Segundo Alberto faces charges in Peru that appear to be based on the government's interpretation of events rather than on substantive evidence. Amnesty International remains concerned at the Peruvian government's disregard for the indigenous peoples and fears that Pizango, as an advocate for the indigenous peoples, will not receive a fair trial because of the government's misinterpretation of events.
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Jeffrey Matthews, a 37-year-old man, received a third stay of execution just before he was scheduled to be put to death in Oklahoma on August 17, 2010. The stay expires on October 16. He was sentenced to death for the murder of his great-uncle in 1994. This execution may take place in spite of the fact that there is no physical evidence linking Jeffrey Matthews to the crime, and despite the fact that a key witness has recanted his trial testimony, alleging police misconduct.
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Call on President Obama to incorporate a comprehensive human rights agenda into his overall strategy for Northwest Pakistan and undertake proper monitoring of US drone attacks on civilian populations.
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One year after the end of the conflict in Sri Lanka, thousands of victims of human rights violations committed by both government forces and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) are being denied justice, truth and reparations.
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We call on the Gambia to end arbitrary arrests, illegal detentions, enforced disappearances, torture, and extrajudicial killings.
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Zeynab Jalalian, a political activist and member of the Kurdish minority, was sentenced to death after being convicted of “enmity against God”; she could be hanged at any time. Iranian authorities announced that Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani would not be stoned to death for adultery, but she still could be executed by hanging, perhaps for her alleged involvement in the murder of her husband.
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Call on the Government of India to take action to end discrimination of sexual minorities in light of the Delhi High Court decision on Article 377.
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The International Violence Against Women Act is the first comprehensive piece of legislation in the United States aimed at ending violence against women and girls around the world. It would improve our government’s response when women are victims of sex trafficking and rape during war and would provide aid to women’s groups on the ground working to help survivors of domestic and sexual violence. In some countries, it truly could mean the difference between life and death for a woman
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