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North America: Further information: Khadr trial postponed after ...
17 August 2010

On 12 August the military commission trial of Omar Khadr was postponed for at least 30 days after his military lawyer collapsed in court. Amnesty International ...

Urgent Action       AMR 04/003/2010

Mexico: Migrants in danger in Mexico - further information
13 August 2010

Migrants staying at a shelter in the northern Mexican city of Saltillo, Coahuila state, are at imminent risk of being abducted by people-traffickers. In addition ...

Urgent Action       AMR 41/060/2010

Argentina: Threats deny community access to research
12 August 2010

On 7 August, violence and threats in the remote northern Argentinian town of La Leonesa stopped community activists hearing a talk by a renowned scientist about ...

Urgent Action       AMR 13/005/2010

Cuba: Mother harassed for marching for dead son: Reina Luisa ...
11 August 2010

The mother of a Cuban prisoner of conscience who died after hunger striking has been repeatedly harassed and intimidated in an attempt to stop her from organizing ...

Urgent Action       AMR 25/012/2010

USA: Denying human rights, failing justice: Omar Khadr's military ...
11 August 2010

There have been two presidential elections in the USA since Omar Khadr was taken into US military custody as a 15-year-old in Afghanistan in July 2002. Omar Khadr's ...

Document       AMR 51/069/2010

USA: Further information: Appeal to be heard in case of 12-year ...
10 August 2010

The Pennsylvania Superior Court has agreed to review Jordan Brown's appeal against a court decision to try him as an adult for the killing of Kenzie Houk, his father's ...

Urgent Action       AMR 51/068/2010

Honduras: Human rights defender needs protection: Gladys Lanza
4 August 2010

A Honduran human rights defender has received a threatening email message and a series of anonymous phone calls. Amnesty International believes that her life may ...

Urgent Action       AMR 37/012/2010

The Wire, August/September 2010. Vol. 40, issue 004
1 August 2010

1) Indigenous rights in Brazil: Pushed into poverty 2) LiveWire: Kuwait: The case of Muhammad 'Abd al-Qader al-Jasem; Haiti's displaced people feel neglected by ...

Newsletter       NWS 21/004/2010

USA: Further information: Canadian citizen faces unfair trial in ...
29 July 2010

An Appeal Court judge has stayed an order requiring Canada to propose remedies for violations suffered by Omar Khadr, a Canadian citizen who has been in US custody ...

Urgent Action       AMR 51/067/2010

Honduras: Honduran lawyer at risk: Kenia Oliva Cardona
29 July 2010

The car of a Honduran human rights lawyer has been broken into, her papers searched and a laptop computer stolen. Amnesty International believes that she has been ...

Urgent Action       AMR 37/011/2010