Urgent Action update: Uyghur activist’s 30 relatives still detained
Up to 30 relatives of Uyghur human rights activist Rebiya Kadeer have been detained for nearly two years without trial.
Urgent Action update: Arbitrarily detained couple remains held
Egyptian authorities have decided to imprison Ola al-Qaradawi over unfounded charges.
Urgent Action update: Jailed Crimean Tatar’s health still at risk
On 3 July a court in Russian - occupied Crimea rejected Edem Bekirov’s appeal to review his pre-trial detention.
Urgent Action update: Roma still homeless after forced eviction
Around 500 Roma people were left homeless after being forcibly evicted by authorities.
Urgent Action: Security agent ill-treated in detention
South Sudanese security agent is detained at the Riverside detention centre- notorious for its extremely poor conditions.
Urgent Action: Detained youth activist denied family visits
South Sudanese youth activist in his 30s, is arbitrarily detained at the National Security Service (NSS) headquarters.
Urgent Action: Jailed for protesting forced veiling laws
Iranian women’s rights defenders have been arbitrarily detained in in Shahr-e Ray prison.
Urgent Action update: Justice for survivor of sexual harassment
The Indonesian Supreme Court rejected the final case review submitted by Baiq Nuril Maknun, a survivor of sexual abuse.
Urgent Action: Jailed for reporting on workers’ protests
Iranian journalists Amir Amirgholi, Sanaz Alahyari and Amirhossein Mohammadifar arbitrarily detained since January.
Urgent Action: Indigenous community at risk of eviction
The Tekoha Sauce Indigenous community in Paraguay are, once again, at risk of eviction from their ancestral territory.