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TRUSU Urges Protection for Angolan Activists
TRUSU urged Angola to investigate the detention of three human rights defenders, protect them from reprisals, and uphold accountability for abuses.
TRUSU Urges Pakistan to Reveal Fate of Disappeared Activists
TRUSU urged Pakistan to reveal the whereabouts of five disappeared Baloch activists, protect their rights and safety, and uphold international human rights law.
TRUSU Urges Pakistan to Locate Missing Advocates
TRUSU urged Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government to reveal the whereabouts of two disappeared activists and uphold human rights and due process.
TRUSU Urges Release of Somalian Activist
TRUSU urged Somalia’s president to free activist Sadia Moalim Ali, protect her rights, and uphold freedom of expression after her arrest for peaceful activism.
TRUSU Calls for Action on Nigeria Gas Leaks
In the most recent urgent action letter, the TRU Students’ Union wrote to Rt. Honourable Ekperikpe Ekpo, Minister of State for Petroleum...
TRUSU Calls on Chile to Uphold Protest Accountability
In the most recent urgent action letter, the Thompson Rivers University Students’ Union wrote to President José Antonio Kast Rist urging him to...
2026 TRUSU Election Results
Thank you to everyone who cast a ballot to select the Board of Directors for the TRU Students’ Union for 2026/2027. Individuals who have been...
TRUSU Calls to End Solitary Confinement in Hong Kong
In the most recent urgent action letter, the TRU Students’ Union wrote to Commissioner Wong Kwok-hing, Commissioner of Correctional Services in...
TRUSU Calls for Release of Jailed Azerbaijani Journalists
TRUSU urges Azerbaijan’s president to free 12 jailed journalists, end media reprisals, and provide urgent medical care as press freedom faces a growing crackdown.
TRUSU Calls for Release of Moroccan Activist
TRUSU urges Morocco’s head of government to free activist Ibtissame “Betty” Lachgar, jailed for peaceful speech, quash conviction, and provide urgent medical care.
TRUSU Calls for Release of Ugandan Human Rights Lawyer
TRUSU urges Uganda president to free lawyer Sarah Bireete, detained without cause in a wider crackdown, and uphold due process and human rights for defenders at risk.
TRUSU urges Tunisia to Release Human Rights Lawyer
TRUSU urges Tunisia to immediately release human rights lawyer Ahmed Souab, drop all charges, and protect lawyers and defenders targeted for peaceful advocacy.