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 […]
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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 […]
IRAN: Activist Forcibly Disappeared for Months
DOWNLOAD A PDF OF UA 39/22 BELOW Political activist Ebrahim Babaei was forcibly disappeared by Iranian authorities amidst his efforts to flee Iran on 21 December 2021 to escape unjust […]
Ecuador: Authorities and companies threaten the Amazon and its Indigenous Peoples
May 4, 2022 Authorities and companies in Ecuador threaten the Amazon through legislation, policies and extractive projects – mainly oil and mining – that have not obtained the free, prior […]
MOROCCO/WESTERN SAHARA: Sahrawi Activist Beaten by Prison Guards
DOWNLOAD A PDF OF UA 37/21, UPDATE 2 HERE On 15, 17, 18 and 21 March, five prison guards entered the cell of Sahrawi activist Mohamed Lamine Haddi, beat him […]
Crisis and Tactical Round Up: Ukraine, Russia, and More
Russia Invades Ukraine Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022 – now entering the third month with no end in sight – is an act of aggression that has […]
I want to fight climate chaos. What can I do?
Normally, the coming of spring is a welcome reprieve from long, cold, dark, and, if you’re from British Columbia like me, wet winters. But this year’s coming of spring may […]
Amnesty Statement on Canada Emergencies Act Inquiry
OTTAWA – On February 14th, 2022, the Government of Canada declared a national emergency under the Emergencies Act. Although the declaration of emergency was revoked nine days later, questions remain […]
