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Urgent Action Outcome: Authorities unlawfully restrict Pride marchesUrgent action outcomes 22 Aug 2019
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Urgent Action: Stop the prosecution of peaceful protesters
Russian authorities brought unfounded charges against more than a dozen individuals that carry lengthy prison sentences.
Urgent action outcomes 22 Aug 2019 -
Urgent Action Update: Refugees, asylum seekers held without charge
15 refugees and asylum seekers have been arbitrarily detained for more than seven months.
Urgent action outcomes 22 Aug 2019 -
Brazil: Government failures are fuelling wildfires across the Amazon
Protecting the human rights of Indigenous Peoples is key to preventing further deforestation – Kumi Naidoo
Press release 22 Aug 2019 -
Urgent Action Outcome: Danish Jehovah's Witness denied justice
The sentence against Danish Jehovah’s Witness Dennis Christensen was upheld on 23 May.
Urgent action outcomes 22 Aug 2019 -
Fresh wave of phishing attacks targeting human rights defenders - new researchJournalists and human rights activists in Middle East and North Africa targeted.
Press release 21 Aug 2019 -
Making an activist‘Why did I become an activist?’ It’s a good question, and one that I was asked before speaking to an Amnesty International audience at the Edinburgh International Book Festival this week.
Blog post 21 Aug 2019 -
Venezuela: 11 organisations call for UN inquiry into "unprecedented human rights crisis"Amnesty International and 10 human rights organisations urge the UN to act
Press release 21 Aug 2019 -
El Salvador: Acquittal of Evelyn Hernández is a victory for human rightsAn appeals court in El Salvador today acquitted Evelyn Hernández of charges of aggravated homicide.
Press release 20 Aug 2019 -
West Papua: Police must stop discrimination and unlawful use of force against studentsUse of force and discrimination against Papuan students must be investigated
Press release 20 Aug 2019 -
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe: Reduced contact with family 'needlessly cruel'“Reducing Nazanin’s already-minimal contact with her family is yet another needlessly cruel decision, designed to punish her even further."
Press release 20 Aug 2019 -
Urgent Action outcome: Attacks on Ysati community under investigation
The Prosecutor’s Office began an investigation into the March attacks against the Ysati indigenous community “3 de Julio”
Urgent action outcomes 19 Aug 2019 -
Urgent Action update: Human rights defender needs urgent medical care
Human rights defender Joaquín Elo Ayeto is in urgent need of medical assistance while in detention at Black Beach Prison.
Urgent action outcomes 19 Aug 2019 -
Manus Island: Voluntary relocation offered to refugees - but not a 'fix-all' for appalling treatmentPapua New Guinea opens accommodation for Manus Island refugees
Press release 19 Aug 2019 -
Urgent Action: Former Bahraini parliamentarian arrested
On 6 August 2019, members of the Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID) arrested former Bahraini parliamentarian.
Urgent action outcomes 19 Aug 2019 -
Hong Kong: hundreds of thousands march peacefully against extradition bill“The Hong Kong government must immediately withdraw the extradition law amendments"
Press release 18 Aug 2019 -
India: UN Security Council must uphold peace and security in Jammu and Kashmir“The actions of the Indian government have thrown ordinary people’s lives into turmoil” – Kumi Naidoo
Press release 16 Aug 2019 -
Libya: fears mount for politician abducted after speaking out over Haftar's offensive‘Women in public roles who dare to speak out against lawlessness and militias today, can be silenced at any cost’
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Urgent Action: Three politicians arbitrarily detained
Politicians and others have been arbitrarily detained over charges that relate to their peaceful political activities.
Urgent action outcomes 16 Aug 2019 -
Urgent Action update: Release youth prisoners of conscience
The youth prisoners of conscience are being prosecuted for trying to organise a peaceful protest in November 2017.
Urgent action outcomes 16 Aug 2019
