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What has the Human Rights Act done for women?Blog post 14 Sep 2016
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Urgent Action: Death sentence for juvenile offender in Saudi Arabia
A Saudi Arabian Shi’a man has been sentenced to death by the Specialized Criminal Court for offences that occurred when he was 16 years old. He says he was held incommunicado in solitary confinement for five months and tortured into “confessing”.
Urgent action outcomes 14 Sep 2016 -
Urgent Action update: 200 people made homeless in Mongolia face harsh winter
An estimated 200 people from Building #3 in Ulaanbaatar, including a disabled man and families with children, are in desperate need of adequate accommodation.
Urgent action outcomes 14 Sep 2016 -
Northern Ireland: pathologist resignation should be ‘wake-up call’ on abortion law reformPress release 14 Sep 2016
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Geneva: UN Human Rights Council must establish investigation into civilian deaths in YemenPress release 13 Sep 2016
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Iraq: Kurdistan must end 'shocking' two-year-long detention of Yezidi motherPress release 12 Sep 2016
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Urgent Action Update: Detained Angolan activist beaten by prison officials
Angolan youth activist, Francisco Mapanda, was beaten by prison officials for asking that his family be informed of a prison transfer before he agreed to it.
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Urgent Action Update: Detention of Ahmed Abdullah renewed.
The detention of Ahmed Abdullah has been renewed for a further 45 days, after a Cairo criminal court accepted an appeal against his release on bail.
Urgent action outcomes 09 Sep 2016 -
Urgent Action: Three Omani journalists on trial face jail
The trial of two detained Omani journalists in connection with articles they published alleging corruption in the judiciary, and a third journalist for his tweets, is ongoing.
Urgent action outcomes 09 Sep 2016 -
Urgent Action End Action: Ongoing negotiations on refugees' condition in Jordan
Negotiations continue to find a solution for the circa 80,000 refugees stranded at the ‘berm’, a desert area located along the Jordan-Syria border.
Urgent action outcomes 09 Sep 2016 -
Urgent Action Update: Algerian prisoner of conscience remains in detention
A court upheld the conviction of Algerian activist Slimane Bouhafs for insulting Islam and the Prophet Muhammad on Facebook
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Northern Ireland abortion law: Executive should pursue legislation not litigationPress release 08 Sep 2016
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Scotland: Dungavel closure welcomed but asylum-seekers' rights must be respected in new facilityPress release 08 Sep 2016
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Urgent Action update: Prominent Chinese blogger claims abuse in detention
Lu Yuyu told his lawyer that he had been beaten by police officers and is suffering from sleep deprivation.
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Urgent Action: Chinese activist in danger after 'suicide attempt'
Detained activist Xing Wangli is in a critical condition with severe injuries to his head and lungs after what authorities claim was a failed suicide attempt.
Urgent action outcomes 07 Sep 2016 -
Urgent Action: Activist forcibly detained in psychiatric hospital in Ukraine
Prisoner of conscience Ilmi Umerov was sent to a psychiatric institution “for examination” on 18 August.
Urgent action outcomes 07 Sep 2016 -
Urgent Action update: Egyptian released after torture and dissappearence
Islam Khalil, a 27-year-old survivor of enforced disappearance and torture, was released on 31 August by the National Security Agency, 10 days after the prosecution ordered his release on bail.
Urgent action outcomes 07 Sep 2016 -
Urgent Action good news: Bangladeshi journalist released
Shafik Rehman, an 81-year-old Bangladeshi journalist who was arrested on 16 April, has been granted bail by the Supreme Court.
Urgent action outcomes 07 Sep 2016