Further information on UA: 12/12 Index: AMR 51/010/2012 Issue Date: 7 February 2012

Christi Cheramie was sentenced at the age of 16 to life in prison without the possibility of parole. She has been denied clemency by the Louisiana Board of Pardons and must wait seven years before she is permitted to submit a further application for clemency. [ Lire la suite » ]

UA: 37/12 Index: AFR 54/006/2012 Issue Date: 06 February 2012

PLEASE SEND APPEALS BEFORE 19 MARCH 2012 TO:
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Six members of the student-led movement Girifna were arrested on 25 January, after taking part in a public forum on human rights. They are at risk of torture and other ill-treatment. [ Lire la suite » ]

UA: 21/12 Index: AFR 54/003/2012 Issue Date: 24 January 2012

PLEASE SEND APPEALS BEFORE 6 MARCH 2012. Please check with your section office if sending appeals after the above date. [ Lire la suite » ]

UA: 15/12 Index: AMR 41/004/2012 Issue Date: 19 January 2012

PLEASE SEND APPEALS BEFORE 1 MARCH 2012 TO:
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Students who suffered torture and ill-treatment at the hands of state and federal police during a protest in Guerrero state, Mexico, are filing a complaint with federal and state prosecutors. There are fears that the complaint may lead to reprisals against them. [ Lire la suite » ]

Further information on UA: 345/11 Index: MDE 24/003/2012 Issue Date: 17 January 2012

Syrian student Suhaib al-Ammar was released without charge on 10 January 2012, following his arrest by Syrian Air Force Intelligence officials on 18 November 2011. [ Lire la suite » ]

Further information on UA: 340/11 Index: AMR 41/002/2012 Issue Date: 11 January 2012

Seventy-one members of a Guatemalan community who had sought refuge in Tabasco state, Mexico, have been detained by Mexican authorities and taken to a migrant detention centre. Over 100 members of the community remain in Tabasco state. Those detained include children, and some families have apparently been divided. [ Lire la suite » ]

UA: 4/12 Index: MDE 11/001/2012 Issue Date: 5 January 2012

PLEASE SEND APPEALS BEFORE 16 FEBRUARY 2012 TO:
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Hassan ‘Oun, an 18-year-old student accused of illegal public gathering, has allegedly been subjected to tortured and other ill-treatment while in detention in a police station, His brother is in hiding and may also be at risk of torture or other ill-treatment if arrested. [ Lire la suite » ]

UA: 301/11 Index: MDE 15/039/2011 Issue Date: 10 October 2011

Please write immediately in Hebrew or your own language asking the Israeli authorities to: PLEASE SEND APPEALS BEFORE 21 NOVEMBER 2011 Please check with your section office if sending appeals after the above date. [ Lire la suite » ]

Further information on UA: 60/09 Index: MDE 13/085/2011 Issue Date: 27 September 2011

Prisoner of conscience Mohammad Pour Abdollah was released from Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj, west of Tehran, on 27 August 2011 where he had been serving a three-year sentence. He was released following a pardon by the Supreme Leader. [ Lire la suite » ]

Further information on UA: 97/10 Index: AMR 51/073/2011 Issue Date: 25 August 2011

Many thanks to all who sent appeals. No further action is required.

On 23 August, a Pennsylvania trial court ordered the immediate transfer of Jordan Brown’s case to a juvenile court for trial. This decision removes the risk of 13-year-old Jordan Brown being sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. Such a sentence, when imposed on anyone under 18 years old at the time of the crime, violates international law. [ Lire la suite » ]