Urgent Action: Indigenous defender killed, others at risk in Mexico
Indigenous environmental rights defender Manuel Rodríguez was found dead on 14 May. Others are at grave risk.
Urgent Action: Detained for addressing sexual harassment in Egypt
Egyptian authorities ordered the pre-trial detention of woman human rights defender Amal Fathy for a total of 30 days.
Urgent Action: Displaced women, children denied food in Nigeria
Approximately 230 internally displaced women and their children have not had food delivered to their camp since 18 April.
Urgent Action: Activist held immediately after returning home in Zambia
Fumba Chama, known as Pilato, was arrested on 16 May on arrival at Kenneth Kaunda Airport in Lusaka.
Urgent Action: Men convicted for exercising freedom of speech in Somaliland
Two men have been convicted for publicly exercising their rights to the freedom of expression.
Urgent Action: Serious health concerns for prisoner of conscience in Vietnam
Trần Anh Kim's health is deteriorating and according to his wife, “may not survive his lengthy imprisonment”
Urgent Action: Hundreds left homeless by forced evictions in Uganda
Ugandan soldiers have been forcibly evicting communities in the Apaa area. So far, more than 250 homes have been burnt.
Urgent Action: Three land defenders killed in Guatemala, others at risk
Three land and territory defenders from different communities in Guatemala were killed in less than a week.
Urgent Action update: Defender's detention extended again in Russia
The pre-trial detention of Oyub Titiev has been extended for another month, until 9 June.
Urgent Action: Five activists arrested for organising protests in Niger
Five activists were arrested between 15 and 25 April in Niger.