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Urgent Action Outcome: Man with claims of innocence executed in Texas
Lawrence Swearingen, who has been on death row in Texas, USA since 2000, was executed on 21 August 2019.
Urgent action outcomes 29 Aug 2019 -
Egypt: Urgent investigation needed after death in notorious Al-Aqrab prisonHossam Hamed died after allegations of torture in solitary confinement.
Press release 23 Aug 2019 -
Urgent Action Outcome: Three men executed by firing squad in Bahrain
On 27 July 2019, Ali Mohamed Hakeem al-Arab, Ahmed Isa Ahmed Isa al-Malali and another man were executed by firing squad.
Urgent action outcomes 23 Aug 2019 -
Urgent Action: Investigate whereabouts of two missing men
The two men have been missing since February 2019 and are suspected to have been abducted and forcibly disappeared.
Urgent action outcomes 22 Aug 2019 -
Urgent Action: Former Bahraini parliamentarian arrested
On 6 August 2019, members of the Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID) arrested former Bahraini parliamentarian.
Urgent action outcomes 19 Aug 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: Three politicians arbitrarily detained
Politicians and others have been arbitrarily detained over charges that relate to their peaceful political activities.
Urgent action outcomes 16 Aug 2019 -
Urgent Action update: Iranian-swedish academic forcibly disappeared
Academic Ahmadreza Djalali has been subjected to enforced disappearance and is under pressure to “confess” to new crimes.
Urgent action outcomes 15 Aug 2019 -
Urgent Action update: Jailed cancer patient tortured in prison
Critically ill prisoner of conscience Arash Sadeghi is being tortured through denial of his access to cancer treatment.
Urgent action outcomes 15 Aug 2019 -
Urgent Action good news: Supreme court suspends all execution warrants
The Sri Lankan Supreme Court suspended all execution warrants until 29 October, the next date of hearing.
Urgent action outcomes 15 Aug 2019 -
Egypt: Rabaa massacre still haunting country - new briefing‘To this day, dozens remain on death row and scores behind bars simply for participating in the sit-in’
Press release 14 Aug 2019 -
Urgent Action update: Hunger-striking labour rights activist at risk
Sepideh Gholian has been on hunger strike in protest at the ill-treatment of her family and dire conditions in prison.
Urgent action outcomes 09 Aug 2019 -
Urgent Action update: Human rights defender sentenced to 12 years
Founder and director of Sichuan-based human rights website “64 Tianwang”, was sentenced to 12 years imprisonment.
Urgent action outcomes 09 Aug 2019 -
Urgent Action update: A decade in jail for defying forced veiling
Prisoners of conscience jailed solely because of their peaceful campaigning against discriminatory forced veiling laws.
Urgent action outcomes 08 Aug 2019 -
Urgent Action: Writer faces up to 10 years jail for story
Shakthika Sathkumara was arrested for writing a short story and sharing it on his Facebook profile.
Urgent action outcomes 08 Aug 2019 -
Urgent Action update: Uyghur woman held incommunicado for 2 years
Buzainafu Abudourexiti continues to be held in incommunicado detention after she was suddenly detained in March 2017.
Urgent action outcomes 08 Aug 2019 -
Urgent Action: Researcher forcibly disappeared
Ibrahim Ezz El-Din, a housing rights researcher with an NGO, was arrested by security forces and forcibly disappeared.
Urgent action outcomes 08 Aug 2019 -
Urgent Action: Activist held incommunicado for months
Yang Zhengjun, a prominent workers’ rights activist has been held incommunicado since 8 January 2019.
Urgent action outcomes 05 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: Man with claims of innocence at risk of execution
Larry Swearingen has been on death row in Texas, USA since 2000 and is scheduled to be executed on 21 August 2019.
Urgent action outcomes 05 Aug 2019
