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USA (Virginia): Death penalty / Legal concern: Percy Levar Walton
9 May 2008

Levar Walton, who suffers from serious mental illness, is scheduled to be executed in Virginia on 10 June. He was sentenced to death in 1997 for the murders of ...

Urgent Action       AMR 51/039/2008

Getting a glimpse of Guantánamo | Amnesty International
8 May 2008

A life-size model of a cell at Guantánamo will travel to US cities to bring a taste of the harsh realities of prolonged isolation in detention to the US public.

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South Korea: On-going Crackdown against Migrant's Trade Union
8 May 2008

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PUBLIC STATEMENT. AI Index: ASA 25/004/2008 (Public). Date: 08 May 2008. South Korea: On-going Crackdown against Migrant’s Trade Union. ...

Document       ASA 25/004/2008

USA (Georgia): Further information on Death penalty / imminent ...
7 May 2008

William Earl Lynd was executed in Georgia on the evening of 6 May. He was sentenced to death in 1990 for the murder of his friend Virginia (“Ginger”) Moore on 23 ...

Urgent Action       AMR 51/037/2008

Oral Statement by Amnesty International. Item 7 (e): Presentation ...
7 May 2008

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PUBLIC STATEMENT. AI Index: AFR 01/004/2008 (Public). Date: 07 May 2008. ORAL STATEMENT BY AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. ...

Document       AFR 01/004/2008

Belarus: Torture and other ill-treatment/health concern, Emanuel ...
7 May 2008

US national Emanuel Zeltser was detained when he flew in to Belarus on 12 March. He is held in a state security services detention facility in the capital, Minsk ...

Urgent Action       EUR 49/006/2008

Sri Lanka: Justice for Media Workers: Vadivel Nirmalajan (postcard ...
3 May 2008

Vadivel Nirmalarajan, a proof-reader, has not been seen since 17 November 2007. At least 10 media workers have been unlawfully killed in Sri Lanka since the beginning ...

Document       ASA 37/012/2008

USA: Release or fair trials for all remaining Guantánamo ...
2 May 2008

As nine more detainees were freed from Guantánamo, AmnestyInternational today reiterated that the Guantánamo detentions are atravesty of justice. The US ...

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China: Enforced disappearance/ fear of torture or ill-treatment ...
2 May 2008

Jamyang Kyi, well-known Tibetan musician and writer on women's issues, is believed to be the victim of an enforced disappearance. She may be at risk of torture ...

Urgent Action       ASA 17/073/2008

USA: Who are the Guantánamo detainees? Case Sheet 25
1 May 2008

USA. Who are the Guantánamo detainees? CASE SHEET 25. 1 May 2008. AI Index: AMR 51/033/2008. Yemeni national: Sanad Ali Yislam al-Kazimi. ISN#: 1453. Age: 38. ...

Document       AMR 51/033/2008