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Amnesty announces Kumi Naidoo as next Secretary GeneralSouth African civil rights campaigner will take up role in August 2018
Press release 21 Dec 2017 -
Iran: reports that Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe is 'eligible for early release' welcomed'There have already been many ups and downs in Nazanin’s case, so we have to be cautious about any premature celebrations'
Press release 21 Dec 2017 -
Somalia: UK's 'failed' refugee policy highlighted as thousands forced to return from Dadaab camp70,000 Somali refugees have been pressured to return from Kenya since 2014 and now face a country devastated by conflict and drought
Press release 21 Dec 2017 -
Iraq: Associated Press figures on Mosul deaths are horrifying but not surprising‘The failure of Iraqi and coalition forces to acknowledge and investigate civilian deaths in Mosul is a blatant abdication of responsibility’
Press release 20 Dec 2017 -
Myanmar's denial of access for UN expert is 'outrageous'“The international community must urge the authorities to allow Yanghee Lee access", say Amnesty.
Press release 20 Dec 2017 -
Amnesty slams today's executions in Japan as 'bloody stain' on their human rights recordPress release 19 Dec 2017
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Good news: your 2017 human rights victoriesYou’ve spoken out like never before. You’ve marched, you’ve protested, and you’ve petitioned authorities and governments everywhere. In 2017, it has made a huge difference.
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Crimea: trial of more than 70 Tatar activists latest move in Russia's crackdownPress release 18 Dec 2017
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Nepal: Migrant workers still being 'mercilessly' exploited - new surveyPress release 17 Dec 2017
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South Sudan: nearly five million left 'food insecure' as conflict enters fifth yearUnimaginable acts of violence have killed tens of thousands and forced four million forced to flee their homes
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Poland: President must veto legal amendments to safeguard independence of judiciaryPress release 15 Dec 2017
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Home Office use of indefinite immigration detention 'causing serious harm' - new Amnesty reportThe UK must end indefinite immigration detention, Amnesty International said today, as it published a new report highlighting the long-term damage caused by the practice.
Press release 15 Dec 2017 -
UK: Lords debate marks crucial step towards reuniting refugees with their familiesChild refugees who arrive alone in the UK have no right under current immigration rules to be reunited with their closest relatives
Press release 15 Dec 2017 -
Iraq: 38 hanged in mass execution for 'terrorism' changesPress release 14 Dec 2017
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El Salvador: Failure to release woman jailed for miscarriage 'outrageous' injustice'Teodora’s tragic story is a sad illustration of everything that is wrong with the justice system in El Salvador, where human rights seem to be a foreign concept'
Press release 14 Dec 2017 -
Kenya: 'landmark' death penalty judgement must lead to full abolitionKenya's Supreme Court has ruled that mandatory death sentencing is no longer lawful
Press release 14 Dec 2017 -
Philippines: Duterte extends martial law in battle with ISIS-linked militants“The length of this latest extension…is an ominous move that almost certainly signals further abuses in the months ahead.”
Press release 13 Dec 2017 -
Amnesty calls on UK Government to prioritise abortion law reformPress release 13 Dec 2017
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Russia: blocking of five Khodorkovsky websites is latest crackdown on Kremlin critics‘The Russian authorities are clearly targeting Open Russia in a bid to suffocate dissent and pluralism in the Russian media’
Press release 12 Dec 2017 -
Iran: medical academic accused of 'working with Israel' has death sentence upheld in secret processAhmadreza Djalali appears to have been persecuted because he refused to spy for Iran
Press release 12 Dec 2017
