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Urgent Action update: Nevada execution delayed but still pursued
A judge stayed Nevada's first execution in over 11 years scheduled for 14 November.
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Urgent Action update: Singer-songwriter activist formally arrested in China
Xu Lin was formally arrested on 2 November while Liu Sifang, was released on bail.
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Urgent Action update: Unlawful execution of Mexican national in USA
Mexican national Rubén Cárdenas Ramírez was executed in Texas late on 8 November, in violation of international law.
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Urgent Action good news: Ministry of interior drops terrorism charges in Chile
The crimes of four Indigenous Mapuche men were reclassified and no longer considered “terrorist crimes”.
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Urgent Action good news: Arkansas Supreme Court stops execution
On 7 November, the Arkansas Supreme Court granted a stay of execution in the case of Jack Greene, a 62-year-old man.
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Urgent Action update: Florida carries out its third execution of 2017
Patrick Hannon was executed in Florida on 8 November. He was convicted in July 1991 of two murders.
Urgent action outcomes 13 Nov 2017 -
Urgent Action update: Forcibly returned activist in China at greater torture risk
Without any notification to his family, Dong Guangping has been moved to a new detention centre.
Urgent action outcomes 13 Nov 2017 -
Urgent Action update: Stop crackdown in Egypt against LGBTI individuals
Those in Egypt arrested for their perceived sexual orientation has risen to 76, with at least 32 sentenced to prison.
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Urgent Action: Bangladeshi academic whereabouts unknown
Mubashar Hasan, a prominent Bangladeshi academic, has not been seen or heard from since 7 November.
Urgent action outcomes 13 Nov 2017 -
Urgent Action: Call for a moratorium on executions in Nevada
The State of Nevada is set to carry out its first execution in over 11 years. Prisoner due to be executed on 14th Nov.
Urgent action outcomes 10 Nov 2017 -
Urgent Action: Ohio to execute 69-year-old ‘state-raised’ man
Alva Campbell, aged 69, is due to be executed in Ohio on 15 November. The governor can commute the death sentence.
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Urgent Action: Rights lawyer detained without official charge in China
Sixty year old human rights lawyer criminally detained for nearly a month without any official information on the charges
Urgent action outcomes 03 Nov 2017 -
Urgent Action: Execution set after 26 years on death row in USA
Patrick Hannon is scheduled to be executed in Florida at 6pm on 8 November. He was convicted in July 1991.
Urgent action outcomes 30 Oct 2017 -
Urgent Action Update: Doctor and academic sentenced to death in Iran
Iranian-born Swedish resident and academic sentenced to death for “corruption on earth" after a grossly unfair trial
Urgent action outcomes 27 Oct 2017 -
Urgent Action Update: Risk of forced displacement in Chocó, Colombia
Indigenous governor killed by armed men. The community is at risk of forced displacement following this violence.
Urgent action outcomes 27 Oct 2017 -
Urgent Action Update: Law leading to military impunity sanctioned by Brazilian President
Law sanctioned that transfers to the Military Court the ability to try human rights violations and crimes against life
Urgent action outcomes 26 Oct 2017 -
Urgent Action: Mental competence in doubt as execution set in USA
Jack Greene, aged 62, is scheduled to be executed in Arkansas on 9 November.
Urgent action outcomes 25 Oct 2017 -
Urgent Action: Two singer-songwriter activists criminally detained in China
Activists Xu Lin and Liu Sifang have been criminally detained on suspicion of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”.
Urgent action outcomes 25 Oct 2017 -
Urgent Action update: Activists indicted for peaceful assembly in Thailand
Five student activists, a land rights activist and two human rights lawyers face six months imprisonment and unfair trial
Urgent action outcomes 23 Oct 2017