Further information on UA: 212/11 Index: ASA 21/004/2012 Issue Date: 24 January 2012

PLEASE SEND APPEALS BEFORE 6 MARCH 2012.
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The congregation of the Taman Yasmin Indonesian Christian Church fear for their safety after they were intimidated by members of radical Islamist groups on 22 January. They are at risk of further intimidation and possible attacks. [ Lire la suite » ]

Further information on UA: 351/11 Index: AMR 41/006/2012 Issue Date: 23 January 2012

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The families of two missing environmental activists in Guerrero state, Mexico, have reported being threatened and followed after making a complaint about the activists' enforced disappearance. They and other relatives are in danger. [ Lire la suite » ]

UA: 18/12 Index: AMR 23/003/2012 Issue Date: 20 January 2012

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Orlando Verbel Rocha's life is in danger. A threat was made against him through the daughter of his deceased brother, Eder Verbel Rocha, who was killed by paramilitaries on 23 March 2011, in San Onofre Municipality, northern Colombia. Orlando Verbel Rocha survived the attack in which his brother was killed. [ Lire la suite » ]

UA: 19/12 Mexico Index: AMR 41/005/2012 Issue Date: 20/01/2012

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The relatives of three men who have filed complaints for torture while in military custody have been threatened and intimidated by military personnel at their homes in Baja California state, Mexico. Amnesty International fears for their safety. [ Lire la suite » ]

UA: 9/12 Index: ASA 21/002/2012 Issue Date: 13 January 2012

PLEASE SEND APPEALS BEFORE 24 FEBRUARY 2012 .
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Hundreds of Indonesian Shi'a Muslims have been living in a temporary shelter after their village was attacked by anti-Shi’a groups at the end of December. On 12 January, they were forced back to their village, despite an ongoing risk of further attacks. [ Lire la suite » ]

UA: 354/11 Index: AMR 29/004/2011 Issue Date: 9 December 2011

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International pressure is growing on the government of El Salvador to ensure justice for the victims of a series of massacres carried out by the armed forces in December 1981. The global attention on the case around the thirtieth anniversary of the killings gives an opportunity for El Salvador to take decisive action on the case. [ 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: 285/11 Index: AMR 41/062/2011 Issue Date: 4 October 2011

PLEASE SEND APPEALS BEFORE 15 NOVEMBER 2011.
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Following the disappearance of eight members of the Muñoz family by six armed men in Chihuahua state, Mexico, their family have received threatening telephone calls. [ Lire la suite » ]

Further information on UA: 259/11 Index: EUR 39/009/2011 Issue Date: 19 September 2011

No further action is required from the UA network. Thank you very much to all who took part in this action.

Following protests by human rights organizations and foreign embassies the planned forced eviction of Roma from Baia Mare, Romania on 5 September appears to have been put on hold. [ Lire la suite » ]

Further information on UA: 248/11 Index: AFR 12/003/2011 Issue Date: 15 September 2011

The planned forced evictions in the Arco Iris neighbourhood of Lubango, Angola, which were scheduled for 25 August, did not take place. Residents believe the work of Amnesty International and the local NGO Association Building Communities (Associação Construindo Comunidades - ACC) contributed to stopping the forced eviction. [ Lire la suite » ]