Urgent Action: Austrian President must block changes to asylum law
On 27 April the Austrian parliament passed amendments to Austria’s asylum law
Urgent Action: Detained Bidun human rights defender at risk in Kuwait
Member of the stateless Bidun community have been held at Kuwait’s Central Prison since 18 April
Urgent Action: Palestinian children administratively detained
A 16-year-old Palestinian boy was arrested by Israeli forces on 4 February while he was sleeping
Urgent Action: Six Sudanese protestors detained without charge
Six former University of Khartoum students have been detained without charge
Urgent Action: Death threats to Afro-descendant leaders in Colombia
Several Afro-descendant leaders from Cauca Department have been threatened
Urgent Action update: Two released, 33 still in detention in South Sudan
Prof. Leonzio Angole Onek, was released without charge on 25 April
Urgent Action update: Dr Nasser Bin Ghaith appeared in court in UAE
Dr Nasser bin Ghaith appeared briefly before the State Security Chamber of the Federal Supreme Court
Urgent Action good news: Turkish academics targeted for peace appeal, released
Turkish academics were released from pre-trial detention on 22 April
Urgent Action: Chinese activist denied medical help as health failing
Prison officials denied him a medical examination and adequate medical treatment.
Urgent Action: Hundreds of protesters arrested in Egypt
Security forces arbitrarily arrested hundreds of people