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Iran: police increase crackdown on hijab protesters with ten-year jail threat‘The Iranian authorities have violated women’s human rights in Iran for decades’
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Eastern Ghouta: Access to humanitarian assistance must be provided without delayPress release 24 Feb 2018
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Urgent Action: 12 assumed transgender people publicly tortured in Indonesia
Individuals assumed to be transgender women by the North Aceh Police Force were arrested, humiliated and tortured
Urgent action outcomes 23 Feb 2018 -
Good news! Mother and son at risk of being sent to prison camp in North Korea are now safeThank you to everyone who took action for Koo Jeong-hwa and her son. We now know they are no longer in danger.
23 Feb 2018 -
South Sudan: UN report on atrocities should 'jolt the world into action'UN findings include accounts of soldiers castrating men, gang-rape and other atrocities
Press release 23 Feb 2018 -
Philippines: Detained Duterte critic must be freed immediatelySenator Leila de Lima was jailed on politically-motivated drugs charges.
Press release 23 Feb 2018 -
United Nations: Northern Ireland abortion laws violate human rights of womenAmnesty has welcomed the findings and recommendations.
Press release 23 Feb 2018 -
Fairtrade FortnightBlog post 22 Feb 2018
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Improving legal gender recognition in ScotlandThe Scottish Government are consulting on a review of the Gender Recognition Act which will help bring Scottish legislation in line with international best practice and we want you to respond! Read on to find out why and how.
Blog post 22 Feb 2018 -
USA: directive to State Department on women's reproductive rights condemnedIt’s a ‘transparent attempt’ to ‘deprioritise reproductive rights’
Press release 22 Feb 2018 -
The state of the world’s human rights in 2017The ultimate guide to human rights in 2017. Amnesty International gives an impartial and apolitical picture of human rights around the world.
22 Feb 2018 -
Brexit bill set to 'substantially reduce rights in the UK', Amnesty annual report warnsThe EU Withdrawal Bill is set to significantly reduce human rights protections in the UK, Amnesty International warned today.
Press release 22 Feb 2018 -
Amnesty welcomes Diane Abbott speech on 'unfair' refugee family reunion rulesMPs urged to vote for change on current restrictive and unfair rules
Press release 21 Feb 2018 -
Pride 201921 Feb 2018 -
Bahrain: new five-year jail sentence for activist Nabeel Rajab is 'shameful'Nabeel Rajab has been jailed for tweeting about human rights in Bahrain & Yemen
Press release 21 Feb 2018 -
Urgent Action: Oromo civilians in Ethiopia killed, wounded by the military
At least 22 members of the Ethiopian Oromo community have been killed or wounded by military officers
Urgent action outcomes 20 Feb 2018 -
Urgent Action good news: Convicted environmental activists released in Cambodia
Two environmental activists were released after serving five months out of their 1-year prison sentences.
Urgent action outcomes 20 Feb 2018 -
Syria: 'flagrant war crimes' being committed in Eastern Ghouta‘War crimes on an epic scale’ are unfolding in Eastern Ghouta
Press release 20 Feb 2018 -
Urgent Action: Hundreds arrested in Sudan, wherabouts unknown
At least 140 opposition party members, human rights defenders, students and women rights activists were detained.
Urgent action outcomes 19 Feb 2018 -
Urgent Action good news: Turkish Medical Association leaders released
All 11 doctors who were detained calling for an end to Turkey’s military operation in Afrin have been released.
Urgent action outcomes 19 Feb 2018
