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Dominican Republic: Towards a successful reform? Proposals for an ...
30 November 2012

In the Dominican Republic many factors limit the effectiveness, and contribute to the high level of distrust, of the police. Reform of the National Police is felt ...

Report       AMR 27/016/2012

Honduras: Death threat against human rights defender: Juana ...
30 November 2012

An environmental journalist has received a death threat after publicly condemning the environmental impacts of opencast mining and illegal logging in Honduras.

Urgent Action       AMR 37/014/2012

Caribbean: Death penalty in the English-speaking Caribbean: A ...
30 November 2012

The UN General Assembly has adopted resolutions calling on member states to establish a moratorium on executions with a view to abolishing the death penalty. However ...

Report       AMR 05/001/2012

What it takes to make society safer Op-ed by Javier Zúñiga and ...
30 November 2012

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. OP-ED. AI Index: ACT 50/012/2012 30 November 2012. What it takes to make society safer. By Javier Zúñiga, Special ...

PressItem       ACT 50/012/2012

Peru: Further information: Human rights defenders given protection
30 November 2012

Peruvian human rights defenders Rosario Huayanca Zapata and Father José Manuel Miranda Azpiroz are now receiving protection from the police. This follows a series ...

Urgent Action       AMR 46/008/2012

Cuba: Threats and assault on activists
30 November 2012

The Cuban authorities have threatened one of the country's leading human rights defenders because of his human rights work, and a prominent government critic has ...

Urgent Action       AMR 25/029/2012

Mexico: Prisoners of conscience released
29 November 2012

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC STATEMENT AI Index: AMR 41/074/2012 29 November 2012 Mexico: Prisoners of Conscience released Amnesty International welcomes the ...

Public Statement       AMR 41/074/2012

Cuba: Further information: Cuban activist released: Antonio ...
28 November 2012

Further information on UA: 333/12 Index: AMR 25/028/2012 Cuba Date: 28 November 2012. URGENT ACTION. CUBAN ACTIVIST RELEASED. Government ...

Urgent Action       AMR 25/028/2012

Dominican Republic: Amnesty International's delegation to visit ...
27 November 2012

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL MEDIA ADVISORY AI Index: AMR 27/019/2012 27 November 2012 Amnesty International's delegation to visit the Dominican ...

PressItem       AMR 27/019/2012

Suggested recommendations to States considered in the 15th round ...
19 November 2012

In this document Amnesty International makes recommendations to the governments of different states about ratification of international human rights standards, ...

Report       IOR 41/029/2012