Urgent Action: 10 year death row case in Vietnam pushed for execution
Ho Duy Hai was sentenced to death in December 2008 after being convicted of plundering property and murder.
Urgent Action: Four activists arbitrarily detained in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Four youth activists were arrested on 30 December 2017, but have yet to be brought to court nor notified of the charges
Urgent Action Update: Swedish doctor denied access to bookseller in China
A Swedish doctor has been denied access to Gui Minhai, who is urgently in need of medical care.
Urgent Action Update: Human rights defender’s detention extended in Russia
The pre-trial detention of Oyub Titiev, a prisoner of conscience has been extended for a further two months, until 9 May.
Urgent Action Update: Human Rights Defender’s detention extended in Russia
The pre-trial detention of Oyub Titiev, a prisoner of conscience has been extended for a further two months, until 9 May.
Urgent Action: Singapore sets second execution in a week
The execution of Hishamrudin Bin Mohd scheduled for 16 March, a week after Singapore’s first known execution of 2018.
Urgent Action: Georgia, USA execution set 40 years after crimes
Carlton Gary, aged 67, is due to be executed in Georgia at 7pm on 15 March after 32 years on death row.
Urgent Action Update: Prosecutor calls for death penalty in mass trials in Egypt
The prosecutor in the “Rabaa dispersal” case has called for sentencing of 739 defendants, including Shawkan, to death.
Youth Group Action - March 2018
Take Action for Shackelia Jackson and Rodrigo Mundaca.
Urgent Action: Family seeking asylum detained in Berks county, USA
Astrid (14) and her father, Arturo (49), have been detained at the Berks County Residential Center in Pennsylvania.