Urgent Action: Members of Burundi NGO wrongly accused, facing trial
Three member of NGO are on trial for “threatening state security” and using fake documents.
Urgent Action: Human rights defender's trial starts in Burundi
Burundian human rights defender, Germain Rukuki, is being prosecuted for ‘threatening state security’ and ‘rebellion’
Urgent Action: Activist immediately jailed in Cambodia after forcible return
Sam Sokha, a UNHCR recognised refugee, was arrested and detained in Cambodia when forcibly returned from Thailand.
Urgent Action update: Forcibly returned woman faces treason charges in North Korea
Koo Jeong-hwa (previously identified as Lee Su-jung in China) has been detained since 3 December 2017 in North Korea.
Urgent Action update: Detained cartoonist must be freed immediately in Equatorial Guinea
Ramón Esono Ebalé, an Equatorial Guinean cartoonist and activist, has spent almost 5 months in prison.
Urgent Action good news: Ohio Governor stays execution after juror plea
The Ohio Governor issued an eight-month reprieve for Raymond Tibbetts, who was due to be executed on 13 February
Urgent Action update: Tortured journalist in Uzbekistan must be immediately released
Two officers leading the investigation on the case against detained journalist Bobomurod Abdullayev were suspended
Urgent Action: Prisoner of conscience needs urgent treatment in Ethiopia
Ethiopian Bekele Gerba has been denied access to specialised medical treatment that he urgently needs.
Urgent Action Update: threats to journalist reporting disappearances in Mexico
On 19 January reporter published videos from surveillance cameras suggesting that police were involved in disappearances
Urgent Action: Azeri activist conscripted despite ill-health in Azerbaijan
Ulvi Hasanli was exempted from military service until 2019, however late in October the decision was reversed