Urgent Action good news: Investigation into human rights defender closed in Malaysia
The Malaysian police have officially closed all investigations into Maria Chin Abdullah.
Winter Groups News 2017
The Winter issue of Groups News covers great activities that Amnesty groups have organised during last few months.
Urgent Action update: Refugees forcibly removed from Australian detention centre in PNG
There are ongoing concerns as hundreds of refugees are forcibly relocated from the Lombrum detention centre.
Urgent Action update: Grave health fears for Indian paralysed activist in prison
Disabled activist and teacher, G N Saibaba continues to be denied access to adequate medical treatment in prison.
Urgent Action: Border officials forcibly separate families in USA
US border agency officials forcibly separated four Central American asylum-seeking fathers from their children.
Urgent Action: Defender accused of undermining state security in Burundi
Defender Nestor Nibitanga was arrested in Gitega on 21 November.
Urgent Action update: Human rights lawyer in China sentenced to 2 years in prison
Lawyer Jiang Tianyong has been sentenced to two year of imprisonment for “inciting subversion of state power”.
Urgent Action: Egyptian ativists and prisoner of conscience in detention
Mahienour El-Masry has been detained on remand on 18 November, alongside activist Moataseem Medhat.
Urgent Action: Chechen asylum-seeker feared disappeared in Russian Federation
Chechen asylum-seeker Imran Salamov, may have been subjected to an enforced disappearance.