Protect children in Jammu and Kashmir

6 June 2011

When teenage boys turn 16 in Jammu and Kashmir they face a new threat. If they get arrested they are treated as adults while according to international law only those above 18 should be.

Côte d’Ivoire: End reprisals against real or perceived supporters of former president Laurent Gbagbo

26 May 2011

Real or perceived supporters of former President Laurent Gbagbo continue to be harassed, arbitrarily detained, ill-treated and forced to flee. 

Uganda: Stop the Anti-Homosexuality Bill

10 May 2011

The Ugandan Parliament are preparing to debate a bill which entrenches discrimination and hatred against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people on 11 May. There are fears that the bill might be passed on 11 May or before 18 May, as Parliament have to complete their parliamentary business by this date.

Authorities of Cluj-Napoca must take action for evicted Roma families

9 May 2011

In December 2010 Cluj-Napoca authorities forcibly evicted 350 Roma people from their homes. Some were placed in inadequate housing, others were rendered homeless.

End the death penalty in Belarus

6 May 2011

Belarus is the last country in Europe and the former Soviet Union to carry out executions. As states increasingly reject this inhuman punishment, you can help make Europe a death penalty-free zone.

Support women demanding an equal voice in shaping Egypt's future

5 May 2011

Women played a key role in Egypt's protests calling for reform, but have been sidelined since. Now they are demanding their right to participate in that process of reform.

Stop executions in Saudi Arabia

5 May 2011

Suliamon Olyfemi was sentenced to death after an unfair trial conducted in Arabic, which he does not understand. Siti Zainab Binti Duhri Rupa reportedly confessed to a murder while mentally ill.

End horror of North Korean political prison camps

4 May 2011

Yodok political prison camp must be closed, to stop the appalling, systematic and widespread human rights abuses that take place.

Stop the trade in torture and death penalty equipment

6 May 2011

Call on José Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission, to stop the trade in torture and death penalty equipment!

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