Urgent Action Outcome: Journalist Ahmad Maher Released
Maher Jarrar reading poems
Urgent Action Outcome: Argentina: Lgbti+ Activist Decriminalised
Outspoken LGBTI+ activist reached an agreement on 31 October with the Municipality that was accused her.
Urgent Action Outcome: Missouri’s 100th Execution Since 1989 Resumption
Marcellus Williams was executed in Missouri despite serious questions about his legal representation
Urgent Action Outcome: Palestinian Surgeon Khaled Al Serr Is Released
Palestinian surgeon Khaled Al Serr was released from Israeli detention after months without charges or trial.
Urgent Action Outcome: Disappeared Human Rights Defender Released
On 1 December 2023, Daouda Diallo was abducted by security forces. He was freed on 7 March 2024.
Urgent Action Action: Landmark Indictment Of Police Commanders
On 3 January 2024 an indictment was filed against three current and former senior commanders.
Urgent Action Outcome: Education Activist Matiullah Wesa Released
Education activist Matiullah Wesa was released after nearly seven months in prison.
Urgent Action Outcome: Clemency Rejected, Texas Execution Proceeds
Brent Brewer was executed in Texas on 9 November 2023.
Urgent Action Outcome: Indigenous Peoples’ Rights Still Remain At Risk
On 27 September Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court concluded its decision on the unconstitutionality of the Time Frame thesis
Urgent Action Outcome: Florida Carries Out Sixth Execution Of 2023
Michael Zack was executed in Florida on 3 October 2023 for a murder committed in 1996.