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Urgent Action Outcome: Indigenous Peoples’ Rights Still Remain At RiskOn 27 September Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court concluded its decision on the unconstitutionality of the Time Frame thesis
Urgent action outcomes 17 Oct 2023 -
Nepal: Indigenous people victims of conservation 'success story' - new reportIndigenous people being forcibly evicted from their ancestral lands by government policies.
Press release 08 Aug 2021 -
Urgent Action outcome: Indigenous land defender receives protection
Paraguayan authorities opened an investigation and provided protection to Bernarda Pesoa leader of indigenous community.
Urgent action outcomes 04 Jan 2021 -
Urgent Action outcome: Mapuche spiritual leader ends hunger strike
On 18 August 2020, the spiritual leader of the Mapuche people, machi Celestino Córdova Tránsito, ended his hunger strike.
Urgent action outcomes 21 Aug 2020 -
Brazil: auditor calls out meat company JBS's claims over Amazon supply chainA former auditor monitoring the supply chain of the leading global meat packing company JBS has called out the firm for falsely claiming its operations in Brazil’s Amazon region are deforestation-free.
Press release 22 Jul 2020 -
Colombia: Indigenous Peoples will die from COVID-19 or hunger if state does not act immediatelyDespite government promises, indigenous communities have received no support since the lockdown was enforced three weeks ago
Press release 17 Apr 2020 -
Ecuador: State must investigate brutal attacks against 'Mujeres Amazonicas' and do more to protect human rights defendersAmnesty visited the country last week to speak to human rights defenders and hand a petition to the government demanding that more be done to protect activists in the country
Press release 13 Mar 2020 -
First update: Lengthy jail terms for prisoners of conscience11 February marks the fourth anniversary of the arrest of human rights defender Emir-Usein Kuku.
Urgent action outcomes 23 Jan 2020 -
Outcome: Rio Blanco land defenders' protection extendedThe Honduran government has agreed to new and continued protective measures for members of the Río Blanco community.
Urgent action outcomes 16 Jan 2020 -
Communities in Western Colombia threatened by armed groupsAward winning human rights defender Leyner Palacios is being threatened by illegal armed groups, and needs protection.
Urgent action outcomes 09 Jan 2020 -
Iran: Kurdish activist needs medical careA Kurdish labour rights activist with a heart condition remains in detention without access to a lawyer or his family.
Urgent action outcomes 23 Dec 2019 -
First update: lengthy jail terms for prisoners of conscienceCrimean Tatar human rights defenders were given lengthy prison sentences, after an unfair trial based on false charges.
Urgent action outcomes 17 Dec 2019 -
Human rights defender's body found after 40 days missingMissing indigenous human rights defender has been found dead 40 days after his disappearance.
Urgent action outcomes 25 Nov 2019 -
Human rights defender imprisoned and ill-treatedCrimean human rights defender, Server Mustafayev, faces up to 25-years imprisonment on false terrorism charges.
Urgent action outcomes 19 Nov 2019 -
Papuan activists face maximum life imprisonmentSix political activists face life imprisonment for peacefully campaigning for the self-determination of Papua.
Urgent action outcomes 19 Nov 2019 -
Israel: Stateless Palestinian fights deportationA stateless East-Jerusalemite Palestinian still faces deportation after nine months in jail for not having legal status.
Urgent action outcomes 12 Nov 2019 -
Urgent Action outcome: Attacks on Ysati community under investigation
The Prosecutor’s Office began an investigation into the March attacks against the Ysati indigenous community “3 de Julio”
Urgent action outcomes 19 Aug 2019 -
Urgent Action update: Land defenders in Río Blanco still at risk
On 16 July, COPINH reported new attacks that affected at least 25 families of the community of Río Blanco, Honduras.
Urgent action outcomes 05 Aug 2019 -
Urgent Action update: Lawyer of Xinca people still under threat
Quelvin Jimenez reported that a group of people, carrying weapons, disrupted a meeting of the Xinca Indigenous people.
Urgent action outcomes 02 Aug 2019
