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Urgent Action: Health fears for detained Hong Kong bookseller in China

Gui Minhai was on a train headed to Beijing to seek formal diagnosis for a neurological condition when he was seized

UA 021/18 issued 01/02/2018

Urgent Action: Bombing near indigenous territory in Chocó, Colombia

Nearby communities are currently forcibly displaced as fear of new operations threaten the population.

UA 022/18 issued 13/01/2018

Book and Activities: Alpha

Powerful graphic novel of one man’s journey from Côte d’Ivoire to France in search of his wife and son.

Urgent Action: At least 14 people killed during a party in Brazil

At least 14 people were shot dead and other nine were injured while enjoying a party in Cajazeiras, on 27th January

UA 020/18 issued 31/01/2018

Urgent Action Update: Turkish medical association leaders detained

Police detained 11 members of the Turkish Medical Association’s Central Council as part of a criminal investigation

1st Update on UA 016/18 issued 30/01/2018

Urgent Action: Opposition member risks further ill-treatment in Gabon

Gabonese political opposition member, Bertrand Zibi Abeghe, has alleged that he was subjected to ill-treatment.

UA 18/18 issued 30/01/2018

Urgent Action update: Court of cassation upholds death sentence

On 29 January, Bahrain’s Court of Cassation upheld the death sentence imposed against Maher Abbas Ahmad.

2nd update on UA 252/14 issued 30/01/2018

Urgent Action good news: Two memorial activists released on bail in China

Independent writers Li Xuewen and Zhan Huidong (aka “Xiaozhang” or “Headmaster”), have been release on bail.

1st update on UA 7/18 issued 30/01/2018

Urgent Action: Lawyer detained for 'inciting subversion' in China

Beijing human rights lawyer Yu Wensheng is currently being held under “residential surveillance in a designated location”

UA 19/18 issued 30/01/2018

Urgent Action: Turkish medical association facing threats

The Turkish Medical Association (TTB) and its prominent members have been subjected to threats of violence.

UA 16/18 issued 26/01/2018