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Urgent Action update: Appeal court issues verdict in 'Abdali Cell' case
A Kuwaiti appeal court issued its verdict on in the “Abdali Cell” case. It upheld a life sentence, a five-year prison sentence and a death sentence against individuals convicted of charges including "spying for Iran and Hizbullah”.
Urgent action outcomes 01 Aug 2016 -
Urgent Action: Protestor seriously injured by water cannon in South Korea
Baek Nam-gi was injured critically by the use of a water cannon during a demonstration in Seoul on 14 November 2015. He suffered brain damage and remains unconscious but his condition is deteriorating. None of the officials involved has faced…
Urgent action outcomes 28 Jul 2016 -
Urgent Action: Mother pleads to find her disappeared son in Ukraine
Dmytro Koroliov was given a suspended five-year sentence in 2015 for joining the separatist forces in eastern Ukraine. His mother claims he was abducted by the Security Service on 3 August 2015 and that he has been held in secret detention since.
Urgent action outcomes 28 Jul 2016 -
Urgent action update: Vote on the right to abortion pending in Dominican Rep.
The Dominican Republic Senate was due to vote on 25 July on a reform to the Criminal Code which maintains the criminalization of abortion except where the pregnancy poses a risk to the life of a pregnant woman or girl.
Urgent action outcomes 27 Jul 2016 -
Urgent Action Update: 13 activists charged, held incommunicado in Mauritania
Four more activists from the anti-slavery organization Initiative for the Resurgence of the Abolitionist Movement in Mauritania (IRA) were arrested on 8 and 9 July, just days after the arrest of nine others.
Urgent action outcomes 26 Jul 2016 -
Urgent Action: Five political activists at risk of torture in Pakistan
Five political activists; four from the Muttahida Quami Movement political party, one from the Pak Sarzameen Party, are at risk of torture and other ill-treatment while awaiting trial.
Urgent action outcomes 26 Jul 2016 -
Urgent Action: Fear for safety of human rights defender in Zimbabwe
There is fear for the safety of Evan Mawarire, a pastor and leader of the #ThisFlag social media movement in Zimbabwe, who called for a national stay-away.
Urgent action outcomes 26 Jul 2016 -
Urgent Action: Minority group's protest met with violence in Vietnam
A spontaneous demonstration by ethnic and religious minority Ede in the Central Highlands of Viet Nam on 14 July was violently suppressed, resulting in injuries to around 20 demonstrators.
Urgent action outcomes 26 Jul 2016 -
Urgent Action update: Stateless lawyer deported in Bahrain
Bahraini lawyer, Taimoor Karimi, was deported from Bahrain to Iraq on 26 June after his expulsion sentence was upheld by the Appeal Court on 23 May.
Urgent action outcomes 26 Jul 2016 -
Urgent Action: Imminent round of executions in Indonesia
Two death row prisoners were moved on 24 and 25 July to Nusakambangan prison island, where 13 executions were carried out in 2015.
Urgent action outcomes 26 Jul 2016 -
Urgent Action update: One dead, two released, 30 still detained in South Sudan
Loreom Joseph Longie who had been arbitrarily detained at the National Security Service (NSS) headquarters in Jebel neighbourhood since September 2014, passed away on 17 July.
Urgent action outcomes 26 Jul 2016 -
Urgent Action: Religious scholar detained without charge in Sudan
Yousef Abdallah Abker, a religious scholar, was arrested on 14 July by security agents after a sermon he gave in early July. He has been detained since then without any charge.
Urgent action outcomes 25 Jul 2016 -
Urgent Action: Review detention in Russian psychiatric institution
A young man with no history of mental health concerns has been detained in a psychiatric hospital and forcibly treated following an argument with his father. The relevant court order was issued following a hearing that violated his right to a fair trial.
Urgent action outcomes 21 Jul 2016 -
Urgent Action: Newspaper editor detained in South Sudan
Alfred Taban, a prominent journalist and chief editor of the Juba Monitor, was arrested on 16 July and is being held at the National Security Service Headquarters. He is at risk of torture and other ill-treatment.
Urgent action outcomes 21 Jul 2016 -
Urgent Action update: Congress vote a step back for abortion rights
The Dominican Republic Congress voted on a new reform of the Criminal Code on 19 July. This new code regresses the rights of women and girls as it now only allows abortion where the pregnancy poses a risk to the life of a pregnant woman or girl.
Urgent action outcomes 21 Jul 2016 -
Urgent Action good news: Russian performance artist released from prison
Russian performance artist Pyotr Pavlensky was released from prison on 8 June after almost seven months in custody.
Urgent action outcomes 19 Jul 2016 -
Urgent Action good news: Ukranian officer released, reunites with family
Ukrainian officer Ivan Bezyazykov was released from detention by the pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine on 5 July after spending more than 22 months in captivity and being subjected to torture and other ill-treatment.
Urgent action outcomes 19 Jul 2016 -
Urgent Actions update: Nabeel Rajab faces new charge in Bahrain
Bahraini human rights defender Nabeel Rajab’s trial began on 12 July on charges of “spreading false rumours in times of war” and “insulting public authorities” in relation to tweets he published in 2015.
Urgent action outcomes 19 Jul 2016 -
Urgent Action: 15 protesters charged and still detained in Myanmar
15 factory workers and student union members are detained in Myanmar and face a range of criminal charges for their peaceful protest to demand better working conditions.
Urgent action outcomes 19 Jul 2016 -
Urgent Action: Disclose fate and whereabouts of detained Ukrainian man
Oleksandr Dydovych was arbitrarily arrested on 17 December 2015. His wife was allowed to exchange letters with him until 16 April, while he was in the Security Service of Ukraine’s unofficial detention.
Urgent action outcomes 19 Jul 2016