Amnesty urgent action
To celebrate Amnesty International's 50th anniversary, the Guardian and the Observer have started a new online series. Every month we will publish news of an 'urgent action'; that is a current case of human rights abuse that Amnesty would like to draw wider attention to
U Myint Aye: Amnesty urgent action
The Burmese human rights activist has been sentenced to life imprisonment based on evidence that Amnesty believes is fabricated
Patrick Okoroafor: Amnesty urgent action
Condemned to death at the age of 16 after an unfair trial, the young Nigerian has now spent half his lifetime in prison
Transcript of video: One Iranian lawyer's fight against capital punishment
One Iranian lawyer's fight to save juveniles from execution - animation
The powerful story of Mohammad Mostafaei who defended juveniles on death row in Iran
Amnesty calls for release of Azerbaijani journalist and youth leader
Twelve months after his arrest for taking part in an anti-government protest, Tural Abbasli still languishes in jail
Women of Zimbabwe Arise: Amnesty Urgent Action
Jenni Williams and Magodonga Mahlangu, founders of the social justice movement Woza, face trial in Bulawayo after a peaceful protest
Shaker Aamer: Amnesty urgent action
Next month, the 45-year-old will have been held at Guantánamo Bay for 10 years without charge or trial
Ramze Shihab Ahmed: Amnesty urgent action
Ramze Shihab Ahmed, 69, who lives in London, was arrested in Iraq two years ago. He says he has been tortured in custody
Amnesty: why the pen is mightier than the sword
To mark its half-century, Amnesty International is asking supporters to write letters once again
Chen Guangcheng: Amnesty urgent action
Chen Guangcheng, a blind lawyer, suffers house arrest and constant harassment for investigating forced abortions in China. An Amnesty urgent action alert has been raised
Iwao Hakamada: Amnesty Urgent Action
The former boxer has been on death row in Japan for 43 years, and is suffering severe mental deterioration. Even one of his trial judges believes his conviction for murder is unsafe
The UAE Five: Amnesty urgent action
Political activists Ahmed Mansoor, Nasser bin Ghaith, Fahad Salim Dalk, Ahmed Abdul Khaleq and Hassan Ali al-Khamis have been in jail in Abu Dhabi since April for calling for democratic reforms, writes Gemma Kappala-Ramsamy
Ibragim Gazdiev: Amnesty urgent action
Ibragim Gazdiev, the manager of a shop, has been missing for four years in Ingushetia. It is thought he is being held by the Russian Federal Security Service
Mao Hengfeng: Amnesty urgent action
Mao Hengfeng, a Chinese human rights activist, has been detained for almost four months in Shanghai
Amnesty International marks 50 years of fighting for free speech
Amnesty International: 50 years of service and its vision and relevance are undimmed
Troy Davis: Amnesty urgent action
The fight for human rights: Amnesty and the Observer
