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Urgent Action: Environmental defender's home set on fire in Ecuador
Environmental defender Margoth Escobar could be at risk after her home was intentionally set on fire.
Urgent action outcomes 23 Oct 2018 -
Urgent Action: Chinese refugees at risk of refoulement from Thailand
Two human rights defenders and UNHCR-recognized refugees, have been charged with immigration offences in Thailand.
Urgent action outcomes 22 Oct 2018 -
Urgent Action update: Whereabouts of human rights lawyer unknown in Egypt
Human rights defenders Ezzat Ghoniem and Azzoz Mahgoub have been forcibly disappeared since 14 September.
Urgent action outcomes 16 Oct 2018 -
Urgent Action update: Two relatives of environmental members killed in Colombia
On 22 September, two relatives of members of the Rios Vivos Movement were killed in Antioquia, Colombia.
Urgent action outcomes 16 Oct 2018 -
Urgent Action update: Lawyer at risk for defending indigenous people in Chile
Lawyer Karina Riquelme was again intimidated by Chilean police intelligence agents several times because of her work.
Urgent action outcomes 16 Oct 2018 -
Urgent Action update: Lawyer at risk granted protection measures in Chile
Chilean human rights defender and lawyer Karina Riquelme is no longer considered under imminent threat.
Urgent action outcomes 16 Oct 2018 -
Urgent Action update: Amal Fathy sentenced for her peaceful activism in Egypt
Amal Fathy sentenced to two years in prison and a large fine for her peaceful activism.
Urgent action outcomes 05 Oct 2018 -
Urgent Action good news: Dalit rights activist released in India
Chandrashekhar Azad ‘Ravan’, a prominent Dalit rights activist, has been released from Saharanpur District Prison.
Urgent action outcomes 18 Sep 2018 -
Urgent Action: Wave of detentions of students and activists in Nicaragua
Detention of student leaders and other social activists have increased in Nicaragua as a punishment for protests.
Urgent action outcomes 17 Sep 2018 -
Narges Mohammadi: Iranian human rights defender wins Nobel Peace PrizeIranian human rights defender Narges Mohammadi has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize while in prison in Iran.
Press release 10 Sep 2018 -
Urgent Action update: Chinese rights defender faces 15 years in jail
Zhen Jianghua reportedly stood trial over the charge of “inciting subversion of state power” on 10 August.
Urgent action outcomes 10 Sep 2018 -
Urgent Action: Anti-slavery activists arbitrarily detained in Mauritania
2 members of the anti-slavery organization IRA were arbitrarily arrested. They were charged and denied access to lawyers.
Urgent action outcomes 10 Sep 2018 -
Good things come in threesThese last weeks of summer have been exceptional for us, seeing the release of three human rights defenders. July saw the release of Palestinian activist Ahed Tamimi, in early August our much loved Turkish colleague Taner Kilic was freed and finally in…
Blog post 29 Aug 2018 -
Essay: Not Just WilberforceEssays on Human Rights Defenders in Hull and East Yorkshire.
Teaching resource 23 Aug 2018 -
Saudia Arabia: Outrageous ongoing detention of women's rights defenders reaches 100 daysPress release 22 Aug 2018
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Urgent Action update: Amal Fathy remains imprisoned in Egypt as trial is postponed
Amal Fathy’s trial was postponed to 8 September in one case and her pre-trial detention renewed for 15 days in another.
Urgent action outcomes 20 Aug 2018 -
Urgent Action: Fears for prisoner of conscience in Vietnam after death threat
Human rights defender Tran Thi Nga was recently beaten up and has received a death threats from another inmate.
Urgent action outcomes 20 Aug 2018 -
Taner Kılıç released after 432 days in jailTaner Kılıç - Chair of Amnesty Turkey - was released on 31 January 2018 after eight months in jail in Turkey. Read more now.
15 Aug 2018 -
Will you help us side with rights?Every day, ordinary people stand up for freedom and equality. They speak out for what is right and fair for all of us, but they are in great danger. Will you help us show them, and the world, you're on their side?
Blog post 15 Aug 2018 -
Will you help send backup to those who need it?
Every day, ordinary people stand up for freedom and equality: for their communities, for themselves, for you. But they need backup to stay safe. That means they need your voice. Will you join us?
Blog post 15 Aug 2018
