The
death penalty is a violent, inhumane and outdated punishment that has
no place in today’s criminal justice system. More than 140 countries
have now abolished this barbaric practice, and Indonesia must join them.
But in Indonesia eleven people, including Australians Andrew Chan and
Myuran Sukumaran, now face imminent execution. Alongside
those facing death by firing squad include Indonesians, as well as
foreign nationals from France, Ghana, Spain, Brazil and the Philippines.
Indonesia has already demonstrated its deadly intent by executing five
foreign nationals and one Indonesian just after midnight on 18 January.
International condemnation followed and the Brazilian and Dutch
Ambassadors to Indonesia were recalled. Death sentences in Indonesia are
carried out by a firing squad of 12 gunmen. Prisoners are given a
choice of whether to stand or sit and whether to have their eyes
covered, by a blindfold or hood. Click here to urge the Indonesian authorities to halt plans to execute the 11
death row prisoners and to establish a moratorium on all executions
with a view to ending the death penalty for good. 
Sunday, January 25, 2015
Indonesia: Stop Death Penalties and Executions Deadline: Ongoing - ONLINE PETITION
The
death penalty is a violent, inhumane and outdated punishment that has
no place in today’s criminal justice system. More than 140 countries
have now abolished this barbaric practice, and Indonesia must join them.
But in Indonesia eleven people, including Australians Andrew Chan and
Myuran Sukumaran, now face imminent execution. Alongside
those facing death by firing squad include Indonesians, as well as
foreign nationals from France, Ghana, Spain, Brazil and the Philippines.
Indonesia has already demonstrated its deadly intent by executing five
foreign nationals and one Indonesian just after midnight on 18 January.
International condemnation followed and the Brazilian and Dutch
Ambassadors to Indonesia were recalled. Death sentences in Indonesia are
carried out by a firing squad of 12 gunmen. Prisoners are given a
choice of whether to stand or sit and whether to have their eyes
covered, by a blindfold or hood. Click here to urge the Indonesian authorities to halt plans to execute the 11
death row prisoners and to establish a moratorium on all executions
with a view to ending the death penalty for good. 
Saturday, January 24, 2015
Gambia: End Homophobia
- "Gambia must stop wave of homophobic arrests and torture." Nov 18, 2014. Amnesty International News link.
India: Irom Sharmila’s arrest marks return to absurd ritual
from Amnesty International India, January 24, 2015"Amnesty International India condemns the re-arrest of Prisoner of Conscience Irom Sharmila by the Manipur police on Friday, 23 January. The police arrested Irom Sharmila on the charge of attempting to commit suicide, a day after a Manipur court rejected an identical charge and ordered her release.
“This re-arrest makes a mockery of the Indian criminal justice process. In the last five months Irom Sharmila has been released and re-arrested twice in what has now become an absurd ritual,” said Shemeer Babu, Programmes Director, Amnesty International India."
Click here for entire article.
Bhopal, India: Action Instead of Despair - Deadline: Ongoing - ONLINE PETITION
On
December 3, 1984, a toxic gas filled with deadly chemicals leaked from
the Union Carbide pesticide plant in Bhopal, India. It was one of the
world’s most devastating industrial disasters. Today,
more than three decades later, survivors of the disaster are still
struggling for justice. It is estimated that more than 20,000 people
have died as a result of the leak. Hundreds of thousands more suffer
from ongoing health issues. Click here to support the survivors and call on President Obama and Prime Minister Modi to take action for survivors of the disaster in Bhopal.
Amnesty International Daily Urgent Actions for the Week of Jan 23 to Jan 30, 2015
Countries for
this week's Urgent Actions
include: El Salvador, Oman, Colombia, Burundi, Saudi Arabia, Mexico, Azerbaijan, USA, Bahrain, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates, Dominican Republic, Oman, Democratic Republic of Congo, and Equatorial Guinea.
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Note: Most Urgent Actions require a written letter. See our guidelines for writing letters. Countries are added to this list during the week. The link contains all Urgent Actions for the week.
Friday, January 23, 2015
Iraq: UN Child Rights Committee Reviews Iraq - Jan 22, 2015
Committee on Rights of Child
examines reports of Iraq under Convention, on children in armed conflict and
sale of children
22 January 2015
The Committee on the Rights of the Child today
completed its consideration of the combined second to fourth periodic report of
Iraq on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of
the Child and its initial reports under the Optional Protocols on children in
armed conflict and on the sale of children, child prostitution and child
pornography.Committee on Rights of Child examines reports of Iraq under Convention, on children in armed conflict and sale of children
22 January 2015
The Committee on the Rights of the Child today completed its consideration of the combined second to fourth periodic report of Iraq on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child and its initial reports under the Optional Protocols on children in armed conflict and on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography.
Presenting the reports, Mohammed Mahdi Ameen Al-Bayati, Minister of Human Rights of Iraq, said that Iraq was facing serious challenges at all levels. Terrorist groups had taken control of several areas and had perpetrated war crimes and genocide, including disappearances and sexual slavery against children. The current situation had a direct effect on children, causing displacement and affecting their rights to access to education and health. Despite challenges, Iraq had achieved progress in combatting poverty, illiteracy, domestic violence and human trafficking, ensuring alternative care and access to education, and protecting the rights of persons with disabilities.
The Committee on the Rights of the Child today completed its consideration of the combined second to fourth periodic report of Iraq on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child and its initial reports under the Optional Protocols on children in armed conflict and on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography.
Presenting the reports, Mohammed Mahdi Ameen Al-Bayati, Minister of Human Rights of Iraq, said that Iraq was facing serious challenges at all levels. Terrorist groups had taken control of several areas and had perpetrated war crimes and genocide, including disappearances and sexual slavery against children. The current situation had a direct effect on children, causing displacement and affecting their rights to access to education and health. Despite challenges, Iraq had achieved progress in combatting poverty, illiteracy, domestic violence and human trafficking, ensuring alternative care and access to education, and protecting the rights of persons with disabilities.
Click here for entire report.
Committee
on Rights of Child examines reports of Iraq under Convention, on
children in armed conflict and sale of children - See more at:
http://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=15503&LangID=E#sthash.cWKwBXnW.dpuf
Committee on Rights of Child examines reports of Iraq under Convention, on children in armed conflict and sale of children
- See more at: http://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=15503&LangID=E#sthash.cWKwBXnW.dpuf
22 January 2015
Emma Watson at Davos: 'Women need to be equal participants'
from The Guardian, Jan 23, 2015
Harry Potter star and UN ambassador Emma Watson unveiled a new year-long initiative to end gender inequality as part of HeforShe campaign
“We need all-country leadership, as well as that of hundreds of universities and corporations, to follow HeForShe’s IMPACT 10X10X10 so as to bring an end to the persisting inequalities faced by women and girls globally,” said Watson, who was appearing in her capacity as a goodwill ambassador for UN Women, the United Nations organisation dedicated to gender equality.
Harry Potter star and UN ambassador Emma Watson unveiled a new year-long initiative to end gender inequality as part of HeforShe campaign
“We need all-country leadership, as well as that of hundreds of universities and corporations, to follow HeForShe’s IMPACT 10X10X10 so as to bring an end to the persisting inequalities faced by women and girls globally,” said Watson, who was appearing in her capacity as a goodwill ambassador for UN Women, the United Nations organisation dedicated to gender equality.
Click here for entire article.
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