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When an individual is in immediate danger of a human rights violation, Amnesty International mobilizes a dedicated group of letter-writers to take action quickly to protect them. Please take action as soon as possible on the cases listed on this page.

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Bolivia: Human rights defender ends 52-day vigil

After 52 days of vigil, Amparo Carvajal was able to exit the premises of the Permanent Assembly on Human Rights...

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Ecuador: Families and detainees at risk following massacre

A massacre broke out on July 22, in del Litoral, Ecuador´s largest prison, in the city of Guayaquil. The first...

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Argentina: Human rights defender detained for protesting

Alberto Nallar, human rights lawyer was detained on July 13, and charged with the crime of sedition. He played a...

Badr Mohamed seated on a bench wearing a pink t-short and a black cardigan

Egypt: Youth unjustly jailed in relation to 2013 protest

Badr Mohamed is serving an unjust five-year prison sentence following his conviction in January 2023 in connection to the Ramsis...

Farouk Ben Saeed

Libya: Military prosecutor forcibly disappeared

Farouq Alsqidig Abdulsalam Ben Saeed, a military prosecutor, has been forcibly disappeared since armed men in plainclothes abducted him from...

Angélique Decampe

Madagascar: Environmental rights defender at risk

Angélique Decampe, President of the community association Razan’ny Vohibola, is an environmental human rights defender, actively involved in protecting the...

Hoda Abdelmoniem

Egypt: Unjustly jailed lawyer denied healthcare

On March 05, an emergency court convicted human rights lawyer, Hoda Abdelmoniem on bogus charges stemming from her human rights...

Dr. Sabri Shalaby

Saudi Arabia: Jailed Egyptian physician must be released

On May 23, the Supreme Court in Riyadh, the Saudi capital, upheld the 10-year prison sentence of Egyptian national and...

Ihsane El Kadi

Algeria: Journalist, Ihsane El Kadi’s sentence increased

On June 18, the Algiers Court of Appeal announced the verdict of Ihsane El Kadi’s appeals trial, confirming his conviction...

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Bolivia: Human rights defenders at risk

84-year-old human rights defender, Amparo Carvajal has spent over 45 days in vigil in cold temperatures outside the Permanent Assembly...

Irina Danilovich

Russian Federation: Jailed nurse’s condition worsens

Irina Danilovich, a nurse and human rights activist from Russian-occupied Crimea is still being denied healthcare. She was abducted by...

Floriane Irangabiye, a young journalist from Burundi, was sentenced to 10 years in prison

Burundi: Conviction of journalist, Floriane Irangabiye, upheld on appeal

On May 02, 2023, the Court of Appeal of Mukaza in Bujumbura, Burundi, upheld the conviction of Burundian journalist Floriane...

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