Urgent Action good news: Human rights defender aquitted of all charges
Pastor Evan Mawarire was acquitted of the charge of ‘subversion of constitutional elected government’ on 29 November.
Urgent Action: Pakistani Activist's whereabouts unknown
Raza Khan, a Pakistani peace activist, has not been seen or heard from since 2 December
Urgent Action: Former journalists charged with espionage
Two former journalists for US-based Radio Free Asia in Cambodia were detained on trumped-up charges of espionage
Urgent Action: Violent repression following elections
At least 13 people have reportedly been killed, scores of people detained and others injured
Urgent Action Update: Former POC feared to be in detention again
The whereabouts of Human Rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng remains a mystery after he has been missing for over three months.
Urgent Action: Leader of peace community threatened
Paramilitary groups continue incursions and threats against the people of the Peace Community of San José de Apartadó
Urgent Action Update: Confined communities in Riosucio, Chocó
Several Embera Indigenous communities and the Afro-descendent community of Taparal find themselves confined and terrified
Urgent Action Update: New convictions for “inciting debauchery”
16 individuals sentenced to three years in prison and three years’ probation for “debauchery”, raising the total to 49
Winter Groups News 2017
The Winter issue of Groups News covers great activities that Amnesty groups have organised during last few months.