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Urgent Action: Detained human rights defender on hunger strike in Saudi Arabia
Human rights defender Khaled al-Omair has been on hunger strike since 6 October in protest at his continuing detention. He was due to be released on 5 October after completing his eight-year prison sentence.
Urgent action outcomes 26 Oct 2016 -
Azerbaijan: youth activist jailed for ten years after spraying graffiti on former president's statuePress release 26 Oct 2016
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Gambia: Withdrawal from ICC a drastic blow to countless victims globallyPress release 26 Oct 2016
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Urgent Action: Harsh sentencing puts man at risk of imminent execution in China
The Supreme People’s Court approved a death sentence which could result in the execution of Jia Jinglong at any time. According to lawyers, mitigating factors of his case were not taken into account during sentencing.
Urgent action outcomes 26 Oct 2016 -
Urgent Action update: Stop execution of man with mental disability in Pakistan
Imdad Ali, a death row prisoner with a mental disability, is at imminent risk of execution. Pakistan’s Supreme Court rejected on 20 October his latest appeal to halt the execution on the ground that he has paranoid schizophrenia.
Urgent action outcomes 26 Oct 2016 -
I WELCOME Campaign Update - November 201626 Oct 2016 -
Urgent Action reissue: Fears for safety of murder victim's family in Venezuela
Luis Urbano, son of human rights defender José Luis Urbano, was murdered by police officers in the state of Anzoátegui, Venezuela, on 10 October. The safety of his family is at risk. This UA has been reissued as the details of the Venezuelan Ambassador…
Urgent action outcomes 25 Oct 2016 -
300 civilians killed in just 11 US-led coalition air strikes in Syria - new analysisPress release 25 Oct 2016
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Kenya commutes death sentence of 2,747 death row prisonersPress release 24 Oct 2016
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Urgent Action update: 15-year-boy's trial adjourned, still detained in Egypt
The trial of 15-year-old Aser Mohamed has been adjourned to 16 November.
Urgent action outcomes 24 Oct 2016 -
Iranian writer jailed for her anti-stoning storyPress release 24 Oct 2016
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Urgent Action update: Mohammed Ali Taheri's whereabouts unknown in Iran
Iranian spiritual teacher Mohammad Ali Taheri, who started a hunger strike on 28 September, has been held incommunicado since 16 October.
Urgent action outcomes 24 Oct 2016 -
Urgent Action: Death threats against Bersih organizers in Malaysia
Death threats are the latest form of harassment levelled against the Chairperson of the Coalition for Clean and Fair Elections (Bersih 2.0) and other organizers, activists and supporters of the Bersih 5 rally, planned for 19 November, calling for…
Urgent action outcomes 24 Oct 2016 -
Urgent Action: Detained rights defender's family at risk in Ukraine
The family of the Crimean Tatar human rights defender Emir-Usein Kuku is facing threats and harassment as a way to intimidate him.
Urgent action outcomes 24 Oct 2016 -
Urgent Action update: Jailed Kurdish woman at risk of going blind in Iran
Iranian Kurdish woman Zeynab Jalalian, who is serving a life sentence imposed after a grossly unfair trial, is at risk of losing her eyesight in prison.
Urgent action outcomes 24 Oct 2016 -
Urgent Action: Two Campesino leaders shot dead in Honduras
On 18 October, José Ángel Flores and Silmer Dionisio George of the Unified Campesino Movement of the Aguán were murdered.
Urgent action outcomes 24 Oct 2016 -
End violence in schoolsBlog post 24 Oct 2016
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London: relatives to hand in petitions calling for release of family members jailed in IranPress release 22 Oct 2016
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Urgent Action reissue: Defender threatened for work with campesinos
Human rights defender and social leader Rubén Ortiz is suffering from constant threats and intimidation related to his support for the rights of peasant farmer (campesino) communities and mission workers in Argentina. This UA has been reissued as the…
Urgent action outcomes 21 Oct 2016
