Urgent Action: Indigenous communities attacked and at risk
The Pemón Indigenous communities in the Canaima National Park were targeted during a two-day military operation.
Urgent Action: Christian house church members criminally detained
100 members of the Early Rain Covenant Church in Chengdu, Sichuan province, detained after a raid by the police.
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Youth Fundraising Update: January 2019
A youth fundraising update for January 2019. Featuring fundraising ideas and 2018's youth fundraising total.
Urgent Action: Bill could further pretrial detentions
The Mexican Congress could pass a constitutional amendment that would force judges to order pretrial detention.
Urgent Action update: Verdict for human rights defender
The State Security Chamber of the Federal Supreme Court of the UAE upheld its 10-year sentence against Ahmed Mansoor.
Urgent Action update: Human rights organisations at risk
The National Police broke into the offices of Nicaraguan Centre for Human Rights (CENIDH).
Urgent Action good news: Syrian refugee granted asylum in Canada
Hassan al-Kontar has been granted asylum and arrived in Canada on 26 November 2018.
Urgent Action update: Court lifts travel bans on anti-war protesters
Turkish court lifted travel bans on 30 students facing terrorism-related charges for taking part in a peaceful protest.
Urgent Action update: Singer-songwriter activist sentenced
Activist Xu Lin was sentenced to three years in prison for “picking quarrels and provoking trouble” on 7 December 2018.