UA: 191/10 Index: ASA 37/013/2010 Issue Date: 02 September 2010

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Sri Lankan brothers Balapuwaduge Sumith Suresh Kumara Mendis and Balapuwaduge Indika Prasath Mendis, asylum seekers deported from Australia in October 2009, are at risk of torture and of attack from other inmates at Negombo prison, on Sri Lanka's west coast. A third prisoner, Lasantha Wijeratne, is also at risk. [ Lire la suite » ]

Further information on UA: 314/08 Index: AMR 41/064/2010 Issue Date: 02 September 2010

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Mexican Indigenous rights activist and prisoner of conscience Raúl Hernández was released on 27 August after more than two years in prison. However, in the days after his release, he and other Indigenous activists have been threatened, and are in serious danger. [ Lire la suite » ]

Further information on UA: 128/09 Index: EUR 46/031/2010 Issue Date: 02 September 2010

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Further information on UA: 175/10 Index: EUR 44/019/2010

Turkish prisoner of conscience İnan S. has been moved to a prison in the western coastal city of İzmir, where he is now held pending trial on charges of "infringement of leave". When serving a previous sentence for "desertion" at the same prison, he reported being beaten by prison guards. He is at risk of torture or other ill-treatment. [ Lire la suite » ]

UA: 190/10 Index: ASA 17/036/2010

HIV/AIDS activist Tian Xi has been detained since 17 August, in the central Chinese province of Henan, to stop him lobbying the authorities on behalf of people infected with HIV/AIDS through official malpractice. He is at risk of torture and other ill-treatment. [ Lire la suite » ]

UA: 189/10 Index: AMR 51/078/2010 Issue Date: 27 August 2010

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Cal Brown, a 52-year-old man, is scheduled to be executed in Washington State, USA, on 10 September after over 16 years on death row. This would be the state’s first execution for nine years, its first “non-consensual” execution since 1994, and only its fifth execution since 1963. [ Lire la suite » ]

UA: 187/10 Index: AMR 41/061/2010 Issue Date: 27 August 2010

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Armed men have assaulted and threatened independent trade unionists Cándido Corona Barruecos and Virgilio Meléndez Montiel at the factory where they work, in the central Mexican state of Puebla. Members of a non-governmental labour rights organization supporting the trade unionists have received death threats. [ Lire la suite » ]

Further Information on UA: 135/10 Index: EUR 58/013/2010 Issue Date: 27 August 2010

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Prisoner of conscience Azimzhan Askarov has been charged with crimes for which he could be sentenced to life imprisonment. He is held solely for his peaceful human rights activities. [ Lire la suite » ]

UA: 188/10 Index: MDE 24/023/2010 Issue Date: 26 August 2010

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A Syrian Kurdish man has been held incommunicado since 19 August, after he was forcibly returned to Syria from Norway. He is in grave danger of torture. [ Lire la suite » ]

UA: 186/10 Index: AMR 25/013/2010 Issue Date: 25 August 2010

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Five men, all members of a pro-democracy organization in Cuba have been detained in connection with their political beliefs and activities. They have been held by police since 12 August, and have not had access to a lawyer. It is unclear if they have been charged. They could be facing an unfair trial. [ Lire la suite » ]