Urgent Action: Teacher trade unionist in need of medical care in Iran
Imprisoned Iranian teacher and trade unionist Mohammad Habibi is being denied urgent specialized medical care.
Urgent Action: Farm workers in Indonesia face imprisonment for insulting flag
Two farm workers, Sawin and Sukma, were arrested and detained for “insulting the national flag”, which they deny.
Urgent Action: Chinese refugees at risk of refoulement from Thailand
Two human rights defenders and UNHCR-recognized refugees, have been charged with immigration offences in Thailand.
Urgent Action update: Human rights activists in the DRC sentenced in unfair trial
Amnesty International believes that the court’s decision against the four human rights activists is baseless.
Urgent Action: Community in Nigeria drinking polluted water
The oil company Shell must ensure a regular supply of safe water to people in the oil-producing Niger Delta in Nigeria.
Urgent Action update: Lawyer at risk granted protection measures in Chile
Chilean human rights defender and lawyer Karina Riquelme is no longer considered under imminent threat.
Urgent Action update: Two relatives of environmental members killed in Colombia
On 22 September, two relatives of members of the Rios Vivos Movement were killed in Antioquia, Colombia.
Urgent Action update: Lawyer at risk for defending indigenous people in Chile
Lawyer Karina Riquelme was again intimidated by Chilean police intelligence agents several times because of her work.
Urgent Action update: Whereabouts of human rights lawyer unknown in Egypt
Human rights defenders Ezzat Ghoniem and Azzoz Mahgoub have been forcibly disappeared since 14 September.
Urgent Action: NGO worker under administrative detention in Israel/OPT
Ayman Nasser of Palestinian NGO Addameer, has been issued a six-month administrative detention order.