are still in long term isolation without any evidence to support the need to hold them separately from other prisoners.

Italy must protect the rights of Roma with deeds and not just words

16 May 2012

Hundreds of Romani families are trapped in a cycle of forced evictions in Italy.

Drop the pending charges against Sudanese journalist Abuzar Al Amin

1 May 2012

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.  

Justice for the Roma from Coastei Street, Cluj-Napoca, Romania: local authorities must act now!

3 April 2012

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.

Faxjam the Minister of Justice and Human Rights in Indonesia for the release of Johan Teterissa.

22 March 2012

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.

ร่วมกันทำความสะอาดมลพิษจากอุตสาหกรรมน้ำมันในลุ่มแม่น้ำไนเจอร์

5 May 2011

การแพร่กระจายมลพิษจากอุตสาหกรรมน้ำมันในลุ่มแม่น้ำไนเจอร์ทำลายวิถีการดำรงชีวิตแบบดั้งเดิมของชาวบ้าน และเป็นอันตรายต่อสุขภาพ ทำให้ชาวบ้านจำนวนมากอยู่อย่างแร้นแค้นกว่าเดิม

Support UN role in arresting International Criminal Court suspects

13 March 2012

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.

No more arms for atrocities: Time for a bullet proof arms trade treaty

21 March 2012

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.

Urge Syria’s First Lady to use her influence for women’s rights!

7 March 2012

 

It is time to remind Asma al-Assad that human rights are universal and urge her to use her influence for Syrian women human rights defenders. 

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