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Iran: Further Information on Death Penalty
29 May 2009

The execution of Mohammad Reza Haddadi was halted by the head of the judiciary the day it was due to take place. The Supreme Court, which had ordered that the case ...

Urgent Action       MDE 13/049/2009

Iran: Further information on fear of execution
26 May 2009

Mohammad Reza Haddadi has been scheduled for execution on 27 May 2009. He has been sentenced to death after being convicted of a crime he was alleged to have committed ...

Urgent Action       MDE 13/048/2009

USA: Concern for mental health of Guantánamo detainee held since ...
21 May 2009

Amnesty International is seriously concerned for the health and well-being of Guantánamo detainee Muhammed Khan Tumani. His lawyers have observed a marked ...

Report       AMR 51/070/2009

UN Security Council must act immediately to stop "bloodbath" in ...
11 May 2009

The horrific condition facing civilians in north eastern Sri Lanka has been described as a “bloodbath” by the United Nations.

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Democratic Republic of Congo: Open letter to the President re ...
6 May 2009

Ref: TG AFR 62/2009.001. M. Joseph Kabila. President of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Palais de la Nation. Kinshasa-Gombe. Democratic Republic of Congo. ...

Document       AFR 62/011/2009

China: Justice denied: Harassment of Sichuan earthquake survivors ...
1 May 2009

In May 2008, an earthquake hit Sichuan province causing massive landslides and buildings to collapse. Official figures put the number of deaths at 69227 with 17923 ...

Report       ASA 17/018/2009

USA: Too much cruelty, too little clemency: Texas nears 200th ...
30 April 2009

Richard Perry was sworn in as Governor of Texas on 21 December 2000, following the election of the previous governor, George W. Bush, to the office of US President ...

Document       AMR 51/057/2009

Uyghurlarning milliy kimliki xitayda tehdit astida
22 April 2009

Uyghurlarning milliy kimliki xitayda tehdit astida

Document       ASA 17/010/2009

China: Uighur ethnic identity under threat in China
22 April 2009

The ethnic identity of Uighurs in western China is being systematically eroded. Government policies, including those that limit use of the Uighur language, severe ...

Document       ASA 17/010/2009

China: Uighur ethnic identity under threat in China
22 April 2009

China: Uighur ethnic identity under threat in China

Document       ASA 17/010/2009