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Urgent Action: Prisoners of conscience on hunger strike in Cuba
Two days after Fidel Castro’s death, a family of four human rights defenders were arrested in Holguín, south-east Cuba. They received a one-year sentence, and the three siblings are currently on hunger strike.
Urgent action outcomes 03 Apr 2017 -
Sri Lanka: Victims of disappearance cannot wait any longer for justice - new reportPress release 03 Apr 2017
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Urgent Action: Activist jailed for criticism of development project in Maldives
Maldivian social media activist Thayyib Shaheem was arrested on 16 March, and has since been detained in Dhoonidhoo island prison.
Urgent action outcomes 03 Apr 2017 -
Putting children firstChildren given asylum in the UK are the only refugees the UK denies the right to family reunion. Yet they are amongst the most vulnerable. Our Government should be doing all it can to give them the best chance for their personal development and happiness…
Blog post 03 Apr 2017 -
Urgent Action good news: Bahraini Activist Dr Ali Esa Mansoor al-Ekri released
Dr Ali Esa Mansoor al-Ekri, a Bahraini consultant surgeon and activist, has been released after completing his five-year prison sentence. He was a prisoner of conscience.
Urgent action outcomes 03 Apr 2017 -
Urgent Action: Juror and victim's parents oppose execution in USA
Paul Storey, aged 32, is scheduled to be executed in Texas on 12 April. Among those who are calling for clemency are the parents of the man he was convicted of killing in 2006. One of the jurors who voted for the death sentence also opposes the execution.
Urgent action outcomes 03 Apr 2017 -
Bahrain: Disastrous move towards patently unfair military trials of civiliansPress release 03 Apr 2017
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Urgent Action: Former prisoner of conscience detained again in Myanmar
Activist, Htin Kyaw is again being detained solely for the peaceful exercise of his human rights. Arrested in October 2016 for his criticism of the Myanmar justice system, his next court hearing is on 5 April 2017 and, if convicted, he faces up to two…
Urgent action outcomes 03 Apr 2017 -
Podcast: Khadija Ismayilova, blackmailed and imprisoned for investigating corruptionA journalist suspected she was being watched, but she didn't expect to be secretly filmed in her bedroom and blackmailed - by her government. Khadija tells her story from Azerbaijan, where she has been punished in a uniquely cruel and humiliating way for…
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Together, we are strongerThe only way for impunity to flourish, is for good people to be silent and to fight alone. Our strength comes from working together. I fight for me, for my brother and for all those around me
Blog post 31 Mar 2017 -
Uzbek secret services monitoring phone calls, emails and texts of Uzbek refugees in Europe - new reportPress release 31 Mar 2017
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Time for humankind to create a new realitySince Donald Trump's administration began, he has banned the entry of citizens from half a dozen Muslim majority countries, shutting the door on thousands of people trying to seek refuge from war and strife. Mercifully, there are those who refuse to…
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USA: after Hawaii ruling Trump administration should drop discriminatory travel ban entirelyPress release 30 Mar 2017
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Greece: Strawberry pickers trafficked into forced labour and shot win court casePress release 30 Mar 2017
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USA's sale of F-16s to Bahrain 'sends dangerous signal' on human rightsPress release 30 Mar 2017
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Giant paper chain and petition calling on UK Government to stop separating refugee familiesPress release 30 Mar 2017
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Giant paper chain and petition calling on UK Government to stop separating refugee familiesPress release 30 Mar 2017
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Turkey: US Secretary of State must call for release of more than 120 journalistsPress release 30 Mar 2017
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UK Government targeting WhatsApp is another security red herringEncryption is an effective method of securing all of our communications, including your personal data, from falling into the wrong hands. Weakening it only weakens security for all of us, rather than enhancing it. Our tech expert explains more.
Blog post 30 Mar 2017
