Appeals for action

Dongria Kondh women at a protest meeting, Niyamgiri Hills, Orissa, India, 2009

Stop mining and refinery projects from devastating communities in India

9 February 2010

Plans to mine bauxite in the Indian state of Orissa threaten the very existence of the Dongria Kondh – an indigenous community that has lived in the area for centuries.
A Uighur woman protests before a group of paramilitary police in Urumqi, 7 July 2009.

Stop human rights violations against Uighurs in China

5 February 2010

The police crackdown on peaceful Uighur demonstrations in July 2009 echoed the violent repression of a Uighur protest in Gulja 13 years ago.
Roma community forcibly evicted in Romania

Roma families forcibly evicted in Romania

26 January 2010

About 75 people have been living in metal cabins and shacks next to a sewage treatment plant in Miercurea Ciuc, Central Romania, since they were evicted from their homes in 2004.
Obtilia Eugenio Manuel of the Me'Phaa People's Organization

Mexico must protect activists

21 January 2010

Human rights activists in Mexico face threats, harassment and intimidation, wrongful prosecution and even death in retaliation for their work.
Girl in Kalma Internally Displaced Persons camp, South Darfur, Sudan.

Protect civilians in Sudan

8 January 2010

2009 was the most violent year in the South of Sudan since the 2005 peace agreement, with over 2,500 people killed and 350,000 displaced.

Iranian journalist and activist Emadeddin Baghi

Iran must release activist Emadeddin Baghi

8 January 2010

The prominent journalist and campaigner was arrested in December, the day after massive protests in Tehran and other cities to mark Ashoura. 
Men standing next to the fence/wall in Bir Naballa, south of Ramallah

Israel must stop harassment and detention of Palestinian activists

8 January 2010

Two prominent campaigners for the dismantlement of the fence/wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT) are currently held by the Israeli military.
Protest

Protect migrant workers in South Korea

18 December 2009

Migrant workers in South Korea are exposed to abusive work conditions including discrimination, verbal and physical abuse.
Andrei Zhuk

Save two men from execution in Belarus

15 December 2009

Andrei Zhuk and Vasily Yuzepchuk are currently awaiting execution in Minsk after having their appeals turned down.
Honduran troops in Tegucigalpa, July 2009

Honduras security forces must be held accountable for human rights abuses

3 December 2009

The police and military have carried out numerous human rights abuses since June, when President Manuel Zelaya was forced into exile.