Urgent Action: Palestinian held in airport risks deportation
Palestinian refugee from Syria, Mohamed Ajlani Younes has been held arbitrarily and in poor conditions in Istanbul.
Urgent Action: Lawyer sentenced to over 29 years in prison
Human rights lawyer Amirsalar Davoudi has been sentenced to 29 years and three months in prison and 111 lashes.
Urgent Action: Human rights defender at risk
Danelly Estupiñan has been followed by two unknown men for the past seven months because of her human rights work.
Urgent Action outcome: Detainee released
Gilber Caro was released on 17 June 2019, prior to a United Nations Human Rights High Commissioner’s visit to Venezuela.
Urgent Action: Artisanal miners at risk as the army moves in
10,000 artisanal miners are at risk of serious human rights violations if removed from a mining area where they work.
Urgent Action update: Journalist's hearing adjourned again
For the third time now, the Cabo Delgado Provincial Court postponed the pre-trial hearing of journalist Amade Abubacar.
Urgent Action: Detained critics must be released
Between 17 April and 1 May, Somaliland authorities arbitrarily arrested and detained 3 people for social media comments.
Urgent Action update: Final “Umbrella Nine” activist sentenced
Lawmaker Tanya Chan has been sentenced to eight months’ imprisonment, suspended for two years.