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Saudi Arabia’s biggest obstacle to progress lies in its systematic human rights violations

Kareem Chehayeb Gulf researcher  At the World Economic Forum at Davos this week, Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir announced ambitious new plans for a “fundamental transformation” of the country. “The world is not used to seeing Saudi Arabia moving quickly and boldly,” he told assembled world leaders. It was the latest move in Saudi Arabia’s recent PR offensive, which has seen Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman promise modernization and lift the notorious ban on women driving.

Date:
30 January 2018
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Turkey: More than a million people demand freedom for Amnesty chair as trial resumes

More than one million people from 194 countries have demanded the release of Amnesty International’s Turkey Chair, Taner Kılıç and the dropping of charges against him and 10 other human rights defenders as their trial resumes in Istanbul tomorrow. The 11 face trumped up “terrorism” charges in what can only be described as a politically motivated prosecution aimed at silencing critical voices within Turkey.

Date:
30 January 2018
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Nigeria: Dozens killed as military launches air attacks on villages beset by spiralling communal violence

The Nigerian authorities’ response to communal violence is totally inadequate, too slow and ineffective, and in some cases unlawful, Amnesty International said today, as clashes between herdsmen and farmers in Adamawa, Benue, Taraba, Ondo and Kaduna have resulted in 168 deaths in January 2018 alone. “The government must totally overturn its response to these deadly clashes to avoid this crisis getting out of control.

Date:
30 January 2018
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Indonesia: Police arrests and attempts to ‘re-educate’ transgender people must end

Reacting to the Indonesian police’s arrest of 12 transgender people in North Aceh on 27 January, while forcefully cutting their hair to “make them masculine” and shutting down beauty salons where they work, Amnesty International Indonesia’s Executive Director Usman Hamid said: “The latest raids on beauty salons are just the latest example of the authorities arbitrarily targeting transgender people simply for who they are.

Date:
29 January 2018
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Amnesty International Ireland welcomes Cabinet decision to hold referendum on Eighth Amendment

Amnesty International has welcomed the Irish government’s decision at today's Cabinet meeting to schedule a referendum on the Eighth Amendment to the Constitution. The Cabinet decided wording that effectively repeals the Eighth Amendment. It adopted the Attorney General’s recommendation that an enabling clause be inserted to provide greater legal certainty for the Oireachtas to legislate for termination of pregnancy.

Date:
29 January 2018
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Yemen: ‘Heart-breaking’ mass drowning a symptom of devastating conflict and humanitarian crisis

Responding to reports that at least 30 Somali and Ethiopian refugees and migrants drowned after leaving the coast of south-western Yemen to flee back to Africa, Lynn Maalouf, Director of Research for the Middle East at Amnesty International, said: “This heart-breaking tragedy underscores, yet again, just how devastating Yemen’s conflict continues to be for civilians. Amid ongoing hostilities and crushing restrictions imposed by the Saudi Arabia-led coalition, many people who came to Yemen to flee conflict and repression elsewhere are now being forced yet again to flee in search of safety.

Date:
26 January 2018
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Cambodia: Quash convictions against environmental activists

Reacting to today’s verdict sentencing two environmental activists affiliated with the NGO Mother Nature to prison for one year plus fines, James Gomez, Amnesty International’s Southeast Asia and Pacific Director, said: “This is a farcical sentence that must be overturned immediately. The two Mother Nature activists have done nothing but peacefully campaigned for the protection of Cambodia’s environment and should have never been charged in the first place.

Date:
26 January 2018
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Russia: Authorities must release human rights activist held on baseless accusations

Responding to the news that the Russian authorities have refused to grant bail to Oyub Titiev, head of human rights group Memorial’s office in Grozny, following a hearing in the Supreme Court of Chechnya today, Anna Neistat, Amnesty International’s Senior Director for Research said: “We are deeply dismayed by the court’s refusal to release our friend and colleague, Oyub Titiev. The accusations against him are completely preposterous and based on what we believe to be fabricated evidence.

