Land rights
Urgent action: Panama. Fears for protestors after two killed (Jerónimo Rodríguez Tugri and Mauricio Méndez)
- Posté par : Marie-Francoise le 8 February 2012
UA: 39/12 Index: AMR 44/001/2012 Issue Date: 7 February 2012
PLEASE SEND APPEALS BEFORE 20 MARCH 2012.
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Two protestors were killed and reportedly over 40 people injured when police dispersed a protest by Indigenous Peoples in Panama on 5 February. Protests are likely to continue across the country and there are fears that excessive force may be used by State security forces. [ Lire la suite » ]
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Urgent action: India. Anti-steel plant leader faces false charges
- Posté par : Marie-Francoise le 13 January 2012
UA: 8/12 Index: ASA 20/002/2012 Issue Date: 12 January 2012
PLEASE SEND APPEALS BEFORE 23 FEBRUARY 2012 .
Please check with your section office if sending appeals after the above date. [ Lire la suite » ]
Urgent action: India. farmers at imminent risk of forced eviction
- Posté par : Marie-Francoise le 23 May 2011
UA: 147/11 Index: ASA 20/020/2011 Issue Date: 20 May 2011
PLEASE SEND APPEALS BEFORE 1 JULY 2011 .
Please check with your section office if sending appeals after the above date. [ Lire la suite » ]
Urgent action: Indigenous leaders receive death threats
- Posté par : Marie-Francoise le 13 September 2010
UA: 200/10 AMR 45/005/2010 Issue Date: 10 September 2010
PLEASE SEND APPEALS BEFORE 22 OCTOBER 2010.
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On 5 September, two leaders of the Kelyenmagategma Indigenous community in Paraguay received death threats while accompanying an international delegation that was investigating their claim to their ancestral land. [ Lire la suite » ]
Urgent action (good news): Justice close for 800 families in Brazil
- Posté par : Marie-Francoise le 21 December 2009
Further Information on UA: 225/09 Index: AMR 19/021/2009 Issue Date: 18 December 2009
The families who suffered a violent forced eviction in August from the Olga Benário settlement in the south of São Paulo, have won a major victory in their long fight for housing rights. [ Lire la suite » ]
Urgent action (follow-up): Adelaida Plasencia Sierra living on disputed land shot
- Posté par : Marie-Francoise le 11 December 2009
Further information on UA: 15/09 Index: AMR 41/065/2009 Issue Date: 10 December 2009
PLEASE SEND APPEALS BEFORE 21 JANUARY 2010 .
Please check with your section office if sending appeals after the above date
A woman living in the Lomas del Poleo area of Chihuahua state, northern Mexico, was shot and injured on 4 December. Those living in Lomas del Poleo, particularly those representing local inhabitants in a dispute with landowners, are at risk of further acts of intimidation and attack. [ Lire la suite » ]
