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Urgent Action: Peaceful activist sentenced to a year in prison in Indonesia
Peaceful Papuan political activist, Steven Itlay, has been convicted of ‘incitement’ and sentenced to one year imprisonment in Timika, Papua province.
Urgent action outcomes 29 Nov 2016 -
Standing Rock: a major victory for Indigenous people and their rightsFreedom of expression is a human right. But at Standing Rock, North Dakota, it’s under threat. We’re calling on police to respect, protect and fulfil Indigenous people’s right to peaceful protest.
Press release 29 Nov 2016 -
Investigatory Powers Act legalises sweeping surveillance powers for UK government"It’s hardly surprising there seems to be a late-in-the-day panic about what this law means"
Press release 29 Nov 2016 -
Harrowing tales of IS abuses and militia revenge paint grim picture for justice for Mosul atrocitiesAs the battle to recapture Mosul from the grip of the armed group calling itself the Islamic State (IS) has unfolded in recent weeks, gruesome details have emerged of the group’s brutal rule.
Blog post 29 Nov 2016 -
Urgent Action: Youth in Iran arrested in his teens at risk of execution
Himan Uraminejad has been warned by prison officials that he is at risk of execution as Iran’s Head of Judiciary has approved the implementation of his death sentence. He has been on death row since 2012 for a crime committed when he was 17 years old.
Urgent action outcomes 29 Nov 2016 -
Urgent Action: Ex-government official held incommunicado in Gambia
Mamadou Sajo Jallow, an ex-deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs has been held incommunicado for more than two months at the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) without access to his family or a lawyer. He remains in detention despite a court granting him…
Urgent action outcomes 28 Nov 2016 -
Urgent Action: Missing lawyer at risk of torture in China
Beijing human rights lawyer, Jiang Tianyong, has not been heard from since 21 November when he was due to board a train to Beijing from Changsha, Hunan.
Urgent action outcomes 28 Nov 2016 -
Urgent Action: Three Baha'i men in arbitrary detention in Yemen
Three members of Yemen’s Baha’i community have been arbitrarily detained since 10 August. One was held incommunicado for six weeks. All three remain detained without charge. They are prisoners of conscience.
Urgent action outcomes 28 Nov 2016 -
Urgent Action: Activists held incommunicado at risk of torture in Vietnam
Two pro-democracy activists who are among a group of people arrested on 6 November have been charged with aiming to “overthrow” the state under Article 79 of Viet Nam’s Penal Code.
Urgent action outcomes 28 Nov 2016 -
Urgent Action: Turkey permanently closes hundreds of NGOs
375 registered associations and NGOs were permanently closed and their assets seized following an executive decree No. 677 issued on 22 November.
Urgent action outcomes 28 Nov 2016 -
Aleppo: residents fear vengeful government forcesPress release 28 Nov 2016
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Urgent Action update: Four activists released, one remains in prison in Egypt
Four of five activists whose two-year jail sentence was confirmed by a Cairo appeal court on 27 January were released on 18 November through a presidential pardon.
Urgent action outcomes 28 Nov 2016 -
Urgent Action: Spurious charges for human rights defender in Iran
Iranian human rights defender Mansoureh Behkish is facing trumped-up national security charges for peacefully defending the right to truth and justice concerning the mass killings of political prisoners, including her siblings and brother-in-law, during…
Urgent action outcomes 28 Nov 2016 -
Urgent Action: Attempt on the life of peasant farmer in Colombia
An attempt was made on the life of a leader of the La Europa peasant farmer community in northern Colombia, as concern rises about a wave of killings of human rights defenders, including land activists.
Urgent action outcomes 28 Nov 2016 -
Fidel Castro: A progressive but deeply flawed leaderPress release 26 Nov 2016
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'Press freedom a distant memory' in Egypt warns Amnesty on eve of Media AwardsPress release 25 Nov 2016
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Isle of Man lawmaker and GP warns Stormont not to repeat abortion law mistakesPress release 25 Nov 2016
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Bangladesh: Rohingya refugees pushed back to Burma where they face collective punishment - new testimonyPress release 25 Nov 2016
