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G7 Summit: Rich countries' climate plans 'violate the human rights of billions of people' - New ReportG7 Summit: Rich countries' climate plans 'violate the human rights of billions of people' - New Report
Press release 07 Jun 2021 -
Nigeria: Suspension of Twitter violates 'freedom of expression and access to information'
Nigeria: Suspension of Twitter violates 'freedom of expression and access to information'
Press release 04 Jun 2021 -
Urgent Action Outcome: Trade unionist acquitted
On 20 May, long-standing trade unionist Frédéric Vuillaume was acquitted by the court in Dijon, eastern France.
Urgent action outcomes 04 Jun 2021 -
Slovenia: 'Historic victory for women' - new law recognises sex without consent as rapeSlovenia: 'Historic victory for women' - new law recognises sex without consent as rape
Press release 04 Jun 2021 -
The Gaza Deja vuBlog post 04 Jun 2021 -
Belarus: Roman Protasevich 'confession' was 'televised coercion' by the governmentRoman Protasevich’s forced ‘confession’ on Belarusian state TV was devastating to watch. He was clearly on the edge of breaking down, in tears and with visible wounds on his wrists, as he was forced to incriminate himself and praise his captors.
Press release 04 Jun 2021 -
Cambodia: Thai satirist still missing after one year - new investigation neededWanchalearm Satsaksit was last seen in Phnom Penh in June 2020
Press release 04 Jun 2021 -
Pakistan: Acquittal of Christian couple on death row for 'blasphemous' texts finally delivers justiceShagufta Kausar and Shafqat Emmanuel were sentenced to death in 2014
Press release 03 Jun 2021 -
Pakistan: 'Appalling' escalating attacks on journalists must stopRecent attacks on journalists who criticise the Pakistan government is cause for serious concern.
Press release 03 Jun 2021 -
Hong Kong: attendees at annual Tiananmen vigil face arrest and jailThe Hong Kong authorities must allow people to peacefully pay their respects to those killed in the Tiananmen crackdown.
Press release 03 Jun 2021 -
Coalition Statement on June Fourth 六四32週年聯合聲明Blog post 03 Jun 2021
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Northern Ireland: Prosecution dropped for Black Lives Matter protestorsAmnesty International welcomes the decision by the Public Prosecution Service for Northern Ireland to not proceed with prosecutions of people who participated in the Black Lives Matter protests in Belfast and Derry-Londonderry in June 2020.
Press release 02 Jun 2021 -
Briefing - Learning Lessons & Building ForwardBlog post 02 Jun 2021 -
Russia: human rights and pro-democracy leader detained after being pulled off planeResponse to news that Andrei Pivovarov, executive director of the recently-disbanded Russian pro-democracy and human rights movement Open Russia was taken off a flight in Saint Petersburg last night and arbitrarily detained.
Press release 01 Jun 2021 -
For Freedom / Stand Together: June 4th Massacre 32 Years OnBlog post 31 May 2021
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China: three-child policy does not 'respect' people's life choices
China should respect people’s life choices and end any invasive and punitive controls over people’s family planning decisions.
Press release 31 May 2021 -
Qatar: whereabouts of detained Kenyan labour activist must be revealedThe Qatari authorities must immediately reveal the whereabouts of detained Kenyan labour rights activist Malcolm Bidali, five human rights and labour rights organisations.
Press release 28 May 2021 -
UK: 'Reckless' new plan on immigration sees major decline in processing asylum claimsNew statistics published today by the Home Office show that immigration rules introduced by the Home Secretary last December have led to more than 1,500 people who have sought asylum in the UK being warned the Home Office is looking to send them to other…
Press release 27 May 2021 -
Yemen: Huthis forced tortured journalists and religious minorities into exile - new reportJournalists, political opponents and Baha’i religious minority members in Yemen have been unlawfully detained and tortured for up to seven years, then sent into exile.
Press release 27 May 2021 -
Northern Ireland: Amnesty welcomes new Ombudsman investigation into policing of the Black Lives Matter protest
There must be a fundamental reassessment of how the PSNI approaches the right to protest and to the necessary work of rebuilding their badly damaged relationship with Northern Ireland’s Black and Minority Ethnic communities.
Press release 26 May 2021
