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Urgent Action: Stop prosecuting peaceful protesters
Thai authorities renewed their crackdown on peaceful protesters by pursuing the prosecution of a group of 17 individuals.
Urgent action outcomes 24 Jun 2019 -
Urgent Action: Rakhine journalist in hiding, facing charges
News editor Aung Marm Oo is in hiding after being accused of violating Myanmar’s Unlawful Associations Act.
Urgent action outcomes 24 Jun 2019 -
Urgent Action outcome: Killing of Samir Flores under investigation
The Attorney General of the State of Morelos has opened a criminal investigation into the killing of Samir Flores.
Urgent action outcomes 21 Jun 2019 -
Urgent action: Human rights defenders face brutal crackdown
Cristina Palabay of Philippines-based human rights alliance Karapatan received an anonymous text message.
Urgent action outcomes 12 Jun 2019 -
UK: School and student activists to attend parliamentary event to demand support for human rights defendersYouth and student activists from across the UK will gather in Parliament to showcase the work they have been doing to raise awareness of the daily dangers faced by human rights defenders around the world and to demand that the UK do more to support them
Press release 11 Jun 2019 -
Russia: release on parole for jailed human rights head in Chechnya welcomed‘The real agenda ... was to stop a human rights defender from doing his lawful human rights work’
Press release 10 Jun 2019 -
Urgent Action good news: Human rights defender released
On 5 April 2019, human rights defender Zine El Abidine Erradi was released after serving a one-year sentence in Agadir.
Urgent action outcomes 10 Jun 2019 -
Urgent Action: Seven activists arrested and charged with treason
Seven activists arrested on different dates, are facing charges of treason after they attended a training.
Urgent action outcomes 07 Jun 2019 -
France: Refugee camp volunteers abused, choked and threatened by police - new reportPress release 05 Jun 2019
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Thanks for supporting Trevor and BarryThanks for supporting Trevor and Barry. The case against them was dropped. Read more.
05 Jun 2019 -
What is the BRAVE campaign?BRAVE is an Amnesty International global campaign calling for the urgent protection of Human Rights Defenders.
Position 04 Jun 2019 -
I gave water to migrants crossing the Arizona desert. They charged me with a felony.As the government cracks down on humanitarian aid, my case may set a dangerous precedent.
Blog post 29 May 2019 -
Urgent Action update: Prisoner of conscience ends hunger strike
Human rights defender Ahmed Mansoor ended a month-long hunger strike in mid-April.
Urgent action outcomes 29 May 2019 -
Urgent Action: Defamation charges used to silence dissent
Police charged prominent activists Parit Penguin Chiwarak, Sirawit ‘Ja New’ Seritiwat, and Phayaw Akkahad with defamation
Urgent action outcomes 24 May 2019 -
Urgent Action: Defamation charges for exposing labour abuse
Human rights defenders, activists, journalists and former employees are facing criminal defamation lawsuits for comments.
Urgent action outcomes 24 May 2019 -
Urgent Action update: Constant surveillance impacts lawyer’s health
Human rights lawyer Jiang Tianyong remains under heavy surveillance, despite having been released from prison in February
Urgent action outcomes 22 May 2019 -
Urgent Action: Drop charges against human rights defender
US Border Patrol agents arrested Dr. Scott Warren, a 36-year old Human Rights Defender and humanitarian aid volunteer.
Urgent action outcomes 22 May 2019 -
Urgent Action: Human rights defender fears for safety
On 26 April, two unknown men on motorbikes, presumably belonging to a local gang, circled the office of Pierre Espérance.
Urgent action outcomes 20 May 2019 -
Urgent Action update: Journalist officially charged with cyber libel
Maria Ressa, human rights defender, was formally charged in court for one count of cyber libel.
Urgent action outcomes 20 May 2019 -
Urgent Action update: Women activists face prison sentences
11 Saudi women activists on trial before the Criminal Court in Riyadh risk being sentenced to prison.
Urgent action outcomes 17 May 2019
