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Urgent Action: South Sudanese activist arbitrarily detained
Bashir Ahmed Mohamed Babiker, a member of the South Sudanese civil society, was arrested by the National Security Service
Urgent action outcomes 28 Aug 2018 -
Urgent Action update: Nebraska conducts first execution since 1997
The US state of Nebraska carried out its first execution in 21 years on 14 August, and the first by lethal injection.
Urgent action outcomes 28 Aug 2018 -
Urgent Action good news: Tajikistani prisoner of conscience released
Khairullo (Khayrullo) Mirsaidov was released in the courtroom, after spending more than eight months behind bars.
Urgent action outcomes 28 Aug 2018 -
USA: new report slams Florida's 'diehard' attachment to death penaltyThere are 374 people on death row in the state
Press release 23 Aug 2018 -
Urgent Action: Syrian Kurd at imminent risk of execution in Iran
Kamal Hassan Ramezan, a Syrian Kurd on death row in Iran, was removed from his cell. He has not been heard from since.
Urgent action outcomes 20 Aug 2018 -
Urgent Action: Opposition politician detained in Uganda; signs of torture
Robert Kyagulanyi, also known as Bobi Wine, a Ugandan singer turned politician was arrested and later charged.
Urgent action outcomes 20 Aug 2018 -
Urgent Action: Whereabouts of community activist unknown in Angola
Joaquim Costa Zangui, the National Youth Secretary of the Democratic Bloc, was abducted by unknown men on 12 August.
Urgent action outcomes 20 Aug 2018 -
Urgent Action good news: Court overturns conviction of three youths in Angola
Three youths were released on 17 July. They had been sentenced to seven months in prison in April after an unfair trial.
Urgent action outcomes 14 Aug 2018 -
Urgent Action: Indigenous leader threatened by armed men in Paraguay
Amada Martínez, Indigenous human rights defender, was threatened by armed men wearing uniforms of a hydroelectric plant.
Urgent action outcomes 14 Aug 2018 -
USA: state of Nebraska set to carry out first execution in 21 years‘The US capital justice system is fundamentally broken’ - Kristina Roth
Press release 13 Aug 2018 -
Urgent Action: Fears for two disappeared Russian prisoners
The fate and whereabouts of IT specialist Victor Filinkov and civil society activist Yuliy Boyarshinov remain unknown.
Urgent action outcomes 13 Aug 2018 -
Urgent Action: Indigenous activist slandered and stigmatised in Venezuela
Military official accuses Indigenous environmental rights defender Lisa Henrito of “treason” - on national TV.
Urgent action outcomes 13 Aug 2018 -
Urgent Action update: Threats against indigenous rights defenders in Malaysia
Indigenous human rights defenders face sustained intimidation and threats of physical violence.
Urgent action outcomes 13 Aug 2018 -
Urgent Action update: Women human rights defender killed in Guatemala
Juana Raymundo is the 8th human rights defender killed in Guatemala in less than three months. She was 25 years old.
Urgent action outcomes 07 Aug 2018 -
Leading human rights organisations make fresh call on Theresa May to set up torture inquiry'A curtain has been lifted to reveal some of the grisly reality of UK officials’ involvement in torture'
Press release 06 Aug 2018 -
'Theresa May drinks tea outside Downing Street while ignoring torture' - elevenses stuntStunt comes after a parliamentary committee reported on UK involvement in rendition and torture
Press release 02 Aug 2018 -
Syria: Turkish occupation of Afrin has led to widespread human rights violations - new findings‘I saw men being beaten in front of me … just for fun’ - detained man from Afrin
Press release 01 Aug 2018 -
Urgent Action update: 42 months in China prison for forcibly returned activist
According to a Chinese media report, Dong Guangping was sentenced to 42 months in prison almost one year after his trial
Urgent action outcomes 31 Jul 2018 -
Urgent Action good news: Indigenous leader ends 2 month hunger strike in Chile
After nearly two months on a hunger strike, Indigenous leader Machi Córdova is granted access to his ceremonial altar.
Urgent action outcomes 31 Jul 2018 -
Urgent Action update: Six more hanged in unprecedented execution spree in Japan
Following the executions of 7 members of Aum Shinrikyo (Aum), the remaining 6 men sentenced to death were hanged.
Urgent action outcomes 30 Jul 2018
