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Urgent Action Update: Detained religious teacher faces death penalty in Sudan
A religious teacher who has a visual disability is at risk of facing the death penalty or life imprisonment in Sudan
Urgent action outcomes 12 Jul 2018 -
Iran: young man tied to a tree and publicly flogged 80 times for drinking alcohol
‘That a child was prosecuted for consuming alcohol and sentenced to 80 lashes beggars belief’
Press release 11 Jul 2018 -
Urgent Action: Son of murder victim opposes execution in USA
Christopher Young is due to be executed in Texas on 17 July. The son of the murder victim supports clemency.
Urgent action outcomes 10 Jul 2018 -
Urgent Action: Seven people killed in Cauca, Colombia
Seven bodies, were found piled on a road of the municipality of Argelia, in the southwest region of Cauca, Colombia.
Urgent action outcomes 10 Jul 2018 -
Urgent Action update: Nevada reschedules first execution since 2006
The State of Nevada is set to carry out its first execution in 12 years.
Urgent action outcomes 10 Jul 2018 -
Japan: Execution of seven cult members fails to deliver justiceThe executions in Japan of seven members of the religious cult Aum Shinrikyo this morning does not deliver justice, Amnesty International said.
Press release 06 Jul 2018 -
Is the UK government turning a blind eye to torture?There are hundreds of cases of the British government planning or paying for extraordinary rendition. It's time they stop turning a blind eye to their role in torture and carry out a full, judge-led inquiry.
Blog post 06 Jul 2018 -
Urgent Action Update: Arbitrarily detained prisoner on hunger strike in Egypt
Ola al-Qaradawi started a hunger strike, demanding the end of her arbitrary detention and abusive prison conditions
Urgent action outcomes 06 Jul 2018 -
Urgent Action: US Governor-act for justice, stop execution
The Ohio parole board has recommended against clemency for Raymond Tibbetts despite mitigation evidence.
Urgent action outcomes 02 Jul 2018 -
Urgent Action update: Human rights defender needs urgent cancer tests in Iran
Human rights defender Arash Sadeghi has been diagnosed with a bone tumour that may be cancerous and requires urgent tests
Urgent action outcomes 02 Jul 2018 -
Urgent Action update: Activist made to sign false written statement in India
Human rights defender Pavitri Manjhi says that a police officer compelled her to sign a false written statement.
Urgent action outcomes 02 Jul 2018 -
UK Government's torture review 'the wrong tool for the job'“The ISC had no powers to summon witnesses or demand full evidence, and its findings were always subject to redaction and veto from the Prime Minister herself."
Press release 28 Jun 2018 -
Urgent Action: More at risk as Thailand resumes executions
Thai prison authorities carried out the country’s first execution in nearly a decade on 18 June 2018.
Urgent action outcomes 25 Jun 2018 -
Urgent Action: Grave fears for missing Uighur PhD student in China
Guligeina Tashimaimaiti has not been heard from since 26 December 2017, when she returned from Malaysia to her hometown.
25 Jun 2018 -
Urgent Action update: US Governor vetoes abolition of death penalty
On 21 June, the Governor of New Hampshire vetoed a death penalty abolition bill.
Urgent action outcomes 25 Jun 2018 -
Urgent Action: Trust fund boss goes missing from police custody in Lesotho
Head of the Maesaiah Thabane Trust Fund whereabouts are unknown after police claim that she escaped from custody.
Urgent action outcomes 25 Jun 2018 -
Urgent Action: Health fears for detainee in Maldives without access to lawyer
Lahiru Manikkuadura, a Sri Lankan citizen, has been detained in the Maldives without a trial date since September 2016.
Urgent action outcomes 25 Jun 2018 -
Indonesia: death sentence imposed on cleric for terrorism criticised‘Trials for defendants facing charges on crimes such as drugs, murder, terrorism where death sentences may be imposed are often grossly unfair’
Press release 22 Jun 2018 -
Urgent Action: 33 people reported disappeared in Mexico since February 2018
From February to May 2018 at least 33 people were reported disappeared in Nuevo Laredo, northern Mexico.
Urgent action outcomes 22 Jun 2018 -
Justice for Noura HusseinGood News - the Sudanese court of appeal has repealed the death penalty for 19-year-old Noura Hussein.
Press release 21 Jun 2018
