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Appeals for Action

Where's the evidence?

23 May 2012

Two of the remaining Angola 3 are still in long term isolation without any evidence to support the need to hold them separately from other prisoners.

Italy must protect the rights of Roma with deeds and not just words

16 May 2012

Hundreds of Romani families are trapped in a cycle of forced evictions in Italy.

No arms for atrocities - Call on India to put human rights first.

30 April 2012

India has a historic opportunity to help reduce human suffering caused by a poorly regulated arms trade.

Drop the pending charges against Sudanese journalist Abuzar Al Amin

1 May 2012

Abuzar Al Amin was convicted on charges believed to be politically motivated, sentenced and subsequently released on bail. He is limited in his capacity to work and cannot write for his newspaper anymore. Call for all charges against him to be dropped.

Justice for the Roma from Coastei Street, Cluj-Napoca, Romania: local authorities must act now!

3 April 2012

On 17 December 2010, approximately 350 people (76 families), the vast majority Roma, were forcibly evicted by local authorities from Coastei Street, in the centre of the city of Cluj-Napoca, Romania, in violation of Romania’s international human rights obligations.

Put pressure on the EU to resettle more refugees

4 April 2012

The European Union (EU) is adopting a common EU resettlement scheme and countries in the European Union are being asked to pledge by the 1 May 2012 how many refugees they will resettle in 2013.

Shell: Own up. Pay up. Clean up.

22 March 2012

The failure by the oil industry to properly clean up oil spills and other pollution in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria leaves people exposed to sustained violations of their economic, social and cultural rights.

Support UN role in arresting International Criminal Court suspects

13 March 2012

Recent spotlight on arrest of Joseph Kony underscores outstanding International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrants for 11 other suspects of war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide.

No more arms for atrocities: Time for a bullet proof arms trade treaty

21 March 2012

The irresponsible and poorly regulated arms trade fuels serious human rights abuses, armed violence, poverty and conflict around the world. We could change that now with an Arms Trade Treaty (ATT).

This global appeal is a joint action from Amnesty International in partnership with Control Arms, IANSA and ITUC.

Stop forced evictions in Africa

1 March 2012

Every year in African cities thousands of families are thrown out of their homes by the authorities or others without human rights safeguards. These forced evictions shatter lives.