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Trans rights activist Alejandra
Trans rights activist Alejandra
LGBTI rights

Urgent: Free trans rights activist Alejandra

Trans rights activist Alejandra fled El Salvador after repeated assaults by gangs and the military. Now the US have locked her up. Click to demand her release.
Nasrin hold a statue of lady justice
Nasrin hold a statue of lady justice
Human Rights Defender

Free Human Rights Lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh

Nasrin Sotoudeh has been sentenced to 38 years and 148 lashes for her work defending women’s rights. Call for her to be released immediately.
Human Rights Defender

Protect Cristina from death threats

Cristina Palabay received an anonymous text message saying she’s on a ‘hit list’ and will be killed this year. Email the Philippines demanding her protection.
Elżbieta Podleśna
Elżbieta Podleśna
Human Rights Defender

Polish woman risks prison over 'LGBTI poster'

Elżbieta Podleśna could face two years in prison after being accused of owning a poster of the Virgin Mary with a rainbow halo.
Human Rights Defender

US: Drop charges against humanitiarian aid volunteer Dr Scott Warren

Geography teacher Dr. Scott Warren is facing up to 20 years in prison for providing aid to migrants travelling across the deadliest border area in the US.
Loujain al-Hathloul
Loujain al-Hathloul
Women's Rights

Free tortured Saudi women's rights activists

Women activists in Saudi Arabia have been unfairly jailed for over a year. Reports suggest they have been tortured and abused in prison.
Malak al-Kashef
Malak al-Kashef
LGBT

Free LGBTI rights defender Malak al-Kashef

Malak al-Kashef is a 19 year-old trans woman from Egypt who’s being held in an all-male prison on trumped-up charges. Demand her immediate release.
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The Human Rights Defenders

The Human Rights Defenders - everyday heroes under attack from baddies across the world. They urgently need your help. Send backup today.
Knifar women
Knifar women
Nigeria

Support the Knifar women of Nigeria

Hundreds of thousands of women have faced horrendous treatment at the hands of Nigeria’s security forces. Send a message of support.
Tell the Home Secretary to reunite refugee families
Tell the Home Secretary to reunite refugee families
FAMILIES TOGETHER

Home Secretary: Reunite refugee families

Everyday family life is full of wonderful moments we all take for granted. But refugee families are being torn apart by unfair laws that force them to choose between family and safety. A strike of a pen by the Home Office could change this. Act now - sign our petition.
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe
United Kingdom

Help get Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe home

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe is in prison in Iran, but she hasn't committed a crime. Join thousands of others in calling for her immediate release and help get Nazanin home.
Occupied Territories

Tell TripAdvisor to check out of stolen land

Thousands of Palestinians have had their homes destroyed, their land stolen and their rights to live, work and move freely denied.
United Kingdom

Arrested for their journalism in Northern Ireland

Two renowned journalists from Northern Ireland potentially face prison for exposing police involvement in the ‘ World Cup Massacre’ of six civilians in 1994.
LGBTI rights

Demand marriage equality in Northern Ireland

This week, the Republic of Ireland celebrates four years since they voted to legalise same-sex marriage. But shockingly it's still illegal in Northern Ireland.
Free speech

Free activist jailed for calling out sexual harassment

Egyptian human rights activist and mother, Amal Fathy has been arrested for sharing her experience of sexual harassment on Facebook. Call for her immediate release.
LGBTI people killed in Chechnya
LGBTI people killed in Chechnya
LGBTI

Putin: Stop the killing of LGBTI people in Chechnya

LGBTI people are being abducted, tortured and some even killed in the southern Russian republic of Chechnya, in a new crackdown. Tell President Putin he must act now to demand their safety.
Aziza Yousef
Aziza Yousef
Urgent

Free Saudi women who fought for the right to drive

Women in Saudi Arabia are finally allowed to legally drive. But in a cruel twist, the women who fought for this right have been arrested.
Azza Soliman
Azza Soliman
Women's Rights

Egypt: Drop absurd charges against Azza Soliman

Azza Soliman faces years in prison simply for standing up for the basic rights of women in Egypt. Take action now to secure her freedom.