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Urgent Action: Detained Kurdish activist in critical health in Syria
The health of Suleiman Abdulmajid Oussou has critically deteriorated since 21 June. The Syrian Kurdish opposition activist has been arbitrarily detained by the Asayish, the police force of the Democratic Union Party (PYD)-led Autonomous Administration,…
Urgent action outcomes 26 Jun 2017 -
Urgent Action: Activist detained for commemorating June 4 in China
Activist Li Xiaoling was criminally detained on suspicion of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble” for commemorating the 28th anniversary of the Tiananmen Crackdown.
Urgent action outcomes 26 Jun 2017 -
Urgent Action update: Urge congress to decriminalize abortion in the Dominican Republic
In May 2017, the Dominican Senate voted to reject the President’s recommendations to decriminalize abortion. The President’s recommendations are now being discussed by the Justice Commission of the Chamber of Deputies, which is expected to vote on the…
Urgent action outcomes 26 Jun 2017 -
Urgent Action update: Imprisoned Iranian activist must be released
Iranian human rights defender Omid Alishenas has been detained in Tehran’s Evin prison in poor conditions for more than six months.
Urgent action outcomes 26 Jun 2017 -
Urgent Action update: Prison sentence and fine upheld for journalist in UAE
The Federal Supreme Court in Abu Dhabi, in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), upheld the conviction and sentence of Tayseer Salman al-Najjar on 19 June.
Urgent action outcomes 26 Jun 2017 -
Urgent Action: Death threat for human rights lawyer and family in Vietnam
Human rights lawyer Lê Quốc Quân has received warnings from Việt Nam’s Ministry of Public Security officials that he and his family could be killed if he meets with visiting foreign dignitaries.
Urgent action outcomes 26 Jun 2017 -
Urgent Action: Yemeni academic held incommunicado for 57 days
Professor and political figure Mustafa al-Mutawakel has been held incommunicado by the internationally recognized Yemeni government forces in an unknown location for almost two months.
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Neil Hannon of The Divine Comedy backs marriage equality for Northern IrelandPress release 22 Jun 2017
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Hate crimes in the UK – the victims’ storiesRead real stories of people who have faced hate crime in the UK & what needs to be done to combat it.
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Hate crime in the UK: Police need more training, says AmnestyPress release 22 Jun 2017
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Six human rights take homes from the Queen’s SpeechEvery year, we watch keenly for what this annual pageant means for human rights. Here’s what we know so far.
Blog post 21 Jun 2017 -
Urgent Action: Defender at risk of continued detention in Egypt
The South Banha prosecutor renewed on 18 June the detention for human rights defender Hanan Badr el-Din for 15 more days.
Urgent action outcomes 21 Jun 2017 -
Queen's Speech: EU citizens' "year of uncertainty" needs to endPress release 21 Jun 2017
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India: People arrested for cheering Pakistan in cricket must be immediately releasedPress release 21 Jun 2017
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Urgent Action Update: Opposition leader held in inhumane conditions in Zambia
There is fear for safety of Hakainde Hichilema after he was transferred from Lusaka Central Correctional Facility in Lusaka Province to Mukobeko Maximum Correctional Facility in Central Province.
Urgent action outcomes 21 Jun 2017 -
Urgent Action: Minority rights journalist attacked and injured in Pakistan
Pakistani minority rights journalist Rana Tanweer faced an assassination attempt on 9 June. He was attacked in a hit and run accident and fractured his leg. Days before, his home was vandalised and he was threatened for his writing. The authorities have…
Urgent action outcomes 21 Jun 2017 -
Urgent Action update: 23 men granted bail but fear for safety remains in Bangladesh
Twenty-three of the 28 men arrested at a social event outside of Dhaka on 19 May have been granted bail. Though initially apparently held on suspicion of breaching the prohibition of ‘carnal intercourse against the order of nature’ in the Penal Code, the…
Urgent action outcomes 20 Jun 2017 -
Urgent Action update: Opposition politician released in MaldivesOpposition politician Adam Azim has been released after spending nearly a week in detention in Maldives. He was arrested and faced trumped up charges after criticizing the government in a TV interview.
Urgent action outcomes 20 Jun 2017 -
Urgent Action Update: Draft law targetting NGOs in Hungary must be stopped
A draft law targeting Hungarian NGOs receiving funding from abroad on the grounds that they may represent “foreign interests” was passed in the National Assembly on 13 June.
Urgent action outcomes 20 Jun 2017
