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Scores made homeless by house demolitions in Nigeria

Scores of Nigerians lost their homes on Friday morning when Rivers state authorities began bulldozing buildings in Port Harcourt, Amnesty International has learned.

Turkey: No to safe haven for fugitive from international justice

Amnesty International has condemned an invitation extended by Turkey to Sudanese President Omar al Bashir to attend a meeting in Turkey.

Nicaragua's Constitutional Court must decide on legality of new abortion law

Amnesty International has expressed concern that the Nicaraguan Supreme Court continues to delay its judgment on the legality of new criminal laws on abortion which entered into force in 2008.

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Trade unionist Adnan Hajji was one of those released.

Tunisia releases prisoners held over Gafsa protests

Sixty-eight people held in connection with protests against unemployment and high living costs in the resource-rich Gafsa region have been released.

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Appeals for Action

World Day Against the Death Penalty, South Korea, 10 October 2009

South Korea must establish an official moratorium on executions

Since the beginning of 2009, Amnesty International has been concerned that the South Korean government is taking steps towards resuming executions. Sixty prisoners currently remain under sentence of death.

37769 appeals have been sent from this site.