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Urgent Action update: Zainab al-Khawaja imprisoned with her child in Bahrain
Zainab Al-Khawaja has been arrested and taken into custody, with her 15-month-old son. She is a prisoner of conscience.
Urgent action outcomes 30 Mar 2016 -
Urgent Action good news: MP Saleh al-Mulla acquitted in Kuwait
Former Kuwaiti opposition MP Saleh al-Mulla was acquitted by the Appeal Court on 9 March 2016 of insulting the Amir of Kuwait.
Urgent action outcomes 30 Mar 2016 -
Urgent Action good news: Activist Nawaf al-Hendal acquitted in Kuwait
Human rights activist Nawaf al-Hendal and 10 other men were acquitted by a misdemeanours court on 1 March 2016.
Urgent action outcomes 30 Mar 2016 -
Urgent Action: Ukrainian lawyers targeted for their work at risk
Two Ukrainian lawyers are under pressure from the authorities because of a high profile case they are working on.
Urgent action outcomes 23 Mar 2016 -
Urgent Action update: Prison for activists in Democratic Republic of Congo
Six LUCIA activists had their prison sentence reduced from two years to six months on 4 March by an appeal court.
Urgent action outcomes 23 Mar 2016 -
Urgent Action: Journalist Jia Jia feared detained in China
Prominent journalist Jia Jia, who called for President Xi Jinping to resign, went missing while he was at the Beijing airport.
Urgent action outcomes 22 Mar 2016 -
Urgent Action update: Refugee transferred from airport in Turkey still at risk
The Syrian refugee who had been arbitrarily detained in Atatürk Airport for more than one year was transferred on 19 March 2016.
Urgent action outcomes 22 Mar 2016 -
Urgent Action: Journalist risks death penalty for tweets in Saudi Arabia
Journalist and prisoner of conscience, Alaa Brinji is on trial charged with apostasy and risks being sentenced to death.
Urgent action outcomes 22 Mar 2016 -
Urgent Action update: Elderly Professor's six-year jail term upheld in Iran
Prisoner of conscience Hossein Rafiee, a retired university professor, has had his six-year prison sentence upheld on appeal.
Urgent action outcomes 17 Mar 2016 -
Urgent Action update: Juvenile offender threatened in Iran
Saman Naseem has been put under pressure to do a video interview and threatened with execution, if he fails to comply.
Urgent action outcomes 17 Mar 2016 -
Urgent Action: Human rights defender killed and others harassed in Honduras
Human right defender Nelson García was killed on 15 March 2016 following the murder of Berta Cáceres on 3 March 2016.
Urgent action outcomes 17 Mar 2016 -
Urgent Action: Ten civil society activists harassed in Sudan
Activists at the centre for Training and Human Development in Khartoum had to report daily to the security services.
Urgent action outcomes 17 Mar 2016 -
Urgent Action update: Whereabouts of four miners still unknown in Venezuela
The bodies of 17 informal gold miners reported as missing were found by the authorities, but four others are still missing.
Urgent action outcomes 17 Mar 2016 -
Urgent Action: 13 detainees detail abuse and torture in Malaysia
At least 13 detainees have reported torture or other ill-treatment by the authorities and sexual harassment of their families.
Urgent action outcomes 17 Mar 2016 -
Urgent Action good news: 9 peaceful protestors released in DRC
Two LUCHA activists were released from prison and seven others were acquitted of charges of organising an illegal demonstration.
Urgent action outcomes 17 Mar 2016 -
Urgent Action: Stop amendment banning same-sex marriage in Georgia
Proposed change to Georgia's constitution will define marriage explicitly as between a man and a woman.
Urgent action outcomes 17 Mar 2016 -
Urgent Action: Sick prisoner of conscience on hunger strike in Iran
The health of Saeed Hosseinzadeh, a children’s rights activist on hunger strike for more than 20 days, is deteriorating rapidly.
Urgent action outcomes 15 Mar 2016 -
Urgent Action update: Syrian refugee detained in airport in Turkey for a year
A Syrian refugee has been arbitrarily detained in inhumane conditions at Istanbul’s Atatürk Airport since 15 March 2015.
Urgent action outcomes 15 Mar 2016 -
Urgent Action update: Activist's appeal hearing adjourned again in Bahrain
Political activist Fadhel Abbas has had his appeal hearing adjourned for a third time, to 25 April 2016.
Urgent action outcomes 15 Mar 2016 -
Urgent Action: Human rights defender sick in prison in Azerbaijan
Tales Khasmammadov's health has continued to deteriorate in prison and he is not receiving adequate medical care in the prison’s hospital.
Urgent action outcomes 11 Mar 2016