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Urgent Action: Three land defenders killed in Guatemala, others at risk
Three land and territory defenders from different communities in Guatemala were killed in less than a week.
Urgent action outcomes 21 May 2018 -
Urgent Action update: Defender's detention extended again in Russia
The pre-trial detention of Oyub Titiev has been extended for another month, until 9 June.
Urgent action outcomes 21 May 2018 -
Urgent Action: Men convicted for exercising freedom of speech in Somaliland
Two men have been convicted for publicly exercising their rights to the freedom of expression.
Urgent action outcomes 21 May 2018 -
Urgent Action: Five activists arrested for organising protests in Niger
Five activists were arrested between 15 and 25 April in Niger.
Urgent action outcomes 21 May 2018 -
Urgent Action: Serious health concerns for prisoner of conscience in Vietnam
Trần Anh Kim's health is deteriorating and according to his wife, “may not survive his lengthy imprisonment”
Urgent action outcomes 21 May 2018 -
Saudi Arabia: 'chilling' smear campaign tries to discredit detained women driving ban activistsThe Saudi Arabian authorities and government-aligned media launched a public smear campaign last night to try to discredit six prominent detained women’s rights defenders as “traitors”
Press release 19 May 2018 -
Saudi Arabia: women right-to-drive activists reportedly detained‘This is an extremely worrying development for women human rights defenders in Saudi Arabia’
Press release 18 May 2018 -
Worldwide Wikipedia edit-a-thon writes unsung women heroes into historyHundreds of activists from more than 20 countries take to the global encyclopaedia to upload biographies of women human rights defenders
Press release 18 May 2018 -
USA: Texas school shooting - 'policymakers must take action'‘We demand reform of federal, state and local laws to ensure everyone’s safety and security’
Press release 18 May 2018 -
Urgent Action: Violent disruption threatens Equality Festival in Ukraine
The Ukrainian Police advised the organizers of the Equality Festival to move it away from the city centre
Urgent action outcomes 18 May 2018 -
Urgent Action: Intellectual disability claim as execution set in Texas, USA
Courts have rejected the claim of intellectual disability and the execution has been set for 2st 1 June.
Urgent action outcomes 18 May 2018 -
Yemen: thousands flee fighting in Hodeidah - new testimoniesPress release 17 May 2018
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Paul Mason in conversation with Syria authors Molly Crabapple and Marwan Hisham - London eventPress release 17 May 2018 -
Lebanon: 'outrageous' crackdown on Beirut Pride condemned‘We stand in solidarity with all those affected by the cancellation of Beirut Pride Week’ - Lynn Maalouf
Press release 17 May 2018 -
US: Gina Haspel appointment confirms Senate will 'tolerate rot at Government's core'The confirmation suggests we have learned nothing from a decade of shameful policies that stripped away human dignity and freedom and undermined the international rule of law
Press release 17 May 2018 -
USA: Gina Haspel's nomination for CIA job is 'affront to human rights'‘This country has not held any officials accountable for the use of torture’ - Daphne Eviatar
Press release 16 May 2018 -
Libya: number of detained refugees and migrants soars'The EU is turning a blind eye to the suffering caused by its callous immigration policies'
Press release 16 May 2018 -
Why Palestinians risk their lives for their rightsPalestinians have been fighting for their basic rights for 70 years - ever since Israel destroyed their homes and forced them to flee. This has to change.
Blog post 16 May 2018 -
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe: 'shocking' that another criminal case may be opened‘If new charges are levelled against Nazanin, they’re likely to be as baseless as the original ones’
Press release 15 May 2018 -
Urgent Action: Forcibly married, raped girl sentenced to death in Sudan
Nineteen year old, Noura Hussein Hamad Daoud, was sentenced to death on 10 May for killing her husband in self-defence.
Urgent action outcomes 15 May 2018
