Monthly Archives: March 2020

LOCKED UP AND FORGOTTEN: THE NEED TO ABOLISH THE DEATH PENALTY IN GHANA

Posted on March 3, 2020 by Sabrina Tucci

Death sentences in Ghana continue to be imposed. At the end of 2016, 148 people were on death row, all sentenced to death for murder. While the last executions were carried out in July 1993, there is no official moratorium … Continue reading →

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LIVING IN LIMBO: BENIN’S LAST DEATH ROW PRISONERS

Posted on March 3, 2020 by Sabrina Tucci

In the last three decades Benin has made important progress on the abolition of the death penalty. Despite the remarkable progress made by Benin on the abolition of the death penalty 14 people are languishing on death row with an … Continue reading →

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ADVOCACY TOOLKIT ON ABOLITION OF THE DEATH PENALTY IN WEST AFRICA

Posted on March 3, 2020 by Sabrina Tucci

This toolkit is designed to assist activists working on the abolition of the death penalty in West Africa. Drawing on many years of Amnesty International’s work to promote all human rights and to oppose violations of those rights, it is … Continue reading →

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OBSERVATIONS BY AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL AND THE INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION OF JURISTS ON THE CASE X, Y AND Z V MINISTER VOOR IMMIGRATIE, INTEGRATIE EN ASIEL (C‑199/12, C‑200/12 AND C‑201/12) FOLLOWING THE OPINION OF ADVOCATE GENERAL SHARPSTON OF 11 JULY 2013

Posted on March 3, 2020 by Sabrina Tucci

A ruling request has arisen from asylum applications lodged in the Netherlands by three individuals, who each fear persecution in his country of origin based on his same-sex sexual orientation and because sex between men is criminalised in their home … Continue reading →

Posted in 2013, Refugees and Migrants, Rifugiati e migranti | Leave a comment

ON TRIAL: SHELL IN NIGERIA: LEGAL ACTIONS AGAINST THE OIL MULTINATIONAL

Posted on March 3, 2020 by Sabrina Tucci

Shell’s operations in Nigeria are facing scrutiny like never before, with an unprecedented set of legal cases against the oil company in courts in Europe. Each is expected to reach a conclusion, or other important milestone, in 2020. This report … Continue reading →

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