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  • South Sudan
  • Justice Systems

South Sudan: New unity government must not make same mistakes: reform security service and set up hybrid court

Following formation of the Revitalized Transitional Government of National Unity in South Sudan, Amnesty International’s Director for East and Southern Africa, Deprose Muchena said:   “During more than six years of conflict, civilians in South Sudan have been displaced, raped, maimed, tortured and killed. Security forces, including the intelligence agency, and armed groups including those allied to both President Salva Kiir and opposition leader Riek Machar have committed atrocities with impunity.

Date:
22 February 2020
  • News
  • Kazakhstan
  • Demonstrations

Kazakhstan: Dozens detained in a crackdown on peaceful protest

Kazakhstani authorities must immediately and unconditionally release all peaceful protesters who were arrested during a massive crackdown on demonstrations today, Amnesty International said. At least 70 people were detained in Almaty when protesters took to the streets demanding the registration of opposition parties and an end to the repression of government critics. Denis Krivosheev, Amnesty International’s Deputy Director for Eastern Europe and Central Asia, said: “Kazakhstan’s already poor human rights record has just got even worse.

Date:
22 February 2020
  • News
  • Thailand

Thailand: Authorities must reverse dissolution of opposition Future Forward Party

Responding to the news that Thailand’s Constitutional Court has ruled on the Election Commission’s request to dissolve the Future Forward Party, Amnesty International’s Regional Director Nicholas Bequelin said: “Today’s decision by the Constitutional Court to dissolve the Future Forward Party illustrates how the authorities use judicial processes to intimidate, harass and target political opposition.

Date:
21 February 2020
  • News
  • Cambodia

Cambodia: Drop discriminatory ‘pornography’ charges against Facebook seller

Responding to reports that Facebook vendor Ven Rachna (also known as Thai Sreyneang) has been charged with offences related to pornography and sent to pre-trial detention, Amnesty International’s Regional Director Nicholas Bequelin said: “These transparently trumped-up charges are an affront to gender equality and make a mockery of the rule of law. The arbitrary nature of Ven Rachna’s arrest and the discriminatory abuse of her freedom of expression represent a troubling regression in the state of women’s rights in Cambodia.

Date:
21 February 2020
  • News
  • Lesotho
  • Killings and Disappearances

Lesotho: Authorities must protect key witnesses to the murder of Lipolelo Thabane

Reacting to the news that the Prime Minister of Lesotho, Thomas Thabane, is facing imminent charges of the murder of his late wife, Lipolelo Thabane, and the attempted murder of her acquaintance, Thato Sebolla, Amnesty International’s Director for East and Southern Africa Deprose Muchena said: “It has been almost three years since the scandalous killing of Lipolelo Thabane and no one has been brought to justice.

Date:
21 February 2020
  • News
  • Libya
  • Armed Conflict

Libya: Human Rights Council must take important step towards ending impunity

States meeting in Geneva next week for the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) must establish an international investigative mechanism as a step towards accountability for perpetrators of horrific human rights violations in Libya, Amnesty International said today. Yesterday the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, released an important report on the situation in Libya for the HRC’s review.

Date:
21 February 2020
  • News
  • China

China: Uyghurs living abroad tell of campaign of intimidation

China is systematically harassing Uyghurs and other Muslim ethnic groups even after they have left the country, according to new testimonies gathered by Amnesty International. The case studies, published today, reveal how China targets members of the Uyghur and other diaspora communities across the globe through pressure from its embassies abroad, as well as through messaging apps and threatening phone calls.

Date:
21 February 2020
  • News
  • United Kingdom
  • Censorship and Freedom of Expression

US/UK: Drop charges and halt extradition of Julian Assange

Amnesty International launches new campaign ahead of extradition hearing Espionage charges are chilling blow to publishers and journalists  Authorities in the US must drop all espionage and other related charges that Julian Assange is facing as part of the US extradition request to allow for his prompt release, said Amnesty International ahead of his 24 February extradition hearing. If these charges are not dropped, the UK authorities must ensure that Julian Assange is not extradited to the USA where he would face a real risk of serious human rights violations.

