CUBA: Political Leader Held Incommunicado
DOWNLOAD A PDF OF UA 67/22 BELOW José Daniel Ferrer García, leader of the unofficial political opposition group “Patriotic Union of Cuba,” was arrested on 11 July 2021 in the […]
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BAHRAIN: Hunger-Striking Academic Denied Medication
DOWNLOAD A PDF OF UA 11/22 UPDATE 1 BELOW Unjustly jailed Dr. Abduljalil al-Singace, who has been on a hunger strike for a year, since 8 July 2021, announced on […]
THAILAND: Sister of Abducted Activist Charged for Campaigning
DOWNLOAD A PDF OF UA 63/22 BELOW Human rights defender Sitanun Satsaksit has been working to ensure authorities in Cambodia and Thailand determine the fate and whereabouts of her brother […]
Taking Action on the Overturning of Roe v. Wade!
June 24th has marked a grim day in the United States, as the US Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade and ruled to end protections for abortion rights in […]
IRAN: Health of Tortured Iranian Defender at Risk
DOWNLOAD A PDF OF UA 105/15 UPDATE 10 BELOW Arbitrarily detained Iranian human rights defender Narges Mohammadi is being tortured and otherwise ill-treated in Shahr-e Rey prison in Varamin, outside […]
SAUDI ARABIA: Arrested at 14, Tortured, Now Faces Execution
DOWNLOAD A PDF OF UA 60/22 BELOW Abdullah al-Huwaiti, who was arrested when he was 14, is at imminent risk of execution in Saudi Arabia. On 13 June 2022, the […]
IRAN: Finger Amputation Risk For Eight Prisoners
DOWNLOAD A PDF OF UA 59/22 BELOW At least eight prisoners in Greater Tehran Penitentiary, Tehran province, are at grave risk of having their finger-amputation sentences carried out imminently. At […]
THAILAND: Release hunger-striking activists
DOWNLOAD A PDF OF UA 56/22 BELOW Since 2 June 2022, two women have been on hunger strike calling for their right to bail. They have been detained since 3 […]
SAUDI ARABIA: Halt Imminent Execution of Two Bahraini Men
DOWNLOAD A PDF OF UA 46/22 BELOW Jaafar Mohammad Sultan and Sadeq Majeed Thamer, two Bahraini Shi’a men, are at imminent risk of execution in Saudi Arabia. The Specialized Criminal […]
EGYPT: Life of Jailed and Beaten Activist at Risk
DOWNLOAD A PDF OF UA 132/19, UPADTE 8 BELOW Dual Egyptian-British national activist Alaa Abdel Fattah has been on hunger-strike since 2 April in protest of his unjust imprisonment, cruel […]
Write for Rights 2021: Your Words are Changing Lives
More people took part in Write for Rights 2021 in Canada than ever before! More than 5,800 people across Canada gathered at 180 virtual and in-person events to send more […]
GAMBIA: Human Rights Defender at Risk
DOWNLOAD A PDF OF UA 40/22 BELOW During his annual meeting with the Banjul Muslim Elders for Koriteh at the State House on 2 May 2022, President Adama Barrow accused […]