TURKEY: Medical Association Members Threatened with Violence - URGENT ACTION

Amnesty International, USA, Jan 29, 2018.

The Turkish Medical Association (TTB) and its prominent members have been subjected to threats of violence, following a statement they issued on 24 January, calling for an end to the ongoing military operation by the Turkish armed forces in Afrin, northern Syria. The TTB lodged a request with the Ankara Governorship to provide protection for its offices and members, but they have received no response.

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ALABAMA: Stay of Execution Granted - GOOD NEWS

Amnesty International, USA, Jan 29, 2018

The US Supreme Court granted a stay of execution in the case of Vernon Madison who was scheduled to be executed in Alabama on the evening of 25 January. The stay is to allow the Court time to decide whether to review the claim that Vernon Madison is not “competent” for execution due to his mental disability.  

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USA: Amnesty International Education Video Series

Amnesty International, January 27, 2018.

Please have a look at these short videos.  They will inspire you.

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The first video listed, People of Nowhere is available here:  https://youtu.be/VXHYtIfaEQ8

TENNESSEE: Sex-Trafficking Victim Sentenced to Life in Prison - NEWS

Time Magazine, January 24, 2018

A woman who fatally shot a man who had picked her up for sex when she was 16 was unconstitutionally sentenced to life in prison, her lawyers say.

Cyntoia Brown, now 29, has been at the Tennessee Prison for Women since 2004, when she was convicted of killing the 43-year-old man.

The Tennessean reports Brown’s advocates say she was a sex trafficking victim fearing for her life and wronged by the legal system. Prosecutors say Brown killed the man to rob him.

Brown’s lawyers filed a federal appeal, after celebrities including Rihanna and Kim Kardashian West called for her release. Brown won’t be eligible for parole until her late 60s, and her lawyers argue she may not live that long.

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HONDURAS: Justice for Murdered Human Rights Defender - URGENT ACTION

Amnesty International, USA, Jan. 18, 2018.

Local NGOs report that numerous social activists, human rights defenders, and people actively involved in protests occurring throughout Honduras since 29 November 2017 have been subjected to beatings, intimidation, harassment and stigmatization, and that some of their names appear on lists in the hands of security forces. The Coalition against Impunity registered at least 63 attacks against defenders since the post-election crisis started.

Among them, the Broad Movement for Justice and Dignity reported that security forces brutally repressed a protest in La Masica, Atlántida on 16 December. Security forces beat and later fired taser guns at approximately 10 people, including Diego Aguilar López and Wilmer Paredes.  On 29 December, Wilmer Paredes requested protection from the National Protection System for human rights defenders after he reported vehicles following him. Unknown assailants shot and killed Wilmer Paredes on 1 January 2018. 

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OHIO: Stop First Execution of 2018 - URGENT ACTION

Amnesty International, USA, Jan. 23, 2018.

Raymond Tibbetts, aged 60, is due to be executed in Ohio on 13 February. His lawyers are urging the Governor to take account of mitigating evidence they say the clemency board failed to give proper weight to, and about which the jury was not fully informed.

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TEXAS: Execution Reset Despite Delusional Disorder - URGENT ACTION

Amnesty International, USA, Jan. 25, 2018.

John Battaglia, aged 62, is due to be executed in Texas on 1 February. This date was set after a trial court judge rejected the opinions of three psychologists that a severe delusional disorder deprives the prisoner of a rational understanding of his execution. 

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