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Clemency urged as Alabama execution looms
Mental disability concerns and questions over possible racial discrimination lead to a call for clemency in a pending death sentence case.
Amnesty International today called on the Governor of the southern US state of Alabama to commute the...
Greece urged not to use excessive force during protests
Greek police have reportedly used excessive amounts of teargas against protesters in a largely peaceful demonstration against government spending cuts.
Amnesty International has urged the Greek authorities against excessive use of force against...
E.U. orders Belgium to comply with energy efficiency directive in buildings
The European Commission ordered Belgium to follow the directive on promoting energy efficiency performance in buildings after noticing that the country has not properly subjected itself to the rule.
The commission said that it may decide to...
Sri Lanka must not torture rejected asylum seekers
A group of rejected Sri Lankan asylum seekers, most of them Tamil, have been taken for questioning in Colombo after being forcibly returned from the UK. The Sri Lankan authorities must refrain from any ill-treatment of a group of rejected asylum...
Landmark treaty adopted to protect domestic workers’ rights
A new treaty sets international labour standards for tens of millions of domestic workers who have faced widespread abuses.
Governments must improve working conditions for tens of millions of domestic workers around the world, Amnesty International...
Mexico urged to investigate disappearances of men seized by navy
Naval authorities have denied detaining José Fortino Martinez but eyewitnesses say they saw official vehicles carrying him to the gates of a nearby military base.The Mexican civilian authorities must urgently investigate the enforced disappearance...
Political violence should not mark Guatemala electoral campaign
Guatemalan authorities must promptly and fully investigate a series of alleged politically motivated killings, Amnesty International stated after the latest shooting of a mayoral candidate near the capital.
Enrique Dardón was shot dead...
Bahraini activist jailed for reading poem
A military court in Bahrain has sentenced a poet to one year in prison for reading out a poem criticizing the country’s King.
Ayat al-Qarmezi, 20, a poet and student was sentenced in a Manama court today following her arrest in March for...
Morocco urged to end violent crackdown on protests
Amnesty International has urged Moroccan security forces not to use excessive force against protesters, as activists call for renewed pro-reform demonstrations.
Moroccan authorities must not use excessive force against protesters, Amnesty...
Brazil activist appeals ‘politically motivated’ prison sentence
A prominent human rights lawyer appeals a jail sentence for his role in a demonstration for land reform in Brazil.
A Brazilian court is due to hear an appeal early next week by a prominent human rights lawyer amid ongoing violence against land...
