Urgent Action: Accused of defamation for social media posts in Indonesia
Haris Azhar, Executive Coordinator of a leading human rights NGO in Indonesia, is being investigated for defamation for publishing on social media.
Urgent Action: Evacuate 10-year-old Syrian girl in need of surgery
Ghina Ahmad Wadi, a 10-year-old girl, was shot in the leg on 2 August by a sniper at a government checkpoint in Madaya
Urgent Action: Four youth activists detained without charge in Angola
Four Angolan youth activists who are part of the Benguela Revolutionary Movement (Movimento Revolucionário de Benguela) were arrested by police on the evening of 4 August.
Urgent Action: At least a thousand houses at risk of demolition in Nigeria
The Governor of Kaduna State, Nigeria has threatened to demolish houses in Gbagyi Villa, Kaduna State, North West Nigeria.
Urgent Action: Eight arrested in Sudan, whereabouts unknown
10 people, seven of whom are Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), were arrested by Sudan’s National Intelligence and Security Services (NISS) in Darfur on 31 July.
End Action: Return to Turkey not imminent for two Syrians in Greece
The first two Syrian refugees that became at risk of being forcibly returned to Turkey under the illegal EU-Turkey deal have now been released from detention. A court has also ordered the suspension of their deportation.
End Action: Stop action on lawyer at risk of torture in China
Lawyer Ren Quanniu, who was criminally detained on suspicion of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”, has been released on bail. Please stop sending appeals at this time.
Real Lives Autumn 2016
Letter-writing changes lives. A letter from you could help free a prisoner, stop an execution or help a bereaved family receive justice. This edition of Real Lives is produced for those wishing to write more letters in support of individuals at risk.
Real Lives Spring 2017
Letter-writing changes lives. A letter from you could help free a prisoner, stop an execution or help a bereaved family receive justice. This edition of Real Lives is produced for those wishing to write more letters in support of individuals at risk.
Urgent Action update: Sahrawi defendants granted civilian re-trial in Morocco
Twenty-three Sahrawi defendants, including 21 prisoners sentenced to jail after a grossly unfair trial by a military court in 2013, are to face re-trial before a civilian court.