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USA: Florida sets execution of 'non-triggerman'
5 June 2013

Fifty-eight-year-old William Van Poyck, sentenced to death in 1988 for the murder of a prison guard, is due to be executed in Florida on 12 June. Claims persist ...

Urgent Action       AMR 51/035/2013

Mexico: Confronting a nightmare: Disappearances in Mexico: Some ...
4 June 2013

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. FACTS AND FIGURES. AI index: AMR 41/030/2013. 4 June 2013. Confronting a nightmare. Disappearances in Mexico: Some essential figures. ...

PressItem       AMR 41/030/2013

Mexico: Confronting a nightmare: Disappearances in Mexico
4 June 2013

More than 26000 people were reported missing or disappeared in Mexico between 2006 and 2012. Some are the victims of enforced disappearances in which public officials ...

Document       AMR 41/025/2013

Mexico: Confronting a nightmare: Disappearances in Mexico: Some ...
4 June 2013

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. Cases Document. AI index: AMR 41/029/2013. 4 June 2013. Confronting a nightmare. Disappearances in Mexico. Some illustrative cases. ...

PressItem       AMR 41/029/2013

USA: Urge governor to veto death penalty bill
4 June 2013

The Governor of Florida has until mid-June to decide whether to sign or veto a bill which, at least in part, aims to speed up the pace of executions. Such legislation ...

Urgent Action       AMR 51/034/2013

El Salvador: Government must meet commitment to Beatriz
31 May 2013

The Inter-American Court of Human Rights has issued protective measures for Beatriz, ordering the Salvadoran government to urgently provide the medical treatment ...

Urgent Action       AMR 29/006/2013

USA: Words, war, and the rule of law: President Obama revisits ...
31 May 2013

In a recent speech, President Obama revisited his administration's framework for US counter-terrorism strategy four years after a similar address he gave early ...

Document       AMR 51/032/2013

Mexico: New report denounces Mexico's crisis of disappearances
31 May 2013

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL MEDIA ADVISORY AI index: AMR 41/028/2013 31 May 2013 . New report denounces Mexico's crisis ...

PressItem       AMR 41/028/2013

Dominican Republic: Murder of a Haitian migrant during deportation ...
31 May 2013

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PUBLIC STATEMENT. AI index: AMR 27/006/2013. 31 May 2013. Dominican Republic: Murder of a Haitian migrant during ...

Public Statement       AMR 27/006/2013

Dominican Republic: 600 families face forced eviction from homes
31 May 2013

Approximately 600 families are under threat of imminent eviction from their homes in Santo Domingo Province, Dominican Republic. The notice period provided by state ...

Urgent Action       AMR 27/005/2013