Urgent Action Update: Violence against protestors escalates
At least 20 people have reportedly been killed, hundreds detained and others injured following the repression of protests
Urgent Action: 14 dead as a result of the Syrian government siege
14 individuals have died since July in Eastern Ghouta, as the Syrian government blocks their medical evacuation
Urgent Action Update: Palestinian Human Rights Defender released
Hasan Safadi, Palestinian human rights defender and media coordinator for prisoners’ rights group Addameer, was released
Urgent Action: Women's Rights Defender threatened with death
Sanièce Petit Phat, a Haitian women and girls’ rights defender, has reported receiving death threats because of her work.
Urgent Action: Prisoner of conscience needs medical care in Venezuela
Prisoner of conscience Villca Fernández is being denied access to specialized medical treatment. His health deteriorates.
Urgent Action Update: Cartoonist held in pre-trial detention in Equatorial Guinea
Ramón Esono Ebalé, a cartoonist and activist, is charged with counterfeiting money and held in pre-trial detention.
Urgent Action: Health fears for poet under illegal house arrest in China
Liu Xia wrote a letter expressing her deep depression and loneliness under house arrest.
Urgent Action Update: Bolivian NGO and staff under financial threat
The Bolivian Documentation and Information Centre (CEDIB) reported new threats to their human rights work and its staff.
Urgent Action: Defenders denouncing violent repression at risk in Honduras
Honduran human rights organizations have reported security incidents, including threats and persecution of members.
Urgent Action update: Sahrawi prisoner's health critically deteriorating in Morocco
Abdeljalil Laaroussi’s health is critically deteriorating. He has been on hunger strike since 20 November 2017.