Three Chadian activists being detained at the Amsinene prison are facing false charges for their role in calling for peaceful protests. They are prisoners of conscience.

On 19 April the lower house of Mexican congress approved their version of the General Law on Torture and sent it back to the Senate for final approval before it becomes law.

Jack Jones, aged 52, was executed on 24 April for a murder committed in 1995. He was one of two men put to death in Arkansas on 24 April, the first time that a state in the USA has carried out two executions on the same day since 2000.

Puntland authorities have executed five boys found guilty of murder. They were subjected to various forms of torture before “confessing” to the crime. Two other boys found guilty are at imminent risk of execution.

Salvadorian legislators will soon debate a proposed change to the Criminal Code that, if passed, would end the total criminalization of abortion in the country. It is the first time in almost 20 years that there is a real opportunity to change this law.

Marcel Williams was executed on 24 April for a murder committed in 1994. He was one of two men put to death in Arkansas on 24 April, the first time that a state in the USA has carried out two executions on the same day since 2000.

Spring issue of Groups News covers great activities that Amnesty groups have organised from campaigning Trump’s travel ban, Write for Rights, Individuals at risk to protecting refugee’s rights, fundraising and lots more. Hard copies are being sent to all local groups.

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Peyman Barandah, who was 15 years old at the time of his arrest, is due to be executed on 10 May in Shiraz’s Adel Abad prison, Fars Province, Iran. He was sentenced to death after a grossly unfair trial which violated principles of juvenile justice.