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Urgent Action update: Nine umbrella movement leaders convicted

Leaders of the Hong Kong pro-democracy protests each found guilty of vague and ambiguous “public nuisance' charges.

1st update on UA 191/18 issued 10/04/2019

Urgent Action: Three face jail for peaceful protest

The trial against Yan Sidorov, Vladislav Mordasov and Viacheslav Shashmin is expected to start in May.

UA 48/19 issued 09/04/2019

Urgent Action: Human rights defender under house arrest

Human rights defender Serikzhan Bilash has been under house arrest since 10 March.

UA 46/19 issued 09/04/2019

Urgent Action: Former prosecutor general risks torture

Rashitjon Kadirov and 12 co-defendants are standing trial in closed-door criminal proceedings.

UA 44/19 issued 08/04/2019

Urgent Action: Human rights defender on hunger strike

Ahmed Mansoor has been on hunger strike for over three weeks in protest of his prison conditions and his unfair trial.

UA 47/19 issued 09/04/2019

Urgent Action: Transgender woman held in all-male prison

19-year-old transgender woman human rights defender, arbitrarily detained in the all-male Mazra’at Tora prison.

UA 43/19 issued 09/04/2019

Families Together Coalition Briefing

This briefing is provided by the Families Together Coalition

Families Together Coalition briefing

Death Penalty 2018: Report

Amnesty's 2018 global review of the death penalty

Death Penalty 2018 Report

Urgent Action update: Eight Lebanese men await verdict

On 3 April 2019, eight Lebanese men appeared before the state security Chamber of the Federal Appeal Court in Abu Dhabi.

1st update on UA 38/19 issued 05/04/2019