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
Urgent Action: Bombing near indigenous territory in Chocó, Colombia
Nearby communities are currently forcibly displaced as fear of new operations threaten the population.
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
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
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.
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.
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.
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”
Urgent Action: Turkish medical association facing threats
The Turkish Medical Association (TTB) and its prominent members have been subjected to threats of violence.