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Urgent Action update: Jailed Crimean Tatar’s health still at risk

On 3 July a court in Russian - occupied Crimea rejected Edem Bekirov’s appeal to review his pre-trial detention.

1st Update on UA 079/19 Issued 15/07/2019

Urgent Action update: Roma still homeless after forced eviction

Around 500 Roma people were left homeless after being forcibly evicted by authorities.

1st Update on UA 068/19 Issued 11/07/2019

Urgent Action: Security agent ill-treated in detention

South Sudanese security agent is detained at the Riverside detention centre- notorious for its extremely poor conditions.

UA 100/19 Issued 10/07/2019

Urgent Action: Detained youth activist denied family visits

South Sudanese youth activist in his 30s, is arbitrarily detained at the National Security Service (NSS) headquarters.

UA 099/19 Issued 10/07/2019

Urgent Action: Jailed for protesting forced veiling laws

Iranian women’s rights defenders have been arbitrarily detained in in Shahr-e Ray prison.

UA 096/19 Issued 08/07/2019

Urgent Action update: Justice for survivor of sexual harassment

The Indonesian Supreme Court rejected the final case review submitted by Baiq Nuril Maknun, a survivor of sexual abuse.

1st update on UA 199/18 issued on 22/07/2019

Urgent Action: Jailed for reporting on workers’ protests

Iranian journalists Amir Amirgholi, Sanaz Alahyari and Amirhossein Mohammadifar arbitrarily detained since January.

UA 95/19 issued 03/07/2019

Urgent Action: Indigenous community at risk of eviction

The Tekoha Sauce Indigenous community in Paraguay are, once again, at risk of eviction from their ancestral territory.

UA 89/19 issued 02/07/2019

Urgent Action: National guard harasses migrant shelter

Rise of concerning behaviours that could put as risk the rights of migrants, refugees, asylum seekers and HRDs in Mexico.

UA 93/19 issued 01/07/2019

Urgent Action: Four women jailed for attending may day rally

Iranian activists Anisha Assadolahi, Atefeh Rangriz and Neda Naji and Iranian journalist Marzieh Amiri detained.

UA 97/19 issued 09/07/2019