Urgent Action: Police use tear gas on peaceful protestors in Colombia
Residents of the city of Buenaventura in Colombia have reported police repression, including the use of tear gas, at peaceful protests that began on 16 May.
Urgent Action update: Fate and whereabouts of two men unknown in South Sudan
Dong Samuel Luak and Aggrey Idri, were disappeared in Kenya and taken to a prison facility at the National Security Service (NSS) headquarters in Juba, South Sudan on 25 January, around midday.
Youth Group Action - June 2017
The focus of this month's youth group campaign action is on the cases of British-Iranian citizens Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Kamal Foroughi, who are imprisoned in Iran. Amnesty International UK is highlighting the injustice of Nazanin and Kamal missing out on making memories with their families.
Urgent Action: 28 men arrested in Bangladesh, suspected of being gay
Bangladesh’s elite security forces arrested 28 young men on 19 May 2017 at a social event where more than 150 people were gathered and which is known to be frequented by members of the LGBTI community.
Urgent Action: 28 men arrested in Bangladesh, suspected of being gay
Bangladesh’s elite security forces arrested 28 young men on 19 May 2017 at a social event where more than 150 people were gathered and which is known to be frequented by members of the LGBTI community.
Human Rights Defenders Campaign – BRAVE
On 16 May 2017, Amnesty International launched a new global campaign, BRAVE, to strengthen the recognition and protection of human rights defenders around the world. The campaign is in response to the increased attacks and targeting of Human Rights Defenders, Activists and civil society organisations around the world. The campaign will run until the end of 2019.
Urgent Action update: Health concerns for detainees arbitrarily held in South Sudan
Three men arbitrarily detained at a prison at the National Security Service (NSS) headquarters in Juba died in February and March as a result of poor prison conditions and lack of appropriate medical treatment.
Urgent Action update: University lecturer freed on conditional bail in Uganda
Dr Stella Nyanzi, an academic and feminist, has been released on conditional bail. She was arrested on 7 April and subsequently charged with insulting the president and violating his right to privacy.
Urgent Action: Imminent execution for former government official in China
A former government official has been sentenced to death for his alleged involvement in the killing of a young woman.
Urgent Action update: Women's rights activist in critical health in Iran
The health of Iranian women’s rights activist, Atena Daemi, has sharply deteriorated. After 46 days on hunger strike, she is critically ill and her body has started rejecting water.