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UK: Home Office continues ‘cruel’ plans against people seeking asylumIt appears yet again, the Home Office plans to make unworkable laws, spend huge amounts of taxpayers’ money and take a shockingly cruel approach to people seeking asylum.
Press release 28 Jun 2021 -
Belarus: Roman Protasevich placed under house arrest in 'cynical ploy'The journalist and his partner Sofya Sapega have been moved from pre-trial detention to house arrest.
Press release 25 Jun 2021 -
Palestine: activist Nizar Banat's death in custody 'raises serious alarm'The Palestinian authorities in the West Bank must ensure that the investigation announced into the death of Nizar Banat, an activist from Hebron who died in their custody this morning, is fully independent and impartial.
Press release 24 Jun 2021 -
Israeli police used 'ruthless excessive force' against Palestinian protesters - new researchIsraeli police committed a catalogue of violations against Palestinians in Israel and occupied East Jerusalem - including using unlawful force against peaceful protesters, sweeping mass arrests, and subjecting detainees to torture and other ill-treatment…
Press release 24 Jun 2021 -
Dalian Atkinson verdict must be a 'watershed moment' for police to show black lives matterPress release 23 Jun 2021
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Czech Republic: 'Reckless' use of knee restraint during Roma man's arrest must be investigatedThe neck restraint technique used by the police during the arrest was abusive, reckless and unnecessary.
Press release 23 Jun 2021 -
Greece: Fresh evidence of violence against refugees and migrants - new reportGreek border forces are violently and illegally detaining groups of refugees and migrants before forcing them back to Turkey
Press release 23 Jun 2021 -
Iran: juvenile offender facing 'abhorrent' execution within daysIran is set to execute a 20-year-old man who was 17 at the time of his alleged offence.
Press release 22 Jun 2021 -
Burundi: human rights activist's 32-year jail sentence reduced to one yearResponse to news that the Burundian human rights defender Germain Rukuki has had his 32-year prison sentence reduced to one year on appeal.
Press release 22 Jun 2021 -
Northern Ireland: Abortion access on a 'cliff edge'
A report on early medical abortions in Northern Ireland published today by Informing Choices NI has shown that almost 2200 women between 15 April 2020 to 14 April 2021 contacted the central access point run by the charity which refers women to early medical abortion services in local health trusts.
Press release 22 Jun 2021 -
Iran: Ebrahim Raisi must be investigated for crimes against humanityPress release 19 Jun 2021
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Amnesty calls for global arms embargo on MyanmarPress release 18 Jun 2021
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UK: daughter of British man jailed in Iran calls on Government to ‘save my dad’The daughter of a UK national jailed in Iran has issued an emotional “save my dad” appeal to the UK government ahead of Father’s Day this Sunday.
Press release 18 Jun 2021 -
Belarus: medics paying 'heavy-price' in Lukashenko's crackdown - new briefingHealth workers in Belarus who provided emergency medical care during anti-government demonstrations or spoke out against protesters’ deaths and injuries are facing brutal reprisals from the authorities.
Press release 17 Jun 2021 -
Canada: thousands of migrants detained each year - new reportPress release 17 Jun 2021
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Hong Kong: Apple Daily arrests are 'deeply disturbing'Response to arrest of five senior executives and the seizing of journalistic material during a mass police raid on Hong Kong media outlet Apple Daily this morning.
Press release 17 Jun 2021 -
Kurdistan Region of Iraq: 'chilling' crackdown on journalists and activistsThe authorities in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq have launched a chilling crackdown on journalists and activists in the past year amid a “growing atmosphere of fear” in the region.
Press release 15 Jun 2021 -
Hungary: Orbán's government passes anti-LGBTI law marking a 'dark day' in the countryThe Hungarian government has passed a law to ban the promotion of LGBTI and gender change issues in education and advertising
Press release 15 Jun 2021 -
Nigeria: dozens of civil society groups demand end to Twitter banDozens of human rights and civil society groups have demanded an end to the Nigerian government’s ongoing blocking of Twitter in the country.
Press release 14 Jun 2021 -
Wales: women Senedd Members stand in solidarity with Nazanin Zaghari-RatcliffeWomen Senedd Members from all elected parties have come together with members of the Cardiff Amnesty Group to support the UK national Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe who is still arbitrarily detained in Iran.
Press release 14 Jun 2021
