Urgent Action Outcome: Human Rights Defenders Released
On 3 December 2020, Gasser Abdel Razek, Karim Ennarah and Mohamed Basheer were released and are now safely home.
Urgent Action Outcome: Crimean Tatar rights defender sentenced
Server Mustafayev, a Crimean Tatar human rights defender, was sentenced by a Russian military court on 16 September.
Urgent Action Outcome: Activist returned to Pakistan and released
Geelaman Pashteen, human rights activist and supporter of Pakistan’s Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM) was released.
Urgent Action outcome: Bill restricting safe access to abortion rejected
On 20 October, the Slovak Parliament rejected a bill that would have further obstructed access to safe abortion care.
Urgent Action outcome: PIKPA refugee shelter closed down
The eviction of the PIKPA refugee shelter in Lesvos was carried out in the morning of 30 October.
Urgent Action outcome: Legal abortion closer than ever
Argentina’s President Alberto Fernandez publicly committed to present a bill to Congress to legalise abortion.
Urgent Action outcome: Yana Antonova sentenced to community service
Yana Antonova, a pediatrician and a human rights defender from Krasnodar, southern Russia, was convicted on 2 October.
Urgent Action outcome: Azimjan Azkarov died in prison
Azimjan Askarov died on 25 July in prison in Kyrgyzstan after showing symptoms of Covid-19.
Urgent Action outcome: Charges against union activists will not proceed
On 2 October 2020, five activists who were charged for “unauthorised gathering” were granted a discharge.
Urgent action outcome: Shaman released from psychiatric detention
Siberian shaman Aleksandr Gabyshev was released from psychiatric detention on 22 July.