Urgent Action Network blog

Lucila Bettina Cruz Velázquez is a human rights defender who defends the rights of Indigenous people. She has previously been threatened with death and assaulted and this week she has been arrested and detained. Please take ten minutes...

Yesterday we heard that a political activist that was due to have an appeal against his imprisonment will now remain in detention until April. The appeal was cancelled at the last minute and his life remains in danger. If you are a...

The demolition of the Railway Compound in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, was halted by the authorities after a strong protest from the community and pressure from local non-governmental organisations and Amnesty International. Thank you very...

We've just received the worrying news about an imminent forced eviction happening in Nigeria. Hundreds of people in the Railway Compound community in Port Harcourt are facing imminent forced eviction from their homes after the governor...

CUBA Yoani Sánchez (f) Following the Cuban authorities´ refusal to grant Cuban blogger Yoani Sánchez permission to travel to Brazil to attend a documentary screening on freedom of expression, the documentary-maker has decided to...

Hi again, since issuing this Urgent Action yesterday, we have heard that Yoani has received hundreds of messages of solidarity from across the world. You can see what she said on Twitter Yoani Sánchez @ yoanisanchez # cuba Me han...

We have received word that many Romani families have been subjected to forced eviction in Tirana, Albania. The United Nations state that 'Forced evictions constitute gross violations of a range of internationally recognised human...

Earlier today we received distressing news that hundreds of people have been forcibly evicted in the African country of Chad. Schools and residential areas were demolished and many of those evicted are now sleeping under trees as there...