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Amnesty Presents: The Human Rights DefendersNot all superheroes wear capes
Press release 21 Mar 2019 -
Urgent Action update: Restrictions on released human rights lawyer
Immediately after being released from prison on 28 February 2019, human rights lawyer Jiang Tianyong was taken away.
Urgent action outcomes 18 Mar 2019 -
Urgent Action update: Women activists on trial
11 women activists brought to trial at the Criminal Court in Riyadh after being detained without charge since May 2018.
Urgent action outcomes 18 Mar 2019 -
Urgent Action: Activist and opposition members charged with treason
Activist Rashid Mahiya and Members of Parliament with the opposition, Joanna Mamombe and Charlton Hwende were arrested.
Urgent action outcomes 14 Mar 2019 -
Urgent Action update: 38 years and 148 lashes for women’s rights defender
Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh sentenced to 38 years in prison and 148 lashes after two unfair trials.
Urgent action outcomes 14 Mar 2019 -
Urgent Action: Human rights defender allegedly tortured
Human rights defender Joaquín Elo Ayeto was arrested on 25 February at his house in Malabo.
Urgent action outcomes 14 Mar 2019 -
Brazil: Arrests are first sign of progress in investigation into killing of Marielle FrancoBrazilian police have arrested two men in Rio de Janeiro over the killing of human rights defender Marielle Franco
Press release 12 Mar 2019 -
Urgent Action: Turkey must release civil society figures
Osman Kavala, Yiğit Aksakoğlu and 14 other prominent civil society figures are facing life in prison.
Urgent action outcomes 11 Mar 2019 -
Urgent Action: Indigenous community attacked by armed men
The Ysati Indigenous community in the district of Itakyry had their crops and six houses burned down.
Urgent action outcomes 11 Mar 2019 -
Write For Rights 2018 wrap upOver five million messages were sent this year - we're still counting, but it looks like it'll be another record. Thank you for writing!
Blog post 08 Mar 2019 -
Urgent Action update: Women’s rights defender faces 34 years in jail
Prominent detained Iranian human rights lawyer, Nasrin Sotoudeh, faces up to 34 years in prison and 148 lashes.
Urgent action outcomes 05 Mar 2019 -
Urgent Action: NGOs and human rights defenders at risk
Proposed legislative reform in Guatemala would impose undue restrictions, controls and sanctions on NGOs.
Urgent action outcomes 04 Mar 2019 -
Urgent Action: Environmental rights defender killed
Samir Flores Soberanes, environmental, land and territory human rights defender, was shot dead on 20 February.
Urgent action outcomes 28 Feb 2019 -
Urgent Action update: Indigenous human rights defenders at risk
Armed men abducted Mexican Indigenous human rights defenders, Obtilia Eugenio Manuel and Hilario Cornelio Castro.
Urgent action outcomes 26 Feb 2019 -
Urgent Action update: Human rights lawyer at risk of torture
Yu Wensheng has been indicted and his case has been transferred from the prosecution to the court awaiting a trial date.
Urgent action outcomes 26 Feb 2019 -
Urgent Action: Prominent defender must be released
The final hearing in the trial against Oyub Titiev will take place on 11 March.
Urgent action outcomes 26 Feb 2019 -
NGO's 'being bullied into silence' around the world - new reportRepressive policies of the Russian government have caused a ripple effect
Press release 21 Feb 2019 -
Urgent Action: Saudi activist held in solitary confinement
Woman human rights defender, Nassima al-Sada, was placed in solitary confinement since early February 2019.
Urgent action outcomes 21 Feb 2019 -
Urgent Action update: Indigenous rights defenders disappeared
Mexican Indigenous human rights defenders Obtilia Eugenio Manuel and Hilario Cornelio Castro disappeared while traveling.
Urgent action outcomes 20 Feb 2019 -
Urgent Action update: Pre-trial detention for human rights defender
On 9 February, a judge ordered the pre-trial detention of human rights defender and lawyer Ezzat Ghoniem for 45 days.
Urgent action outcomes 20 Feb 2019
