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Hearts and Lives Broken: The Nightmare of Uyghur Families Separated by Repression

Some Uyghur parents were separated from their children as a result of the unprecedented crackdown on ethnic populations.

Urgent Action Outcome: Four of five families freed from detention

Four of five families freed from detention.

5th update on UA 116/20

Urgent Action Outcome: Deportation of Chechen man suspended

A.S., a Chechen man who was held in immigration detention in France was released on 20 February.

1st update on UA 24/21

Urgent Action Outcome: Peaceful protester released after 16 months

Prisoner of conscience Konstantin Kotov, convicted for “violations of regulations of public assemblies” was released.

1st update on UA 82/20

Urgent Action Outcome: Pastor Steven Tendo released from detention

Steven Tendo, 35-year-old pastor and asylum-seeker, released from detention.

3rd update on UA 112/20

Urgent Action outcome: Thirteen federal executions in six months

Three people, including one woman, were executed in the last week of the Trump administration.

6th update on UA 26/20

Urgent Action outcome: Guinean pro-democracy activist is free

Saïkou Yaya Diallo, the legal coordinator of the National Front for the Defense of the Constitution freed from prison.

4th update on UA 83/20

Urgent action outcome: Opposition members released

Political activists Brigitte Kafui Adjamagbo and Gérard Yaovi Djossou were released from detention on 17 December 2020.

1st update on UA 171/20

Urgent Action outcome: Indigenous land defender receives protection

Paraguayan authorities opened an investigation and provided protection to Bernarda Pesoa leader of indigenous community.

1st update on UA 160/20

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.

1st update on UA 166/20