Urgent Action Update: Demand Clemency For Leonard Peltier (USA: UA 33/16)

Native American activist Leonard Peltier has been imprisoned in the USA for over 40 years despite concerns over the fairness of his trial. President Obama must grant him clemency before he leaves office.

December 1, 2016

 

Native American activist Leonard Peltier has been imprisoned in the USA for over 40 years despite concerns over the fairness of his trial. President Obama must grant him clemency before he leaves office.

 

Leonard Peltier was a member of the American Indian Movement (AIM), which promotes Native American rights.

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More Action Needed! - Human Rights Defender Released But Still At Risk (Malaysia: UA 263/16)

Maria Chin Abdullah, arrested on 18 November for organizing a rally on free and fair elections, was released on 28 November but remains at risk of being charged for exercising her rights to freedom of expression, peaceful assembly and association.

December 1, 2016

 

Maria Chin Abdullah, arrested on 18 November for organizing a rally on free and fair elections, was released on 28 November but remains at risk of being charged for exercising her rights to freedom of expression, peaceful assembly and association.

 

Maria Chin Abdullah, chairperson of Bersih 2.0, the coalition for clean and fair elections in Malaysia, was released on 28 November after spending ten days in preventive detention in an unknown location.

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