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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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Venezuela: Detainee, Emirlendris Benítez’s health & integrity at risk

Emirlendris Benítez is a 42-year-old mother and tradeswoman who in August 2018 was arbitrarily detained and subjected to torture in...

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Cuba: Release Yoruba prisoners of conscience

Hundreds of Cubans remain imprisoned for participating in island-wide protests on July 11, 2021. The Cuban judiciary, which is not...

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Brazil: Bill continues to threaten Indigenous rights

Bill 2903/2023 can be voted at any moment by Brazilian Senate. The bill ­- approved on May 30 by the...

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Honduras: Water defenders killed

Oquelí Domínguez, brother of defenders Aly and Reynaldo Domínguez was killed in the community of Guapinol (department of Colón, northern...

Iran: Youth with disability at grave risk of execution

Mohammad Ghobadlou is at grave risk of execution in connection with Iran’s nationwide protests amid a spike in executions since...

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Yemen: 16 Baha’is forcibly disappeared

On May 25, 2023, armed Huthi forces stormed a peaceful gathering of Baha’is in Sana’a, Yemen. They detained and forcibly...

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Venezuela: Detained photographer, Carlos Debiais finally released

Carlos Debiais, a Venezuelan photographer unfairly detained since November 12, 2021, was finally released from prison on 6 June 2023....

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Cuba: Political leader, José Daniel Ferrer held incommunicado for months

José Daniel Ferrer García, leader of the “Patriotic Union of Cuba”, was detained on July 11, 2021, in the context...

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Kyrgyzstan: Release the Kempir-Abad defenders

A group of individuals have been arrested on charges related to their participation in peaceful protests in Kempir-Abad against a...

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Bill threatens Indigenous rights in Brazil

Bill 2903/2023 is set to be voted on in the coming days by the Senate. The bill was approved on...

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Angola: Teachers’ Union leaders receive death threats

On February 27, the National Union of Higher Education Teachers (SINPES) in Angola started a strike demanding better working conditions...

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Venezuela: Arbitrary detainee, Guillermo Zárraga, dying from neglect

Guillermo Zárraga, a 59-year-old Venezuelan engineer and a former oil industry unionist, was arbitrarily detained in November 2020 at his...

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