Date:
25 January 2018
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Libya: Special Forces commander apparently filmed committing extrajudicial executions must be handed over to the ICC

Responding to reports that yesterday Mahmoud al-Werfalli, former Field Commander of the Special Forces Brigade (Al-Saiqa) affiliated to the Libyan National Army (LNA) and a war crimes suspect wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC), extrajudicially executed 10 people in Benghazi, Amnesty International’s Middle East and North Africa Director, Heba Morayef, said: “The video currently circulating on social media appears to be a demonstration of the horrifying consequences of the rampant impunity  that exists in Libya.

Date:
25 January 2018
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Saudi Arabia: First human rights defenders sentenced under leadership of ‘reformer’ Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman

Responding to the sentencing today of two prominent human rights activists Mohammad al-Otaibi and Abdullah al-Attawi by the Specialized Criminal Court (SCC) in Riyadh to 14 and seven years in prison respectively, Samah Hadid, Director of Campaigns for the Middle-East at Amnesty International said: “The harsh sentencing of Mohammad al-Otaibi and Abdullah al-Attawi, who should never have been prosecuted in the first place, confirms our fears that the new leadership of Mohamed Bin Salman is determined to silence civil society and human rights defenders in the Kingdom.

Date:
25 January 2018
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Peru: Historic opportunity for the state to end the impunity created by granting grace to Alberto Fujimori in the case of Pativilca

The hearing due to be held tomorrow morning, 26 January, is a historic opportunity for Peru to put an end to the impunity created by President Kuczynski's decision to grant Alberto Fujimori grace, thereby violating the right of the victims of the Pativilca massacre to truth, justice and reparation, Amnesty International said today. On 26 January Court B of the National Criminal Court will rule on the application of the grace granted to Alberto Fujimori in relation to the proceedings brought against him for the murder of six campesinos (peasant farmers) in the town of Pativilca on 29 January 1992, considered crimes against humanity.

Date:
25 January 2018
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Zimbabwe: Inconsistent laws and sexual taboos put adolescent girls’ health and futures at risk

Adolescent girls are being put at risk of harmful consequences, including dying in childbirth, in Zimbabwe because inconsistent laws make it harder for them to access sexual and reproductive health information and services, Amnesty International warned in a new report today. The report, Lost without knowledge: Barriers to sexual and reproductive health information in Zimbabwe, documents how widespread confusion around the legal age of consent for sex, marriage and accessing health services is leaving adolescent girls more vulnerable to unwanted pregnancies and at higher risk of HIV infection.

Date:
24 January 2018
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Egypt: Authorities must cease interference in upcoming election and set guarantees for free candidacy

The arrest of presidential candidate and former Armed Forces Chief of Staff, Sami Anan, is an attack on the rights to public participation and freedom of expression by eliminating any serious opposition to President Abdelfattah al-Sisi in the upcoming presidential elections, Amnesty International said today. “This arbitrary arrest of a potential presidential candidate shows a blatant disregard for the rights to freedom of expression and association and the right to public participation.

Date:
24 January 2018
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Afghanistan: Amnesty stands in solidarity with Save the Children following Jalalabad attack

In response to today’s attack on Save the Children’s offices in Jalalabad, which has left several people dead and a number of others injured, Biraj Patnaik, Amnesty International’s South Asia Director said: “We stand in solidarity with our colleagues at Save the Children following this dreadful news, which comes after a wave of violence against civilians including the deadly assault at the Intercontinental Hotel.

Date:
24 January 2018
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South Sudan: A Year On, two Men’s Whereabouts Unknown

South Sudanese authorities have failed to investigate the enforced disappearance in Nairobi of two South Sudanese men one year ago, and hold those responsible to account, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch said today. Kenyan authorities should also step up their ongoing investigation into the enforced disappearances. Dong Samuel Luak, a well-respected South Sudanese human rights lawyer and  activist, and Aggrey Idri, a vocal government critic and member of the opposition, disappeared off the streets of Nairobi on January 23 and 24, 2017, respectively.

Date:
24 January 2018
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Zambia: Musician Pilato flees home country amid fresh crackdown on dissent

Zambian authorities must immediately take steps to guarantee right to freedom of expression for artists, Amnesty International said today, after a crackdown on dissent forced a well-known musician to flee the country. Musician and activist Fumba Chama, also known as Pilato - left Zambia on 5 January  after receiving threats over his new song Koswe Mumpoto (rat in the pot), which has been interpreted as criticising President Edgar Lungu and his ruling Patriotic Front (PF) ministers.

Date:
23 January 2018