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Urgent Action Update: 13 activists charged, held incommunicado in Mauritania
Four more activists from the anti-slavery organization Initiative for the Resurgence of the Abolitionist Movement in Mauritania (IRA) were arrested on 8 and 9 July, just days after the arrest of nine others.
Urgent action outcomes 26 Jul 2016 -
Thailand: Drop charges against Amnesty chair targeted for exposing torturePress release 26 Jul 2016
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Urgent Action: Imminent round of executions in Indonesia
Two death row prisoners were moved on 24 and 25 July to Nusakambangan prison island, where 13 executions were carried out in 2015.
Urgent action outcomes 26 Jul 2016 -
Turkey: Arrest warrant for 42 journalists 'brazen purge'Press release 25 Jul 2016
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The aftermath of the failed Turkey coup: Torture, beatings and rapeThe Turkish government has embarked on a crackdown of exceptional proportions. More than 10,000 people have been detained since the coup and we have evidence that many are being subjected to torture and rape.
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Urgent Action: Religious scholar detained without charge in Sudan
Yousef Abdallah Abker, a religious scholar, was arrested on 14 July by security agents after a sermon he gave in early July. He has been detained since then without any charge.
Urgent action outcomes 25 Jul 2016 -
South Africa: Dismissal of eight journalists a cynical and sinister ploy to entrench fearPress release 25 Jul 2016
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Turkey: Independent monitors must be allowed to access detainees amid torture allegationsPress release 24 Jul 2016
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Afghanistan: Kabul attack shows contempt for human lifePress release 23 Jul 2016
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UK government admission to misleading MPs over Saudi abuses in Yemen 'jaw-dropping'Press release 22 Jul 2016
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Saudi Arabia passes 'grim watershed' as it executes 100th person this yearPress release 22 Jul 2016
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UN: Narrow national self-interest must not endanger global refugee dealPress release 22 Jul 2016
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Amnesty hails new marriage equality law in Isle of ManPress release 22 Jul 2016
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Urgent Action: Newspaper editor detained in South Sudan
Alfred Taban, a prominent journalist and chief editor of the Juba Monitor, was arrested on 16 July and is being held at the National Security Service Headquarters. He is at risk of torture and other ill-treatment.
Urgent action outcomes 21 Jul 2016 -
Urgent Action update: Congress vote a step back for abortion rights
The Dominican Republic Congress voted on a new reform of the Criminal Code on 19 July. This new code regresses the rights of women and girls as it now only allows abortion where the pregnancy poses a risk to the life of a pregnant woman or girl.
Urgent action outcomes 21 Jul 2016 -
Gambia: Prison sentences for opposition leaders continues downward spiral for human rightsPress release 21 Jul 2016
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Torture and secret detention in Ukraine - new reportPress release 21 Jul 2016
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Turkey: Fears of further abuses of human rights in state of emergencyPress release 21 Jul 2016
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Urgent Action: Review detention in Russian psychiatric institution
A young man with no history of mental health concerns has been detained in a psychiatric hospital and forcibly treated following an argument with his father. The relevant court order was issued following a hearing that violated his right to a fair trial.
Urgent action outcomes 21 Jul 2016 -
Syria: Video showing beheading of boy 'truly plumbed the depths of depravity'Press release 20 Jul 2016
