Individuals at Risk

At the heart of all Amnesty International’s campaigning is the individual – as the person at risk of human rights abuses, as the survivor, as the partner in the defence rights, and as the activist speaking out and working with and for other individuals. Read more about individuals at risk

 

Appeals for Action

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

South Korea must establish an official moratorium on executions

30 October 2009

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.
European Court of Human Rights, Strasbourg, France

Denied protection in Turkey - refugees unlawfully detained

27 October 2009

Every year, thousands of people from countries including Afghanistan, Iraq and Iran arrive in Turkey seeking protection from persecution.
Brad Will was killed in Oaxaca on 27 October 2006.

Demand justice for killing of journalist in Mexico

23 October 2009

On 27 October 2006, US video journalist Brad Will was shot and killed as he filmed clashes in Oaxaca City.
Bhopal

Bhopal - Indian government must end 25 years of injustice

16 October 2009

When thousands of tonnes of deadly chemicals leaked from Union Carbide's pesticide plant in Bhopal, India on 2 December 1984, around half a million people were exposed.
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