Urgent Action update: Imprisoned journalist goes on hunger strike in Ukraine
Stanislav Aseev, a Ukrainian freelance journalist, has decalared hunger strike.
Urgent Action: Seven people killed in Cauca, Colombia
Seven bodies, were found piled on a road of the municipality of Argelia, in the southwest region of Cauca, Colombia.
Urgent Action update: Nevada reschedules first execution since 2006
The State of Nevada is set to carry out its first execution in 12 years.
Urgent Action: Health concerns for detained Sudanese activist
The family of Husham Ali Mohamed Ali has received disturbing information that he has been injured while in detention.
Urgent Action: Lawyer jailed in Iran for defending women's rights
Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh has been held in Tehran’s Evin prison since her arrest on 13 June.
Urgent Action Update: Arbitrarily detained prisoner on hunger strike in Egypt
Ola al-Qaradawi started a hunger strike, demanding the end of her arbitrary detention and abusive prison conditions
Urgent Action Good News: Displaced women and children receive food supply in Nigeria
Internally displaced women & children who had previously been denied access to food are now able to access food supplies
Urgent Action: Protesters being held in administrative detention in India
Five protesters have been held under administrative detention since 10 June after participating in protests
Urgent Action update: Human rights defender needs urgent cancer tests in Iran
Human rights defender Arash Sadeghi has been diagnosed with a bone tumour that may be cancerous and requires urgent tests
Urgent Action update: Activist made to sign false written statement in India
Human rights defender Pavitri Manjhi says that a police officer compelled her to sign a false written statement.