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Morocco/Western Sahara: Investigate alleged torture of six detained Sahrawis

16 May 2013

The Moroccan authorities must immediately launch a full, independent and impartial investigation into allegations that six Sahrawi activists – including a child – were tortured in police custody in Western Sahara.

Denmark: No forced returns to ‘volatile’ situation in Somalia

15 May 2013

Forcibly returning people to a volatile security situation in Somalia would violate international law.

Equatorial Guinea targets opposition ahead of elections

15 May 2013

At least nine activists who were trying to organize a peaceful demonstration in Equatorial Guinea were arrested as authorities are determined to clamp down on free speech ahead of up-coming elections.

Greece: Emergency action to thwart teachers’ strike unnecessary

15 May 2013

The use of special government measures to thwart a proposed teachers’ strike in Greece is disproportionate and in violation of the country’s international human rights obligations.

Azerbaijan criminalizes free speech online ahead of elections

15 May 2013

The Azerbaijani authorities must not use the upcoming presidential election as a pretext to silence critical voices and meaningful debate, Amnesty International said following a move to extend criminal defamation laws to the internet.

UN resolution on Syria will do little to stop massive abuses

15 May 2013

Today’s United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) resolution on Syria is a positive step but it does little to address the immense ongoing human rights and humanitarian crisis in the country.

Activist freed - journalist still missing in The Gambia

14 May 2013

A Gambian activist detained by the authorities after peacefully expressing his views has been released – but there is still no news about a journalist missing for seven years

Myanmar must avert further humanitarian disaster as cyclone approaches

13 May 2013

Heavy monsoon rains and a tropical cyclone threaten the lives of tens of thousands of displaced persons in western Myanmar unless the authorities immediately step up efforts to protect them.

New global development agenda must have human rights at its core

10 May 2013

World leaders must reject an aid-based model of development and instead pursue an approach that puts human rights and justice at its core.

Egypt: Release teacher accused of blasphemy

10 May 2013

A Coptic Christian teacher detained in Egypt on charges of “defamation of religion” must be immediately released and the criminal case against her dropped.

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