Act now for human rights

Release peaceful protesters

Thousands of monks and other peaceful protesters, including well-known comedians Zargana and Par Par Lay and prominent political activists, have been detained in Myanmar following the demonstrations in September.

Overcoming the obstacles:
Human rights activists in Guatemala and Honduras

Reports of killings, death threats, harassment and intimidation of human rights activists are commonplace in Honduras and Guatemala.

Freedom of expression for Moroccan human rights activists

Seven members of the Moroccan Association for Human Rights were arrested by the police after participating in peaceful demonstrations on 1 May, during which slogans criticising the country’s monarchy were chanted.  

EU must act on rendition

As Portugal takes over the Presidency of the EU, call on the Portuguese Prime Minister to ensure that all EU governments cooperate to end rendition and secret detention.

Stop secret CIA detention!

In the most comprehensive list to date, six leading human rights organizations have published the names of at least 39 men, who are believed to have been held in secret US custody and who are still missing.