Urgent Action Update: Two missing prisoners found; torture fears remain
On 31 October the two men were confirmed to being held at pre-trial detention centres in St. Petersburg, Russia.
Urgent Action Update: Lawmaker’s administrative detention renewed
Ofer Military Court in OPT approved the renewal of Khalida Jarrar’s administrative detention for another four months.
Urgent Action Update: Lawyer released on bail but threat of jail remains
On 23 October, Krasnodar Regional Court ordered the release of lawyer Mikhail Benyash on bail, set at about USD 10,000.
Urgent Action: Mother and son separated by border authorities
Valquiria and her son Abel* fled Brazil and requested asylum in the US but were separated by US border authorities.
Urgent Action Update: 12 Saudi men at risk of imminent execution
The families of 12 Saudi men sentenced to death after an unfair mass trial fear that their relatives could be executed.
Urgent Action: Christian woman accused of blasphemy at risk in Pakistan
Aasia Noreen, known as Aasia Bibi, is a Christian who was convicted of blasphemy and sentenced to death in 2010.
Urgent Action update: Poor medical treatment for detained activist in China
The health of Huang Qi, founder and director of human rights website “64 Tianwang”, has further deteriorated.
Urgent Action good news: Palestinian NGO worker released
Salah Hammouri, French-Palestinian lawyer and NGO worker, was released from Ketziot prison in southern Israel.
Urgent Action update: Ongoing punishment for prisoner of conscience in Vietnam
Human rights defender Trần Thị Nga is being punished by prison authorities, for ‘not following prison principles’.
Urgent Action good news: Indigenous community granted protection in Paraguay
Paraguayan authorities have called for an impartial and independent investigation into the attacks against Amada Martínez