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Urgent Action: Thousands of residents’ risk forced eviction in Kenya

Approximately 3,000 residents of the Deep Sea informal settlement in Nairobi are at imminent risk of forced eviction.

UA 141/18 issued 25/07/2018

Urgent Action Update: NGO worker’s administrative detention renewed in Israel

Israel court confirmed the renewal of the administrative detention of NGO worker and lawyer Salah Hammouri

2nd Update on UA 226/17 issued 24/07/2018

Urgent Action: Independent journalist must be immediately released in Tajikistan

On 11 July, independent journalist and comedian Khairullo (Khayrullo) Mirsaidov was sentenced to 12 years’ imprisonment

UA 139/18 issued 23/07/2018

Urgent Action Good News: Ohio governor commutes death sentence in USA

On 20 July, the Governor of Ohio commuted the death sentence of Raymond Tibbetts

1st Update on UA 123/18 issued 20/07/2018

Urgent Action Update: Detained religious teacher faces death penalty in Sudan

A religious teacher who has a visual disability is at risk of facing the death penalty or life imprisonment in Sudan

2nd Update on UA 70/18 issued 11/07/2018

Urgent Action Update: Arbitrarily detained prisoner on hunger strike in Egypt

Ola al-Qaradawi started a hunger strike, demanding the end of her arbitrary detention and abusive prison conditions

2nd Update on UA 206/17 issued 05/07/2018

Urgent Action Good News: Displaced women and children receive food supply in Nigeria

Internally displaced women & children who had previously been denied access to food are now able to access food supplies

1st Update on UA 102/18 issued 04/07/2018

Urgent Action: Protesters being held in administrative detention in India

Five protesters have been held under administrative detention since 10 June after participating in protests

UA 124/18 issued 03/07/2018

Urgent Action: 33 people reported disappeared in Mexico since February 2018

From February to May 2018 at least 33 people were reported disappeared in Nuevo Laredo, northern Mexico.

UA 120/18 issued 20/06/2018

Response to Scottish Government review of Gender Recognition Act