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Urgent Action Outcome: Lawsuit Against Defenders Reaches Settlement
On 22 June 2022, Marino Alvarado and Alfredo Infante reached a settlement with Carabobo state governor, Rafael Lacava.
Urgent action outcomes 06 Jul 2022 -
Urgent Action Outcome: Pride March Dispersed With Excessive ForcePolice violently broke up the student-organised Pride march on 10 June at Middle East Technical University (METU) Campus.
Urgent action outcomes 04 Jul 2022 -
Football Welcomes Refugees01 Jun 2022
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Urgent Action Outcome: Journalist Released After 29 Months In Jail
On 24 April 2022, the Egyptian authorities released journalist Mohamed Salah who had been arbitrarily detained.
Urgent action outcomes 25 May 2022 -
Urgent Action Outcome: Arizona Conducts Its First Execution Since 2014
Clarence Dixon, a 66-year-old Native American man, was executed on 11 May 2022.
Urgent action outcomes 23 May 2022 -
Human Rights Defender Released
Egyptian human rights defender and prisoner of conscience Ibrahim Ezz el-Din was released on 26 April 2022.
Urgent action outcomes 23 May 2022 -
US: Texas Appeals Court Blocks Execution
On 25 April 2022, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals granted an indefinite stay of execution to Melissa Lucio.
Urgent action outcomes 28 Apr 2022 -
Yemen: Arbitrarily Detained British National Released
On 24 April, the Huthi de facto authorities released 30-year-old British national Luke Symons.
Urgent action outcomes 28 Apr 2022 -
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Urgent Action Outcome: Congress Shelves Discriminatory Law
The Guatemalan Congress shelved Decree 18-2022, which would have toughened the criminalization of abortion.
Urgent action outcomes 21 Mar 2022 -
Prisoners Of Conscience In Honduras Released
All the eight Guapinol defenders were unconditionally released in February 2022.
Urgent action outcomes 11 Mar 2022 -
Protect civilians in Ukraine01 Mar 2022
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Urgent Action Outcome: Human Rights Defender Free Following Amnesty
On 30 December 2021, Baradine Berdei Targuio was granted an amnesty meaning he is now free.
Urgent action outcomes 25 Feb 2022 -
Urgent Action Outcome: Student Released From Detention; Trial Ongoing
Patrick George Zaki, a researcher and master’s student, was provisionally released after 22 months of arbitrary detention
Urgent action outcomes 14 Feb 2022 -
Urgent Action Outcome: Activist And Filmmaker Released From Detention
On 23 December 2021, Egyptian human rights activist and filmmaker Sanaa Seif was released.
Urgent action outcomes 03 Feb 2022 -
Urgent Action Outcome: Alabama Execution Goes Ahead After Stay Lifted
Matthew Reeves was put to death by lethal injection in Alabama on the evening of 27 January.
Urgent action outcomes 31 Jan 2022 -
Refugee Children Granted Regular Status
Peru, Urgent Action, Amnesty International UK
Urgent action outcomes 26 Jan 2022 -
Covid-19: wealthy countries and pharma companies have 'catastrophically failed' over equal vaccine accessPfizer and Moderna delivering less than 1% of their stock to low-income countries
Press release 31 Dec 2021 -
Russia: closure of human rights group highlights accelerating attacks on civil societyPress release 29 Dec 2021
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Hong Kong: Stand News shuts down following 'chilling' arrestsPress release 29 Dec 2021
