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Urgent Action: EXECUTION SET OF MAN WITH MENTAL DISABILITY (USA: UA 68.23)
Johnny Johnson, a 45-year-old man long diagnosed with severe mental disabilities, including schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder, is scheduled to be executed in Missouri on 1 August 2023 for the 2002…
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Urgent Action: 16 BAHA’IS FORCIBLY DISAPPEARED IN YEMEN (Yemen: UA 60.23)
On May 25th 2023, armed Huthi forces stormed a peaceful gathering of Baha’is in Sana’a, Yemen. They detained and forcibly disappeared 17 individuals, among them five women. One individual has…
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Urgent Action: POLITICAL ACTIVISTS UNJUSTLY DETAINED (Tunisia: UA 52.23)
POLITICAL ACTIVISTS UNJUSTLY DETAINED Since February 2023, Tunisian authorities have opened criminal investigations against at least 21 people including political opposition activists, lawyers, and businessmen on unfounded accusations of conspiracy.…
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LGBTQI+ Rights
People who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, or intersex (LGBTQI*) face threats to their lives in many countries across the globe.
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Racial Justice
What is the problem? Slavery formally ended in 1865, but the painful truth is that the legacy of the institution of slavery continues and undermines all efforts to progress and…
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Grassroots Activism
Grassroots activism is when ordinary people take collective action to spark change. These kinds of activism efforts are undertaken at a global, local, or community level. The "bottom-up" approach of…
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Our work Over many decades, we have been recognized worldwide as the premier grassroots organization demanding human rights for every person and tackling the most pressing challenges to human rights.…
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Urgent Action: PRESIDENT MUST VETO ANTI-LBGTI LEGISLATION (Uganda: UA 48.23)
On 2 May, Uganda’s Parliament passed the 2023 Anti-Homosexuality Bill and sent it back to President Yoweri Museveni. The President has until 31 May to either sign, veto or return…
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Urgent Action: SIX AHWAZI ARABS AT GRAVE RISK OF EXECUTION (Iran: UA 49.23)
Six men – Ali Mojadam, Moein Khanfari, Mohammad Reza Moghadam, Salem Mousavi, Adnan Ghobeishavi and Habib Deris – from Iran’s persecuted Ahwazi Arab minority face imminent execution. A Revolutionary Court…
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Urgent Action: HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER FACES CRIMINAL CHARGES (Belarus 97.22)
After having served almost 75 days in detention for purported petty hooliganism, Belarusian human rights defender and educator Nasta (Anastasia) Loika faces unfounded criminal charges and remains in detention. The…
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Urgent Action: GRAVE RISK OF EXECUTIONS IN RELATION TO PROTESTS (Iran: UA 103.22)
At least seven individuals in Iran are under sentence of death in connection with nationwide protests, while dozens of others are at risk of being sentenced to death. The authorities…
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Pride 2023
Celebrate Pride with LGBTQI+ activists around the world! This year let us show our PRIDE and fight for a world where everyone’s rights are fully protected, respected, and fulfilled. PRIDE…