Date:
21 February 2020
  • News
  • Philippines
  • Human Rights Defenders and Activists

Philippines: Free senator and end attacks on human rights defenders

Philippine authorities should immediately release Senator Leila de Lima, who has been detained for three years, and drop the politically motivated charges against her, Amnesty International, FORUM-ASIA, and Human Rights Watch said today. The mistreatment of de Lima reflects broader attacks by the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte against human rights defenders, particularly women. De Lima, who has been detained at the headquarters of the Philippine National Police since her arrest on February 24, 2017, has been one of the staunchest critics of the government’s abusive “war on drugs.

Date:
20 February 2020
  • Campaigns
  • Turkey

Countdown to justice in Turkey

On 3 April - more than two years after they were first detained - 11 human rights activists will hear a court’s verdict on charges which could result in jail terms of up to 15 years. One fundamental truth is beyond any doubt: they have done nothing wrong. Who are they? *On mobiles, lightly touch on the photos to read about the human rights defenders What have they done? They have done nothing wrong. They stood up for human rights in Turkey.

Date:
4 February 2020
  • News
  • Cambodia

Cambodia: PM’s threats against women Facebook users irresponsible and dangerous

Responding to comments made during a speech by Prime Minister Hun Sen on Monday, and the police’s publication of an apparently coerced "confession" by one woman today, Amnesty International’s Regional Director Nicholas Bequelin said: “Hun Sen’s assertion that women are to blame for sexual violence and human trafficking due to their choice of dress on Facebook is a despicable and dangerous instance of victim-blaming.

Date:
19 February 2020
  • News
  • Singapore
  • Censorship and Freedom of Expression

Singapore: Social media companies forced to cooperate with abusive fake news law

The Singapore authorities are ramping up their use of a repressive “fake news” law to silence critics and opponents ahead of elections, Amnesty International said today, as Facebook expressed concerns over being forced to comply with an order to block the page of a news site. The Protection of Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Bill (POFMA) came into effect in October 2019, and since then has been repeatedly used to target critics and political opponents.

Date:
19 February 2020
  • News
  • Americas
  • Killings and Disappearances

Mexico: Amnesty International once again requests meeting with President López Obrador in light of human rights crisis

Amnesty International sent an open letter to President Andrés Manuel López Obrador today requesting a meeting and expressing its concern over the government’s response to the grave human rights crisis that Mexico is facing. “Although the government has taken some action on human rights issues, this action is still not enough to seriously address the crisis that the country has been facing for many years now.

Date:
19 February 2020
  • News
  • Turkey
  • Justice Systems

Turkey: Re-arrest of Osman Kavala smacks of calculated cruelty

The decision to detain Osman Kavala on new charges merely hours after a court ordered his release must be immediately reversed and he must immediately be set free, said Amnesty International. “This decision smacks of deliberate and calculated cruelty. To have been granted release after almost two-and-a-half years behind bars only to have the door to freedom so callously slammed in his face is a devastating blow for Osman Kavala, his family and all who stand for justice in Turkey,” said Milena Buyum Amnesty International's Turkey Campaigner.

Date:
18 February 2020
  • News
  • Philippines

Philippines: Withdraw gag order plea against ABS-CBN TV network

Responding to news that Philippine Solicitor General Jose Calida has asked the Supreme Court for a gag order against statements about its pending petition to nullify the franchises of TV network ABS-CBN, Amnesty International’s Regional Director Nicholas Bequelin said: “This gag order is a clear attempt to silence critics of the government, and would set a very dangerous precedent in violation of the right to freedom of expression.

Date:
18 February 2020
  • News
  • Turkey

Turkey:  Osman Kavala release must herald an end to the crackdown on civil society

Following the acquittal of Osman Kavala and eight other defendants in the so-called ‘Gezi trial’, Amnesty International’s Turkey Campaigner, Milena Buyum said: “Today’s decision is hugely welcome and confirms what has been clear to the entire world for more than two years. “The only just verdict in this baseless case, devoid of any substance, was always going to be the wholesale acquittal of those who stood trial, but in today’s Turkey this was far from guaranteed.

Date:
18 February 2020