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Dominican Republic: Further information: Abducted community ...
21 October 2009

Information passed to relatives of missing community activist Juan Almonte Herrera in the Dominican Republic suggests that he may be dead. His family has been threatened ...

Urgent Action       AMR 27/007/2009

Dominican Republic: Activist incommunicado in Dominican Republic ...
9 October 2009

The whereabouts of male community activist Juan Almonte Herrera have not been known since he was abducted on 28 September in Santo Domingo, the capital of the Dominican ...

Urgent Action       AMR 27/006/2009

Dominican Republic: Haitian migrants at risk in Dominican Republic
8 October 2009

Twenty-five male Haitian migrants have been collectively expelled from the Dominican Republic after being rounded up at a meeting on labour rights organized by ...

Urgent Action       AMR 27/005/2009

Dominican Republic: Changes to constitution will put women’s ...
14 September 2009

Amnesty International today warned that proposed changes to the Constitution of the Dominican Republic will put women and girls at risk and potentially increase ...

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Changes to Dominican Republic Constitution will put women's lives ...
14 September 2009

The proposed changes could lead to a ban on abortions, putting the lives of women and girlsat risk and potentially increasing maternal deaths in the country.

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Dominican Republic: Family threatened by police officer
3 July 2009

Richard Kendal García has received death threats from a officer of the Dominican National Police. He and his family were arbitrarily detained in a police station ...

Urgent Action       AMR 27/004/2009

Dominican Republic: Constitutional and Penal reforms should ...
24 April 2009

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PUBLIC STATEMENT. AI Index No: AMR 27/003/2009. 24 April 2009. Dominican Republic: Constitutional and Penal reforms ...

Document       AMR 27/003/2009

Dominican Republic: Submission to the UN Universal Periodic Review ...
20 April 2009

In this submission, Amnesty International raises concerns over shortcomings of national legislation with regards to migrants’ rights and sexual and reproductive ...

Document       AMR 27/002/2009

Summit of the Americas fails to address human rights | Amnesty ...
20 April 2009

TheDeclaration of Commitment of Port of Spain fails to lay out a clear human rights framework forprogress in the areas of human prosperity, energy security and

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Amnesty International puts human rights on Americas Summit agenda ...
16 April 2009

An Amnesty International delegation has arrived in Trinidad and Tobago to take part in the Summit of the Americas.

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