Egypt: Free Al Jazeera Staff Jailed for Journalism: Online Petition Deadline ASAP

Egypt: Free Al Jazeera Staff Jailed for Journalism Online Petition Deadline ASAP

On December 29, 2013, Egyptian government jailed 3 English staff of Al Jazeera: Mohammad Fahmy, Peter Greste and Baher Mohammed for “broadcasting false news and apparently promoting the banned Muslim Brotherhood group”. Baher Mohamed faces 10 years behind bars while Mohammad Fahmy and Peter Greste were dealt 7 years imprisonment. Click here to call on the Egyptian government to release them unconditionally.

 

A Father's Plea for his Son - Online Petition

A Father's Plea for his Son - Online Petition

One of our members has shared this petition with our group and we would like to share it with you. For complete petition click here.

"My Son Shahram Ahmadi has been sentenced to death. His case will be reviewed by the Supreme Court in the upcoming weeks. He is 26 years old and has spent the last 6 years of his life in prison. I couldn’t stop the execution of his younger brother Bahram and had a heart attack when I heard the news. The Iranian government refuses to hand over Bahram’s body. Now I need your help to stop Shahram’s execution." #ShahramAhmadi

Forced Marriage to your Rapist is not Justice Online Petiton Deadline: ASAP

Forced Marriage to your Rapist is not Justice Online Petition Deadline: ASAP 

In March 2012, Moroccan teenager, Amina Filali killed herself after being forced to marry her rapist. Similar laws are still being practiced in neighbouring countries, Algeria and Tunisia. Click here to sign Amnesty petition “Protect Survivors of Sexual Violence."

Stop Execution of 33 Sunnis and Kurd in Iran: A Joint Statement by AI and other HR Groups - NEWS FLASH

Stop Execution of 33 Sunnis and Kurd in Iran: A Joint Statement by AI and other HR Groups (June 12, 2014)

On June 12, 2014, Amnesty International and Iranian human rights groups asked the Iranian authorities to stop execution of 33 Sunnis and Kurds. Click here to read the joint statement by AI and human rights groups

 

Sudan: Meriam Ibrahim has been released: NEWS FLASH

YOU did it! Your letters and your online petitions did it!  Meriam Ibrahim has been released!

Amnesty International report:

"Today’s release of Meriam Yehya Ibrahim, a Christian Sudanese woman sentenced to death by hanging for ‘apostasy’ and to flogging for ‘adultery,’ is a step towards undoing the horrific injustice visited on her, said Amnesty International today.

Meriam was released from Omdurman Woman’s Prison today after an appeal court found her not guilty of both charges. She is now with her husband and her two children."

 Click here for entire report. 

Updated Amnesty International Report
 

UPDATE: Meriam and her family have been released from detainment at the airport: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-28010879 We will continue monitoring the situation and let you know how you can help!
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Sadly, news has broken that Meriam Ibrahim -- only a day after being released from prison -- is being held at Khartoum airport, Sudan along with her husband and two children. They were detained as they were about to leave the country. We hope to have more information soon.

— with Babiker Ras Babi and Rafeal Varane.

Stop Violence Against Women and Girls Globally: Support International Violence Against Women Act Online Petition: Deadline ASAP

Stop Violence Against Women and Girls Globally: Support International Violence Against Women Act Online Petition Deadline: ASAP  
Violence against women and girls is one of the world’s most pervasive human rights abuses with 1 out of 3 women experiencing violence during her lifetime. The International Violence Against Women Act (I-VAWA) would coordinate and improve existing U.S. foreign assistance efforts to stop this global crisis. Tell your Members of Congress to commit to ending violence against women and girls by co-sponsoring I-VAWA. Tell them (1) No girls should be denied the right to education, (2) No woman should fear rape or other violence every time she steps outside her door, (3) No woman should be raped by law enforcement or denied justice for sexual violence, and finally (4) Your action can make a difference. Click here to sign Amnesty Petition. Click here for more information.

World Refugee Day 2014: "Messages of Hope" (video)