Lawyers & legal

Urgent action (follow up) : Detained chinese activists denied medical care

Further information on UA: 117/11 Index: ASA 17/035/2011 Issue Date: 07 July 2011.

PLEASE SEND APPEALS BEFORE 18 AUGUST 2011 :
Please check with your section office if sending appeals after the above date.

Ni Yulan, housing rights activist and former lawyer, and her husband Dong Jiqin have been formally arrested on charges of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”. They could now be tried at any time and could face up to five years in prison. This is a crucial time to pressure the Chinese authorities to immediately release the couple. [ Lire la suite » ]


 

Urgent action (follow-up): Le Cong Dinh and three other people could face death penalty

Further information on UA: 155/09 Index: ASA 41/012/2009 Issue Date: 22 December 2009

PLEASE SEND APPEALS BEFORE 8 FEBRUARY 2010 .
Please check with your section office if sending appeals after the above date.

Human rights lawyer Le Cong Dinh has been charged with attempting to overthrow the state. For this, he could face the death penalty. Two others are facing the same charge. [ Lire la suite » ]


 

Urgent action: Mustafa Ismail, a Kurdish lawyer detained, risks torture

UA: 342/09 Index: MDE 24/038/2009 Issue Date: 21 December 2009

PLEASE SEND APPEALS BEFORE 7 JANUARY 2010.
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Kurdish lawyer Mustafa Ismail was detained on 12 December, and has been held incommunicado since then. He is at risk of torture and other ill-treatment. [ Lire la suite » ]


 

Urgent action: Jorge Molano, a human rights lawyer at risk

UA: 323/09 Index: AMR 23/030/2009 Issue Date: 07 December 2009

PLEASE SEND APPEALS BEFORE 18 JANUARY 2010 . Please check with your section office if sending appeals after the above date.

Human rights lawyer Jorge Molano is involved in a high-profile prosecution of a former army officer. He is being followed, and he and his family are in grave danger. [ Lire la suite » ]


 

Urgent action (follow-up): Wang Yonghang jailed for defending human rights

Further information on UA: 201/09 Index: ASA 17/068/2009 Issue Date: 04 December 2009

PLEASE SEND APPEALS BEFORE 14 JANUARY 2009 .
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Human rights lawyer Wang Yonghang has been sentenced to seven years' imprisonment in connection with his work representing Falun Gong practitioners. He has appealed. He is a prisoner of conscience. [ Lire la suite » ]


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