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Urgent Action: Human rights defenders under threat in South Africa
Sikhosiphi Rhadebe, land rights activist and chairperson of the Amadiba Crisis Committee (ACC), was shot dead in March. Before his death he learnt that his name was on a ‘hit list’ and so were those of two other leaders of the ACC. There are concerns…
Urgent action outcomes 26 May 2016 -
Urgent Action: Accused of being opposition leader, shot at in Mozambique
Benedito Sabão was arbitrarily arrested, detained and shot by suspected secret service police, allegedly for supporting RENAMO, the main opposition party in Mozambique. While he survived the attempt, he is still subject to threats.
Urgent action outcomes 26 May 2016 -
Sex workers must be able to live in safety and free from discrimination - new policy publishedAmnesty's research on why sex workers human rights should be protected, including country-specific briefings
Press release 25 May 2016 -
Urgent Action update: Bangladeshi political leader executed
Motiur Rahman Nizami, leader of the political party Jamaat-e-Islami, was executed on 10 May in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Urgent action outcomes 25 May 2016 -
Azerbaijan: Journalist Khadija Ismayilova free but conviction must be quashedPress release 25 May 2016
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Urgent Action: Stateless lawyer at imminent risk of expulsion in Bahrain
Bahraini lawyer, Taimoor Karimi, was stripped of his nationality in 2012 and has been effectively rendered stateless.
Urgent action outcomes 25 May 2016 -
Urgent Action good news: Omani writer released without charge
Omani writer, journalist and human rights activist Sulaiman al-Ma’mari was released without charge on 19 May, following 22 days detained in solitary confinement.
Urgent action outcomes 25 May 2016 -
Urgent Action update: Chinese activists still at risk of torture in detention
The whereabouts of two missing activists, Tang Zhishun and Xing Qingxian, are finally known after their family members revealed arrest notices dated 4 May.
Urgent action outcomes 25 May 2016 -
Journalist Khadija freed in Azerbaijan, after being blackmailed and unjustly imprisoned by her governmentAfter a year and a half behind bars for her investigative journalism, Khadija Ismayilova has been released years earlier than expected. She had been due to spend seven and a half years in prison but was freed on bail after a Court review. Khadija's…
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Out of the shadows: fighting for the rights of sex workersWe're calling for consensual adult sex work to be decriminalised so that sex workers can get protection against abuse, and help and justice for any crimes against them. Hear from our Policy Advisor why we've decided to speak out for sex workers' rights.
Blog post 25 May 2016 -
Urgent Action: Health concern for detained Bangladeshi journalist
Eighty-one-year-old Bangladeshi journalist and editor Shafik Rehman is in poor health in Kashimpur Central Jail outside of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh.
Urgent action outcomes 24 May 2016 -
Urgent Action update: Poor prison condition for Papuan activist in Indonesia
A Papuan political activist arrested on 5 April as a result of his peaceful political activities has been suffering from chest pain and frequent headaches due to poor detention conditions.
Urgent action outcomes 24 May 2016 -
Urgent Action update: Dr Nasser Bin Ghaith charged, case adjourned in UAE
Dr Nasser bin Ghaith appeared before the State Security Chamber of the Federal Supreme Court in Abu Dhabi on 2 May. His case has been adjourned until 23 May.
Urgent action outcomes 24 May 2016 -
Look refugees in the eye: Poignant video experiment breaks down barriersPress release 24 May 2016
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Urgent Action: Iranian businessman in long-term solitary confinement
Lebanese national and permanent US resident Nizar Zakka has been held in solitary confinement in Tehran’s Evin Prison since his arrest on 18 September 2015.
Urgent action outcomes 24 May 2016 -
Urgent Action: Rights defender facing criminal prosecution in Russia
Prominent human rights defender Valentina Cherevatenko has been repeatedly summoned by an investigator and may become the first to be criminally prosecuted under the “foreign agents law”.
Urgent action outcomes 24 May 2016 -
Saudi Arabia-led coalition has used UK-manufactured cluster bombs in Yemen - new evidencePress release 23 May 2016
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Remembrance and Resistance – 27th Anniversary of TiananmenBlog post 23 May 2016
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Justice for Darya Poliudova in Russia23 May 2016
