Americas

Honduras: Military shooting must be urgently investigated and ...
28 November 2009

Amnesty International today said it was deeply worried about the safety of victims of and witnesses to a shooting at a military blockade that took place in Tegucigalpa ...

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Honduras: Stock pile of tear gas grenades triggers fears of human ...
27 November 2009

Amnesty International has learned that the de facto authorities in Honduras have stock piled 10000 tear gas cans and other crowd control equipment, triggering fears ...

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Colombia: Human rights defender's life in danger
27 November 2009

The life of Luz Elsia Almanza, a female human rights defender in Colombia, is in danger, after a paramilitary group declared her to be a "military target". Luz ...

Urgent Action       AMR 23/029/2009

USA (Texas): Clemency sought on mental impairment claim
27 November 2009

Bobby Wayne Woods, a 44-year-old white man, is due to be executed in Texas on 3 December, his third execution date in two years. He was convicted in 1998 of the ...

Urgent Action       AMR 51/121/2009

Stock pile of tear gas grenades in Honduras triggers fears of ...
27 November 2009

An Amnesty International delegation in Honduras monitoring the human rights situation around the presidential elections, has seen evidence suggesting an increased ...

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USA: Further information: Stay of execution lifted in Kenneth ...
26 November 2009

A federal court has lifted the stay of execution in the case of Kenneth Biros, who is now due to be put to death in Ohio on 8 December under the state’s new lethal ...

Urgent Action       AMR 51/119/2009

Peru: Fujimori appeal hearing ends
25 November 2009

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PUBLIC STATEMENT. AI Index: AMR 46/018/2009. 25 November 2009. Peru: Fujimori appeal hearing ends. The Peruvian ...

Document       AMR 46/018/2009

Protect Girls in Domestic Labour in Haiti | Amnesty International
24 November 2009

Children in domestic service live with a host family undertakingdomestic chores in return for their board and lodging. They arefrequently exploited, ill treated ...

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Mexico: Human rights defender harassed by soldiers
20 November 2009

A female Mexican human rights defender, who is an outspoken critic of human rights violations by the army, was harassed by soldiers in her home in Culiacán, Sinaloa ...

Urgent Action       AMR 41/060/2009

Ohio moves to resume executions under new protocol | Amnesty ...
20 November 2009

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