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Urgent Action update: Baha'i man arbitrarily detained since August 2016 in Yemen
Keyvan Qadari, a Yemeni Baha’i, has been arbitrarily detained since 10 August 2016 and held incommunicado intermittently. Despite a release order, he remains detained without charge and is a prisoner of conscience.
Urgent action outcomes 30 Jan 2017 -
Muslim Ban protest: PM must stand up for values of decency, openness and respectPress release 30 Jan 2017
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Urgent Action update: Fate and whereabouts of Bahraini unknown
Al-Sayed Alawi Hussain al-Alawi continues to be detained without charge or access to a lawyer since his arrest in October 2016.
Urgent action outcomes 30 Jan 2017 -
The US war on Muslim refugeesWith the stroke of a pen, the President has banned Syrian refugees from the USA and prevented anyone (including refugees) from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen from entering the USA. Our Secretary-General blogs.
Blog post 30 Jan 2017 -
Urgent Action: Health concern for professor on hunger strike in Sudan
Dr Mudawi Ibrahim Adam, 58, a prominent Sudanese human rights defender has been on hunger strike since 21 January 2017 to protest against his arbitrary detention.
Urgent action outcomes 30 Jan 2017 -
Six videos to help you talk about women’s human rights in the classroomFurther education resources, Secondary education resources, Film or media, Teaching resource 30 Jan 2017 -
Book and activities: The JourneyThis beautifully illustrated picture book introduces a powerful and moving perspective on migration for readers of all ag
Activity pack, Books and literature, Primary education resources, Early years education resources 30 Jan 2017 -
Urgent Action update: Student activist's fifth bail request denied in Thailand
On 1 February, on the expiry of his detention order, authorities are due to ask the courts permission to continue the detention of law student Jatupat Boonpattararaksa who may face up to 15 years’ imprisonment for posting a BBC article on Facebook.
Urgent action outcomes 30 Jan 2017 -
Urgent Action: Prominent peace activist detained without bail in Japan
Hiroji Yamashiro has been detained since mid-October 2016 after protesting against new U.S. military construction projects in Okinawa.
Urgent action outcomes 30 Jan 2017 -
Urgent Action: Two South Sudanese at risk of deportation in Kenya
Dong Samuel Luak, a prominent South Sudanese lawyer and human rights advocate, has been missing since the night of 23 January.
Urgent action outcomes 30 Jan 2017 -
Urgent Action: Detained opposition member hospitalised in Congo
Congolese political opposition member, Modeste Boukadia, has been hospitalised for the third time as a result of injuries he sustained during a severe beating by prison guards on 15 November 2016 while in prison.
Urgent action outcomes 30 Jan 2017 -
UA update: Further paramilitary activity in peace community in Colombia
There have been further paramilitary incursions into several hamlets in or near the Peace Community of San José de Apartadó in north-western Colombia.
Urgent action outcomes 30 Jan 2017 -
Amnesty issues rallying call to join protests across UK opposing Trump's so-called Muslim BanPress release 29 Jan 2017
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Amnesty calls for Theresa May to demand urgent action in her visit to TurkeyPress release 28 Jan 2017
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Trump's executive order on refugees is 'callous and misguided'Press release 28 Jan 2017
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Northern Ireland: Amnesty welcomes legal challenge to latest abortion prosecutionPress release 26 Jan 2017
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Does writing to your MP actually work?Blog post 26 Jan 2017
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Urgent Action good news: Obama commutes Chelsea Manning's sentence
With less than a week left in his term, former President Barack Obama commuted Chelsea Manning’s sentence on 17 January. While this welcome move was long overdue, the US government must now investigate the potential human rights violations that she…
Urgent action outcomes 26 Jan 2017 -
Response to President Trump's comments that 'waterboarding works'Press release 26 Jan 2017
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Urgent Action: End harassment of indigenous rights defenders in Malaysia
Five indigenous (Orang Asli) human rights defenders and two journalists were arbitrarily detained by the Department of Forestry on 23 January following peaceful protests against logging licences granted by local authorities. They have all been released,…
Urgent action outcomes 26 Jan 2017
