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Tunisia: Jailed journalist must get medical treatment

Tunisian Journalist Taoufik Ben Brik, in jail on politically motivated charges, is in urgent need of specialist medical care, without which his life may be in danger ...

18 Dec 2009       Urgent Action       MDE 30/022/2009

Tunisia: New smear campaign inciting to hatred and violence ...

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PUBLIC STATEMENT. Index AI: MDE 30/021/2009. 18 December 2009. Tunisia: New smear campaign inciting to hatred ...

18 Dec 2009       PublicStatement       MDE 30/021/2009

Brazil: Justice close for 800 families in Brazil

The families who suffered a violent forced eviction in August from the Olga Benário settlement in the south of São Paulo, have won a major victory in their long ...

18 Dec 2009       Urgent Action       AMR 19/021/2009

Cote d'Ivoire: Open letter to the Ivorian Minister of Justice

18 Dec 2009       Document       AFR 31/003/2009

Iran: Iranian student leader at risk of torture

Student leader Majid Tavakkoli was arrested on 7 December 2009 after a demonstration. His whereabouts are unknown and he is at risk of torture or other ill-treatment ...

18 Dec 2009       Urgent Action       MDE 13/131/2009

AI News for Health Professionals Bulletin Vol. 12 No.22

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. NEWS FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONALS. AI Bulletin Vol.12 No. 22 18 December 2009. AI Index: ACT 84/022/2009. Amnesty ...

18 Dec 2009       Document       ACT 84/022/2009

Serbia: Briefing to the Human Rights Committee

In this document Amnesty International raises concerns on the implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights by Serbia. These concerns ...

18 Dec 2009       Report       EUR 70/015/2009

Security Council’s creation of ombudsperson to look at Al Qaida ...

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PUBLIC STATEMENT. 17 December 2009. AI Index: IOR 41/032/2009. Security Council’s creation of ombudsperson ...

17 Dec 2009       Document       IOR 41/032/2009

Iran: Further information: Freed Iranian Christians still at risk ...

Maryam Rostampour and Marzieh Amirizadeh Esmaeilabad, two Iranian female converts to Christianity, were released from Evin Prison on 18 November 2009. Both have ...

17 Dec 2009       Urgent Action       MDE 13/130/2009

South Africa: Failure to conduct impartial investigation into ...

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PUBLIC DOCUMENT. AI Index: AFR 53/011/2009. 16 December 2009. South Africa: Failure to conduct impartial investigation ...

16 Dec 2009       Document       AFR 53/011/2009