Urgent Action update: Indigenous leader health and life back at risk in Chile
Mapuche Indigenous spiritual leader Machi Celestino Córdova, imprisoned since 2014, renewed a hunger strike.
Urgent Action update: Ahmed Mansoor sentenced to 10 years imprisonment in the UAE
In the UAE, Ahmed Mansoor was sentenced to 10 years in prison and a fine of 1,000,000 Emirati Dirham.
Urgent Action update: Land defenders threatened and attacked in Guatemala
Human rights defender Ramon Choc died following a violent assault, and other defenders have been threatened.
Urgent Action update: Far-right protesters attack festival organisers in Ukraine
The Festival of Equality was disrupted by violent far-right protesters and conservative religious protestors.
Urgent Action good news: Prisoner of conscience released in Uzbekistan
On 7 May, a court issued Uzbekistani journalist Bobomurod Abdullayev with a non-custodial sentence.
Urgent Action: Detained rapper accused of promoting drugs in Turkey
Rapper, Ezhel, was remanded on pre-trial detention on 23 May accused of ‘publicly promoting drug use’
Urgent Action Update: 30 June set as date of verdict for Shawkan in Egypt
The Court has set the 30 June as the date for issuing the verdict in the case against “Shawkan and 738 other defendants.
Urgent Action Update: 61 people remain homeless after forced eviction in Swaziland
Four families (61 people including 33 children) remain homeless after forced eviction and having their homes demolished
Workshop - Children's Rights Introduction
This resource introduces students, aged 5-11, to the topic of children's rights.
End Action: Tibetan activist sentenced to five years in jail in China
Prisoner of conscience Tashi Wangchuk was given a five-year prison sentence for “inciting separatism” on 22 May 2018