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Urgent Action: Prisoner at Risk of Losing Eyesight (Kazakhstan: UA 157.18)
Kazakhstani activist and blogger, Muratbek Tungishbayev risks losing sight in his left eye due to the penitentiary authorities’ failure to provide him with necessary medical care following surgery he had…
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In the Line of Fire: Human Rights and the U.S. Gun Violence Crisis
The U.S. government has allowed gun violence to become a human rights crisis, according to “In the Line of Fire: Human Rights and the U.S. Gun Violence Crisis,” a new…
Press Release
“Bigger, bolder and more inclusive”: Kumi Naidoo sets out his vision for human rights
The human rights movement needs to be bigger, bolder and more inclusive if it is to tackle the challenges that people face today, said seasoned activist Kumi Naidoo as he…
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Urgent Action Update: Threats Against Indigenous Rights Defenders (Malaysia: UA 22.17)
Indigenous human rights defenders face sustained intimidation and threats of physical violence in light of their continuing efforts to protect their land. Incidents of harassment by a private company developing…
Press Release
Amnesty International staff targeted with malicious spyware
An Amnesty International staff member has been targeted by a sophisticated surveillance campaign, in what the organization suspects was a deliberate attempt to spy on its staff by a government…
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Urgent Action: Health Fears for Detainee Without Access to Lawyer (Maldives: UA 118.18)
Lahiru Manikkuadura, a Sri Lankan citizen, has been detained in the Maldives without a trial date since September 2016 and, following recent and restrictive changes in legal procedures, is being…
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Urgent Action Update: Activist Released on Bail, Set to Stand Trial (Zambia: UA 94.18)
Fumba Chama, affectionately known as Pilato, was released on a 3000 USD bail on 21 May. His trial will begin on 25 June. Pilato was arrested on 16 May on…
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Urgent Action Update: Activist Trying to Seek Medical Care Detained (China: UA 202.16)
Xing Wangli was taken away by local government personnel in Beijing, where he had travelled to seek medical care and legal assistance for filing a lawsuit against local officials regarding…
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Urgent Action: Homes of Religious Minority Destroyed by Mob (Indonesia UA 104.18)
Police evacuated at least 23 members of the Ahmadiyya religious minority in East Lombok to another town after neighbouring villagers destroyed their homes and possessions. Repeatedly attacked over a period…
Update
North Korea: Joint Letter to President Trump regarding North Korea Human Rights
Joint Letter to President Trump regarding North Korea Human Rights The United States should press for human rights issues to be included in all discussions with the Democratic People’s Republic…
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Urgent Action: 10 Year Death Row Case Pushed For Execution (Viet Nam: UA 52.18)
Ho Duy Hai was sentenced to death in December 2008 after being convicted of plundering property and murder. In 2015, the Committee on Judicial Affairs of the National Assembly urged…