Urgent Action Update: Prisoner of Conscience on trial in the United Arab Emirates (UAE)
On 11 April 2018, Ahmed Mansoor appeared before a court in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates for his second trial
Urgent Action: Administrative detention of NGO worker renewed in Israel
Abdul Razeq Farraj, an NGO worker, has been held by Israel without charge or trial for 325 days.
Urgent Action: Dozens left homeless after forced eviction in Swaziland
Dozens of people, including 33 children, were left homeless after their homes were demolished using bulldozers
Urgent Action good news: Eleven people in Ethiopia freed after more than a week in jail
Eleven people including a lawyer, journalists, bloggers, opposition members and academics were released without charge.
Urgent Action update: Dalit rights activist still detained without charge in India
Chandrashekhar Azad ‘Ravan’, a prominent Dalit rights activist, is still being held in administrative detention.
Urgent Action: Human rights defenders arrested and detained in Niger
Four human rights defenders were among a group of people arrested and detained on by security forces in Niamey, Niger.
Urgent Action update: Ten students remanded for anti-war protest in Turkey
Three separate Istanbul courts have remanded in prison a total of ten Boğaziçi University students.
Urgent Action update: Report in Uzbekistan finds no torture despite visible bruises
The trial of journalist, Bobomurod Abdullayev began on 7 March.
Urgent Action update: Health of Indian activist with disabilities deteriorates
Activist and teacher, G N Saibaba, who is paralysed, continues to be denied access to adequate medical treatment.
Urgent Action good news: Indigenous defender in Ecuador no longer under threat
Indigenous defender Patricia Gualinga is no longer considered under imminent threat.