Urgent Action: Blogger convicted with 10 year prison sentence in Algeria
Blogger Merzoug Touati convicted with 10 year prison sentence in Algeria. He is a prisoner of conscience.
UA 117/18 issued 18/06/2018
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Urgent Action: Qatari national arbitrarily held incommunicado in Saudi Arabia
Qatari national Nawaf al-Rasheed was arbitrarily arrested in Kuwait and has been detained incommunicado in Saudi Arabia.
UA 114/18 issued 18/06/2018
Urgent Action: Call on Ohio governor to stop execution
Robert Van Hook is due to be executed in Ohio on 18 July. He has been on death row for 33 years for a murder.
UA 116/18 issued 15/06/2018
Urgent Action update: Iranian Kurdish woman denied medical care
Iranian Kurdish woman Zeynab Jalalian is being subjected to torture by the Iranian authorities.
3rd update on UA 151/14 issued 15/06/2018
Urgent Action: Three youths imprisoned after unfair trial in Angola
Three high school students were sentenced to seven months in prison after an unfair trial.
UA 115/18 issued 14/06/2018
Urgent Action update: Detained religious leader denied family visits in Sudan
Matar Hussein, a visually impaired religious teacher, has been transferred from Kober Prison to a detention centre.
1st update on UA 70/18 issued 12/06/2018
Urgent Action: Indigenous people threatened and displaced in Colombia
Over 200 indigenous Nasa Embera Chamí are currently displaced following an armed attack to a member of their community.
UA 112/18 issued 11/06/2018
Urgent Action: Environmental activist imprisoned in Cuba
Dr Ariel Ruiz Urquiola, an environmental activist, was sentenced in Cuba to one-year imprisonment for contempt.
UA 109/18 issued 11/06/2018
Urgent Action: Grave health concerns for detainee with cirrhosis in Moldova
Moldovan businessman Serghei Cosovan is unable to access essential health care in pre-trial detention for his cirrhosis.
UA 111/18 issued 11/06/2018