Urgent Action update: Chinese veteran activist executed
Xu Youchen, 58, was executed on 15 November 2018 after the China Supreme People’s Court approved his death sentence.
Urgent Action good news: 200 families no longer at risk of forced eviction
Families from the Guahory Community, Eastern Paraguay, are no longer at imminent threat of forced eviction.
Urgent Action update: Hunger-striking detainee admitted to hospital
The Palestinian authorities have transferred social justice activist Suha Jbara to a hospital in Jericho.
Urgent Action: Bill to give armed forces control of security in Mexico
Mexican legislators could pass a bill for a constitutional reform that would broaden the powers of the armed forces.
Urgent Action: Attacks on defenders and journalists increase
Nicaraguan authorities continue to target journalists, human rights defenders and organizations.
Urgent Action: Sudanese activist deported, at risk of torture
Sudanese political activist Mohamed Hassan Alim Shareef was deported from Egypt to Sudan on 9 October.
Urgent Action: Land claimant leader at risk
Enrique Cabezas has received several threats in response to his work defending the ancestral territory.
Urgent Action: Risk of imminent execution for Hong Kong citizen
The death sentence of Hong Kong citizen Wu Zongxi is currently under review by the Supreme People’s Court.
Urgent Action update: Activist cleared of charges, another awaiting trial
Activist Yahaya Badamassi has been released while activist Sadat Illiya Dan Malam is still in detention awaiting trial.
Urgent Action update: Two prisoners at risk of imminent execution
There is grave concern that the only two known prisoners on death row in Belarus are at risk of imminent execution.