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Tunisia: blogger Yassine Ayari jailed for criticising the army

‘No one should be imprisoned simply for criticising state officials or institutions’ - Hassiba Hadj Sahraoui

Bahrain: Today's six-month jail sentence for leading activist Nabeel Rajab should be quashed

‘Nabeel Rajab is being unjustly punished simply for posting tweets deemed insulting to the authorities - Said Boumedouha

Somalia: Ratification of the UN Convention on the rights of the child a breakthrough

USA and South Sudan only two states to not ratify Convention Spokespeople available for interviews

Northern Ireland: campaigners urge release of last UK detainee at Guantánamo

Amnesty International members in Northern Ireland have highlighted the case of Shaker Aamer, the only former UK resident still detained in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba.

Eastern Ukraine: Civilians 'paying with their lives' as fighting escalates

Around 5,000 killed since start of conflict last year, many of them civilians

Major London conference will examine torture and the global challenge to medics - Tues 20 Jan

‘Doctors against torture - supporting forensic health professionals across the world’

INDONESIA: First executions under new president retrograde step for rights

The execution of six drug traffickers in Indonesia today, the first since President Joko Widodo took office, is a retrograde step for human rights in the country, Amnesty International said.

France faces 'litmus test' for freedom of expression as dozens arrested in wake of attacks

“Freedom of expression doesn’t have favourites. Now is not the time for knee-jerk prosecutions” – John Dalhuisen