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Urgent Action update: Forced evictions continue in Lagos, Nigeria

Over 4000 residents of Otodogbame waterfront community in Lagos, Nigeria were on 26 March forcibly evicted from their homes by Lagos State officials. No notice was issued to the residents prior to the forced eviction. Several residents were injured during the incident as police used excessive force.

1st update on UA 234/16 issued 27/03/2017

Urgent Action: Execution set despite diagnosis of schizophrenia in USA

Bruce Ward is scheduled to be executed in Arkansas on 17 April. He has been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia. In custody since 1989, he has been on death row for nearly 25 years. Thirty-two years old at the time of the crime, he is now aged 60.

UA 066/17 issued on 24/03/2017

Urgent Action update: Growing health concerns for prominent activist in Bahrain

Prisoner of conscience Nabeel Rajab has been held in solitary confinement for nine months, with growing concerns about the effect it is having on his health and well-being.

15th update on UA249/14 issued on 24/03/2017

Urgent Action: Paramilitary invasion of humanitarian zones in Colombia

Inhabitants of the Jiguamiandó river basin have reported the presence of paramilitary groups in their territory. The increase in paramilitary activity in these humanitarian zones is putting the Indigenous and Afro-Colombian residents at risk.

UA 062/17 issued on 22/03/2017

Urgent Action: Execution date set after 25 years on death row in USA

Don Davis is scheduled to be executed in Arkansas on 17 April. He has been on death death row for 25 years, having been sentenced to death in 1992 for a murder committed during a burglary in 1990.

UA 064/17 issued on 22/03/2017

Urgent Action: Hundreds of Roma at risk of forced eviction in Italy

A community of approximately 1300 Romanian Roma is facing an imminent forced eviction from the informal settlement of Gianturco in Naples, in southern Italy.

UA 063/17 issued on 22/03/2017

Urgent Action good news: Okinawa activist released on bail after five months

Hiroji Yamashiro, 64 years of age, has been released on bail after five months in detention without being able to see his family. Arrested for his role in protests against new U.S. military construction projects in Okinawa, his next court hearing is scheduled for 27 March 2017.

2nd update on UA 023/17 issued 21/03/2017

Urgent Action update: Tibetan activist remains arbitrarily detained

Prisoner of conscience, Tashi Wangchuk, has been detained for over a year and has yet to be informed by Chinese authorities of the charges against him.

2nd update on UA 079/16 issued 21/03/2017

Urgent Action update: Egyptian prisoner in solitary confinement on hunger strike

Ahmed Amin Ghazali Amin has been on hunger strike since 9 March, in protest against his solitary confinement, which he has been held in since May 2016, when he was sentenced to death by a Military Court. An appeal hearing is still due to be set. If rejected, he could be executed at any time.

4th update on UA 091/16 issued 17/03/2017

Urgent Action good news: Palestinian journalist to be released from detention in Israel

Palestinian journalist Muhammed al-Qiq suspended his hunger strike on 10 March 2017 after he learned that the Israeli authorities were not renewing his administrative detention order. He is expected to be released on 10 April.

1st update on UA 048/17 issued on 17/03/2017