美國：遭長期單獨囚禁的 Albert Woodfox 終獲釋

2016年2月19日，美國路易斯安娜州著名Angola 3 的Albert Woodfox，被當局單獨囚禁43年後，終於在他的69歲生日出獄。期間，他曾三度被定罪，都因證據不足而被判無罪。可是，卻被檢察官推翻，堅持他必須受罰。
 
過去5年，我們感謝國際特赦組織的會員及支持者為Angola 3 進行了超過 700,000 個行動，多家國際學校的AI Club同學更於2015年寫信馬拉期間，為Albert Woodfox舉辦寫信行動。
 
Albert Woodfox 得悉他將會獲釋後，向眾多團體，包括國際特赦組織的會員及支持者致謝，讓他重獲自由：「我藉此感謝國際間促成釋放Angola 3 的盟友、國際特赦組織及羅迪克基金會，他們支持我走過漫長的抗爭道路。」

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United States: Albert Woodfox was released!

On his 69th birthday, 19 February 2016, Louisiana prisoner Albert Woodfox walked free – 43 years after he was first put into solitary confinement. Prior to this settlement, Woodfox’s conviction had been overturned three times. On June 8, 2015, Federal Judge James Brady granted Woodfox unconditional release and barred the state from retrying him. However, Judge Brady’s ruling was overturned on appeal.

Those of you working on his case over the course of the last five years have generated more than 700,000 actions on behalf of Albert and the Angola 3. A big thank you for all of your hard work and support especially to AI Club students from various international schools who have taken action for Albert in Write for Rights 2015.  

Albert took the time to thank the many people, including Amnesty International, who helped him secure his freedom:“I also wish to thank the many members of the International Coalition to Free the Angola 3, Amnesty International, and the Roddick Foundation, all of whom supported me through this long struggle.”

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要求香港政府促請中國無條件釋放銅鑼灣五子

本會於3月4日向行政長官發出公開信，呼籲香港政府促請中國當局立即無條件釋放五名書商。除非中國政府正式起訴他們違反了國際認可的罪行（即該罪行需符合國際標準的定義），並依據國際標準進行公正審訊，否則應讓他們返港或到其他他們選擇的地方；在等待釋放期間，必須確保五名書商能定期且不受局限地會見家人和他們所選擇的律師，只被拘留於認可的場所，並可透過有效途徑質疑拘留他們的合法性。

現在，我們邀請您與一起行動，以一人一信，捍衛銅鑼灣五子的權利和自由，亦希望確認所有香港人的基本人權，特別是自由和人身安全權，都不應被侵犯。

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Demand Hong Kong Government to urge Chinese authorities to release the 5 booksellers unconditionally

We have issued an open letter to the Chief Executive on 4 March 2016, calls for the Hong Kong government to urge the mainland authorities to immediately and unconditionally release the booksellers, and facilitate their return to Hong Kong or another destination of their choice, unless they are formally charged with an internationally recognizable criminal offence and tried in full compliance with international legal standards of fair trial, and pending their release, ensure without delay that the five booksellers have regular and unrestricted access to families and lawyers of their own choosing, are only held in recognized places of detention, and have an effective opportunity to challenge the legality of their detention.

Act now and speak out for the 5 booksellers! No one in Hong Kong shall be disposed to such kind of treatment. Human rights, especially the right to liberty and security, shall not be undermined under any circumstances.  

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