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Cameroon’s secret torture chambersOur new report exposes the brutal horrors faced by those accused — often without evidence — of belonging to Boko Haram.
20 Jul 2017 -
Urgent Action update: Juvenille offender's death sentence upheld in Saudi Arabia
An appeal court has upheld the death sentence against Abdulkareem al-Hawaj, a Shi’a man who was convicted of offences committed when he was 16 years old. The court appears to have based its sentence on forced “confessions”.
Urgent action outcomes 19 Jul 2017 -
Urgent Action: Amendments threatening rights in Poland must be stopped
Two legislative amendments that would undermine the right to an effective remedy and the right to a fair trial have been adopted by the Polish Parliament on 15 July. It is now in the hands of the President to refuse to sign these amendments.
Urgent action outcomes 19 Jul 2017 -
Urgent Action update: In Singapore, Malaysian man hanged in hurried, secretive manner
Prabagaran Srivijayan, a Malaysian national was executed at dawn on 14 July 2017 at Changi Prison, in Singapore. Contrary to international standards, he was sentenced to the mandatory death penalty in 2012 for a drug related offence.
Urgent action outcomes 19 Jul 2017 -
Urgent Action update: Saudi Arabian man executed
Yussuf al-Mushaikhass was executed on 11 July without the family being informed. His death sentence was handed down following a grossly unfair trial at Saudi Arabia’s counter-terror court.
Urgent action outcomes 19 Jul 2017 -
Urgent Action update: De-facto authorities deny holding journalist in UkraineUrgent action outcomes 17 Jul 2017
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Urgent Action: Reveal whereabouts of four Kurdish men in Iran
Four men from Iran’s Kurdish minority have been subjected to enforced disappearance since their arrests on 23 and 24 June.
Urgent action outcomes 17 Jul 2017 -
Urgent Action: Aliaksei Mikhalenya at risk of imminent execution in Belarus
Aliaksei Mikhalenya was sentenced to death by the Homel Regional Court, in southeast Belarus, on 17 March. His sentence was upheld by the Supreme Court on 30 June and he is now at risk of imminent execution.
Urgent action outcomes 17 Jul 2017 -
Japan: Two men hanged as 'cruel and inhumane' executions continuePress release 13 Jul 2017
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Urgent Action update: Singapore sets execution of Malaysian man
The family of Prabagaran Srivijayan, a Malaysian national, have been informed that his execution has been scheduled in Singapore for 14 July 2017.
Urgent action outcomes 12 Jul 2017 -
Urgent Action: Arrested defender at risk of torture in Bahrain
Bahraini human rights defender Ebtisam al-Saegh was arrested on 3 July after her home was raided by masked security officers. Amnesty understands that she is being held at Issa Town detention centre for women, on the outskirts of Manama.
Urgent action outcomes 10 Jul 2017 -
Urgent Action update: William Morva executed in Virginia
William Morva, a 35-year-old US-Hungarian national who had been diagnosed with delusional disorder, was executed in Virginia on 6 July.
Urgent action outcomes 10 Jul 2017 -
Urgent Action update: Spiritual teacher at risk of death penalty again in Iran
Iranian spiritual teacher Mohammad Ali Taheri is awaiting his second hearing due to take place in July. The authorities are prosecuting him for “spreading corruption on earth”.
Urgent action outcomes 10 Jul 2017 -
Urgent Action: Nigerian at risk of execution in Saudi Arabia
Nigerian national Suliamon Olufemi remains at risk of execution in Saudi Arabia. On 19 April, 11 of his co-defendants were released from prison and deported to Nigeria, having completed their 15-year sentences.
Urgent action outcomes 04 Jul 2017 -
Urgent Action: Journalist missing in Eastern Ukraine
Stanislav Aseev, a freelance journalist, has been missing in the self-proclaimed “Donetsk People’s Republic” (“DNR”) in eastern Ukraine since 2 June.
Urgent action outcomes 04 Jul 2017 -
Urgent Action: Saudi Arabian at risk of imminent execution
Saudi Arabian Said Mabkhout al-Sai’ari is at risk of imminent execution. He was sentenced to death after an unfair trial, he exhausted all his appeals and is likely to be executed anytime after 2 July.
Urgent action outcomes 03 Jul 2017 -
Six human rights take homes from the Queen’s SpeechEvery year, we watch keenly for what this annual pageant means for human rights. Here’s what we know so far.
Blog post 21 Jun 2017 -
Urgent Action update: Two boys jailed for life after unfair trial in Somalia
Two boys have been imprisoned for life for murder. The boys say they were forced to confess to the murder.
Urgent action outcomes 19 Jun 2017 -
Urgent Action: Delusional disorder diagnosed, execution set in USA
William Morva, a 35-year-old US-Hungarian national, is due to be executed in Virginia on 6 July. A psychiatrist has diagnosed him with delusional disorder, and concluded that this contributed to the crimes for which he was sentenced to death.
Urgent action outcomes 19 Jun 2017 -
Urgent Action update: Robert Melson executed in Alabama
Robert Melson was executed in Alabama late on 8 June after the US Supreme Court lifted a temporary stay it had imposed a few hours earlier. It was the second execution in Alabama in two weeks.
Urgent action outcomes 19 Jun 2017
