Urgent Action: Oppose detainee transfers to Guantánamo
The US authorities are preparing for possible detainee transfers to the US naval base at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba.
Urgent Action good news: Texas Governor commutes death sentence
The Governor of Texas commuted the death sentence of Thomas Whitaker hours before he was due to be executed.
Urgent Action: Young human rights defenders in Iran at risk of torture
Young human rights defenders Shima Babaee and her husband Dariush Zand are at risk of torture and other ill-treatment.
Urgent Action good news: Prisoner of conscience in Venezuela gets medical care
Prisoner of conscience Villca Fernández finally received medical care after having been denied.
Urgent Action: Detained Chadian youth activist alleges torture
Alain Didah Kemba, spokesperson of the Chadian youth movement IYINA, was arrested on 19 February.
Urgent Action update: Risk of executions in Japan after final sentence confirmed
The execution of 13 members of Aum Shinrikyo could be carried out any moment following the completion of the trial.
Urgent Action: Kashmiri photojournalist faces life in prison
Kamran Yousuf has been charged with several criminal offences including ‘waging war against the government of India’.
Urgent Action: Man at risk of torture if extradited from Slovakia to Russia
Aslan Yandiev is now at risk of imminent extradition to Russia following the Minister of Justice’s decision on 7 February
Urgent Action: Indonesian activist in prison for 'crimes against state security'
Environmental activist Heri Budiawan, known as Budi Pego, was sentenced to 10 months in prison.
Urgent Action update: Six men to be executed in Egypt if last appeal rejected
On 12 February, the Supreme Military Court postponed the verdict of six men appealing their death sentence to 26 February