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Urgent Action update: Student convicted for posession of 'illegal' books in Malaysia
Research student Siti Noor Aishah has been sentenced by the Kuala Lumpur High Court to five years in prison for possessing 12 books deemed ‘illegal’ by the Malaysian government.
Urgent action outcomes 03 May 2017 -
Urgent Action good news: General law on torture improved and passed in Mexico
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.
Urgent action outcomes 03 May 2017 -
Urgent Action update: Kenneth WIlliams executed in Arkansas
Kenneth Williams was executed in Arkansas on 27 April for a murder committed during a prison escape in 1999.
Urgent action outcomes 03 May 2017 -
Urgent Action good news: Pro-Biafran activist released in Nigeria
Sunday Chucks Obasi (30) who was abducted from his home in Amuko Nnewi Anambra State on 16 August 2016 by Nigerian security agents has been released on bail.
Urgent action outcomes 03 May 2017 -
Urgent Action: Bolivian civil society centre under threat
The civil society organization Bolivian Documentation and Information Centre (CEDIB) reports being harassed, threatened, and evicted from its premises in Cochabamba, central Bolivia.
Urgent action outcomes 03 May 2017 -
Urgent Action update: Three detained activists falsely charged in Chad
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.
Urgent action outcomes 03 May 2017 -
Urgent Action update: Chadian activist freed, two others on trial
Chadian activist Dingamnayal Nely Versinis has been released. Fellow activists Nadjo Kaina Palmer and Bertrand Sollo, detained at Amsinene prison, are on trial for their role in calling for peaceful protests.
Urgent action outcomes 03 May 2017 -
Urgent Action: Urge legislators to decriminalise abortion in El SalvadorSalvadorian 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.
Urgent action outcomes 02 May 2017 -
Good news: your latest human rights victoriesFrom Chelsea Manning’s imminent freedom, to the millions of people marching for women’s rights and the powerful public pressure against President Trump’s cruel Muslim ban – already this year your actions have had a real impact.
Blog post 02 May 2017 -
Urgent Action: Five children executed and two others at risk in Somalia
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.
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Urgent Action update: Marcel Williams executed in Arkansas, USA
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.
Urgent action outcomes 02 May 2017 -
How President Trump has threatened human rights in his first 100 daysAs Donald Trump’s first 100 days in power come to a close, we’ve rounded up some of the ways he has threatened human rights in the US and around the world. The threat to our rights and freedoms still remains – but so does our persistence to protect them…
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Philippines: Impartial investigation needed after 'secret jail cell' discoveredPress release 28 Apr 2017
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Somalia: imminent execution of two children must be stoppedPress release 28 Apr 2017
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HONG KONG: Nine arrested in authorities' retaliatory campaign against pro-democracy activistsPress release 27 Apr 2017
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Belfast: Statue of Liberty protest outside U.S Consulate to mark Trump’s 100 days in officePress release 27 Apr 2017
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Afghanistan: Civilian casualties show how unsafe it is for refugees to be returnedPress release 27 Apr 2017
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RUSSIA: Authorities ban Knodorkovsky's organisation Open Russia as 'undesirable'Press release 27 Apr 2017
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Northern Ireland: Government must reject Defence Committee proposals to legislate for impunityPress release 26 Apr 2017
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Urgent Action: Man arrested at 15 faces imminent execution in Iran
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.
Urgent action outcomes 26 Apr 2017
