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Urgent Action: Administrative detention for Facebook posts
Indian journalist Kishorchandra Wangkhem was arrested because of Facebook posts where he criticised the government.
Urgent action outcomes 28 Jan 2019 -
Northern Ireland: new Westminster move to lift same-sex marriage ban'This is a welcome move from Lord Hayward'
Press release 27 Jan 2019 -
Dying to save the environment in MexicoMexican environmental defender Julián Carrillo was murdered for defending his Indigenous community. Governments around the world must do more to protect human rights defenders.
Blog post 25 Jan 2019 -
Saudi Arabia: new reports of women activists being tortured in detention'Jeremy Hunt hasn’t even called for the release of these brave women'
Press release 25 Jan 2019 -
Zimbabwe: brutal crackdown continues as protesters killed, raped and tortured by security forcesSecurity forces must be held accountable for ‘merciless’ human rights violations
Press release 25 Jan 2019 -
Venezuela: More than a dozen people killed in protests under 'policy of repression'‘Protesting cannot be synonymous with death in Venezuela’ Erika Guevara-Rosas
Press release 24 Jan 2019 -
Urgent Action outcome: Human rights defender’s 10-year sentence upheld
Ahmed Mansoor had his 10-year prison sentence upheld by the State Security Chamber of the Federal Supreme Court.
Urgent action outcomes 24 Jan 2019 -
Urgent Action: Journalist arbitrarily detained incommunicado
Amade Abubacar, a journalist at Nacedje community radio, was arrested on 5 January 2019, by the police.
Urgent action outcomes 24 Jan 2019 -
Iran: more than 7,000 arrested last year in crackdown of 'staggering scale' - new figuresPress release 24 Jan 2019
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China: Australian-Chinese writer detained at 'grave risk of torture'“The Chinese authorities have serious questions to answer over the detention of Yang Hengjun."
Press release 24 Jan 2019 -
Mexico: Government failed to prevent murder of environmental activist - new reportIndigenous Rarámuri leader, Julián Carrillo leader killed three months ago
Press release 24 Jan 2019 -
Urgent Action Outcome: Human rights defender loses final appeal
On 31 December 2018, Bahrain’s Court of Cassation upheld the five-year prison sentence of Nabeel Rajab.
Urgent action outcomes 24 Jan 2019 -
Northern Ireland: only 12 abortions allowed under 'restrictive and unfit' law last yearNorthern Ireland’s health stats released
Press release 23 Jan 2019 -
Northern Ireland: Irish marriage equality leaders urge Dublin to intervene on same-sex marriageJoint statement: “LGBT+ couples must not be made to pay the price of political failure"
Press release 22 Jan 2019 -
Killer robots: new global poll shows growing public opposition to autonomous weapons‘We need to act quickly to prevent the unleashing of this nightmarish new wave of weapons’
Press release 22 Jan 2019 -
Cambridge: vigil for Giulio Regeni will mark three years since student's abduction in Egypt“We must have answers and justice for Giulio"
Press release 22 Jan 2019 -
Sudan: ‘Not guilty’ verdict welcome but torture in prison must be investigatedPress release 22 Jan 2019
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Russia: first-ever 'undesirable organisation' case brought against human rights activistOpen Russia’s coordinator in Rostov-on-Don could face six years in jail
Press release 21 Jan 2019 -
UK: Domestic Abuse Bill risks failing migrant womenBill falls short on protecting victims from perpetrators using immigration status as a ‘weapon to abuse’
Press release 21 Jan 2019 -
Northern Ireland: reported death threat against journalist condemned
Amnesty International has condemned a death threat made against a Northern Ireland journalist, and called for the threat to be lifted immediately.
Press release 18 Jan 2019
