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Urgent Action: Two men held for criticizing the Ethiopian government
Seyoum Teshome and Taye Dendea were both arrested from their homes for publicly criticizing the Ethiopian government.
Urgent action outcomes 20 Mar 2018 -
USA: Trump's comments on death penalty for drugs offences condemned‘The death penalty will not lower the alarming number of deaths related to the use of opioids’
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Urgent Action update: Two men sentenced to death by hanging in South Sudan
James Gatdet and William Endley were convicted and sentenced to death by a High Court in Juba.
Urgent action outcomes 20 Mar 2018 -
UK/Ireland: Hooded men torture ruling is 'very disappointing', says Amnesty“This is a very disappointing outcome, for the men and their families."
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Urgent Action update: Palestinian prisoner of conscience sentenced in Israel/OPT
An Israeli military court sentenced Palestinian human rights defender Munther Amira on 12 March 2018.
Urgent action outcomes 20 Mar 2018 -
Urgent Action: Peaceful Pashtun activists face criminal cases in Pakistan
Criminal cases have been filed against Manzoor Pashteen and other leaders of the Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement.
Urgent action outcomes 20 Mar 2018 -
Urgent Action: Police must protect women's rights activists in Ukraine
Across Ukraine, marches marking International Women’s Day, were marred by violence against peaceful demonstrators.
Urgent action outcomes 19 Mar 2018 -
Urgent Action: Indigenous Yukpa people in Colombia face eviction to Venezuela
Yukpa indigenous people that crossed to Colombia are facing eviction and threat of being sent back to Venezuela.
Urgent action outcomes 19 Mar 2018 -
Urgent Action update: Two men given the death penalty in Bahrain
On 31 January, Ali Mohamed Hakeem al-Arab and Ahmad al-Malali were sentenced to death.
Urgent action outcomes 19 Mar 2018 -
Urgent Action update: Executed in USA after 32 years on death row
Carlton Gary, aged 67, was executed in Georgia on 15 March after spending almost half of his life on death row.
Urgent action outcomes 19 Mar 2018 -
Urgent Action update: Incommunicado Venezuelan detainee at risk
Gilber Caro, whose fate and whereabouts were unknown since 2 March, was brought to a trial hearing on 13 March.
Urgent action outcomes 19 Mar 2018 -
Urgent Action update: In UAE, human rights defender's whereabouts unknown
One year ago, prominent Emirati human rights defender and blogger Ahmed Mansoor, was arrested at his home.
Urgent action outcomes 19 Mar 2018 -
Nigeria: Security forces failed to act on warnings about Boko Haram attack before abduction of schoolgirls“The Nigerian authorities must investigate the inexcusable security lapses that allowed this abduction to take place without any tangible attempt to prevent it."
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UK/Ireland: Landmark judgement due in 'hooded men' torture casePress release 19 Mar 2018
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Urgent Action: 48 asylum seekers in Mexico at risk of refoulement
48 people are at risk of being deported to possible persecution or grave human rights violations in their countries.
Urgent action outcomes 19 Mar 2018 -
Urgent Action good news: Kashmiri photojournalist released on bail in India
Kamran Yousuf was granted bail and released from prison on 14 March 2018, following six months of pre-trial detention.
Urgent action outcomes 19 Mar 2018 -
Italy's targeting of NGO rescue ship shows 'reckless disregard for common decency'Members of Proactiva Open Arms group are being investigated for ‘criminal conspiracy’
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Urgent Action update: 35 ill and injured evacuated from Eastern Ghouta, Syria
A further 35 patients awaiting medical evacuation in besieged Eastern Ghouta have been evacuated to Damascus city.
Urgent action outcomes 19 Mar 2018 -
It’s Time for the UK to Adopt and Enact Global Human Rights Accountability BillBlog post 18 Mar 2018
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Maldives: mass arrests mark heightened repressionOver the past 24 hours, at least 139 people have been detained
Press release 17 Mar 2018
