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Carnegie Honour winner 2018Honour for outstanding writing that illuminates human rights.
Press release 15 Jun 2018 -
Pakistan: Alarming crackdown on press freedom ahead of electionsPress release 14 Jun 2018
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Japan: Investigate Kirin over payment to Myanmar military amid ethnic cleansingIn correspondence with Amnesty, Kirin Holdings Company Inc. said that its subsidiary, Myanmar Brewery, made three donations to the Myanmar military authorities.
Press release 14 Jun 2018 -
Russia: arrest of campaigner Peter Tatchell for gay rights protest is 'outrageous'‘The response to Peter Tatchell’s protest is straight out of the Russian authorities’ playbook'
Press release 14 Jun 2018 -
Argentina: Abortion decriminalisation vote a 'historic step' for women's rights“New legislation could end a vicious circle where women have no option but to risk their lives, their health, and their freedom if they are sent to prison” - Mariela Belski
Press release 14 Jun 2018 -
Yemen: prominent human rights activist arrestedAbdulrasheed al-Faqih’s courage and dedication have made him the target of repeated harassment
Press release 14 Jun 2018 -
Does your pint support ethnic cleansing?Global Japanese beer brand Kirin Ichiban has admitted its subsidiary company made donations to the Myanmar army during its ethnic cleansing campaign against the Rohingya people.
Press release 14 Jun 2018 -
Iran: 'Vindictive' arrest of prominent human rights lawyer Nasrin SotoudehThe arrest of Nasrin Sotoudeh, a prominent Iranian human rights lawyer, is an outrageous attack on a brave and prolific human rights defender.
Press release 13 Jun 2018 -
EU Withdrawal Bill: Bleak day for human rights“This is a bleak day for human rights in the UK and undoubtedly today’s vote leaves people poorer in terms of protections after Brexit.
Press release 13 Jun 2018 -
Northern Ireland: levels of racism ‘should shock us to our core’, says AmnestyNew figures on public attitudes reveal extent of racial prejudice in Northern Ireland
Press release 13 Jun 2018 -
Yemen: thousands of civilian lives at risk in Hodeidah attackPress release 13 Jun 2018
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Amnesty welcomes decision of Irish Government to seek review of hooded men torture casePress release 12 Jun 2018
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North Korea summit: 'No great winners' when widespread violations of human rights continuePress release 12 Jun 2018
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Russia: World Cup will serve as reminder of 'dismal' human rights record‘The authorities have been employing Soviet-style tactics against human rights defenders’ - Kate Allen
Press release 12 Jun 2018 -
What's happening in Syria?Since the start of the crisis in Syria in 2011, civilians are still yet to see justice to the many atrocities committed along the way.
Press release 12 Jun 2018 -
Italy / Malta: Stranded refugees and migrants must be immediately allowed to dock'The men, women and children aboard the Aquarius have risked their lives on perilous seas to escape horrific abuses in Libya' - Elisa De Pieri
Press release 11 Jun 2018 -
Cameroon: Anglophone regions 'gripped by deadly violence' - new reportThe spiral of violence in Cameroon’s Anglophone regions is becoming increasingly deadly and urgent
Press release 11 Jun 2018 -
LGBT 'super choir' to perform outside Parliament ahead of crunch Brexit voteCommons vote on EU Withdrawal Bill could be last chance to prevent existing human rights protections being watered down
Press release 11 Jun 2018 -
USA: Attorney General asylum decision a 'direct assault on people seeking protection'“This heartless decision takes the constant, ongoing attacks on asylum seekers a step further by specifically targeting people seeking safety from domestic or gang violence."
Press release 11 Jun 2018 -
Abortion: Theresa May must deliver on her wordsNorthern Ireland abortion debate
Press release 09 Jun 2018
