Americas

Mexico: Human rights defender harassed by soldiers
20 November 2009

A female Mexican human rights defender, who is an outspoken critic of human rights violations by the army, was harassed by soldiers in her home in Culiacán, Sinaloa ...

Urgent Action       AMR 41/060/2009

Ohio moves to resume executions under new protocol | Amnesty ...
20 November 2009

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USA: Choosing death again: Texas governor rejects clemency ...
20 November 2009

amnesty international. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. Choosing death again: Texas governor rejects clemency recommendation. 20 November 2009. AI Index: AMR 51/118/2009 ...

Document       AMR 51/118/2009

Honduras: Amnesty International visits Honduras to assess human ...
18 November 2009

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. MEDIA ADVISORY. 18 November 2009. AI Index: AMR 37/010/2009. Amnesty International visits Honduras to assess human rights situation. ...

Document       AMR 37/010/2009

Future of Guantánamo detainees must be resolved | Amnesty ...
18 November 2009

The US government must redouble efforts to resolve the future of detainees still held at the military facility in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, Amnesty International said ...

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Haiti government must eradicate child slavery | Amnesty ...
18 November 2009

Authorities in Haiti must enact legislation to protect children workingas domestic help in conditions that amount to slavery, said AmnestyInternational ahead of ...

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Haiti: Overcoming poverty and abuse: Protecting girls in domestic ...
18 November 2009

Sexual violence against women and girls is pervasive and widespread in Haiti: much of it is directed at girls. There were estimated to be more than 100000 girls ...

Document       AMR 36/004/2009

Mexico: Protection needed for villagers in Mexico
18 November 2009

Four men on trial for an attack on human rights lawyer Ricardo Lagunes Gasca, and other inhabitants of Ejido Jotolá, southern Mexico, in September 2009, have been ...

Urgent Action       AMR 41/059/2009

Future of Guantánamo detainees must be resolved | Amnesty ...
18 November 2009

President Barack Obama has acknowledged that his administration will not meet his deadline for the closure of the military facility in Cuba.

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Haiti: Protect girls in domestic service in Haiti (petition)
18 November 2009

Protect Girls in Domestic Service in Haiti AI Index: AMR 36/007/2009. Sign this petition to urge the Haitian authorities to establish ...

Document       AMR 36/007/2009