Dominican Republic

Human Rights in DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

Dominican Republic: Family threatened by police officer
3 July 2009

Richard Kendal García has received death threats from a officer of the Dominican National Police. He and his family were arbitrarily detained in a police station ...

Urgent Action       AMR 27/004/2009

Dominican Republic: Constitutional and Penal reforms should ...
24 April 2009

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PUBLIC STATEMENT. AI Index No: AMR 27/003/2009. 24 April 2009. Dominican Republic: Constitutional and Penal reforms ...

Document       AMR 27/003/2009

Dominican Republic: Submission to the UN Universal Periodic Review ...
20 April 2009

In this submission, Amnesty International raises concerns over shortcomings of national legislation with regards to migrants’ rights and sexual and reproductive ...

Document       AMR 27/002/2009

Summit of the Americas fails to address human rights | Amnesty ...
20 April 2009

TheDeclaration of Commitment of Port of Spain fails to lay out a clear human rights framework forprogress in the areas of human prosperity, energy security and ...

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Amnesty International puts human rights on Americas Summit agenda ...
16 April 2009

An Amnesty International delegation has arrived in Trinidad and Tobago to take part in the Summit of the Americas.

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Dominican Republic: Fear for safety/death threats
3 April 2009

Nicolás Disla was unlawfully killed by police officers on 28 March 2009 in the capital, Santo Domingo. Two days later, one of the officers allegedly responsible ...

Urgent Action       AMR 27/001/2009

Dominican Republic: Challenging discrimination in the Dominican ...
9 November 2008

Discrimination on grounds of race, language, skin colour and nationality is an everyday reality for many Haitian migrant workers and Dominicans of Haitian descent ...

Document       AMR 27/003/2008

Dominican Republic: Fear for safety/death threats
22 July 2008

People who appear to be linked to the authorities have abducted and assaulted a woman whose husband is of Haitian descent, and so faces official discrimination. ...

Urgent Action       AMR 27/002/2008

Dominican Republic: Further Information on UA 288/07: Fear for ...
11 January 2008

Johnny Rivas and his family are being intimidated by anti-migrant protestors as a result of his work as the coordinator of the Solidarity Associations of Migrant ...

Urgent Action       AMR 27/001/2008

Dominican Republic: Discrimination at Birth: Haitian Migrants and ...
18 December 2007

Dominican Republic: Discrimination at Birth: Haitian Migrants and their Descendants in the Dominican Republic. This focus sheet considers ...

Document       AMR 27/006/2007