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Sri Lanka: Landmark UN resolution led by UK is crucial turning point for justicePress release 23 Mar 2021
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Lebanon: Syrian refugees subjected to same shocking torture techniques used in Assad's jails - new reportThe Lebanese security forces have committed shocking human rights violations against Syrian refugees arrested - often arbitrarily - on terrorism-related charges.
Press release 23 Mar 2021 -
Northern Ireland: Amnesty welcomes Secretary of State action on abortionAmnesty International has welcomed the laying of regulations at Westminster to give the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland the powers to direct the commissioning of abortion services.
Press release 23 Mar 2021 -
Qatar: letter to FIFA boss calls for 'urgent and concrete action' on workers' rights‘FIFA has an opportunity to help leave Qatar a better place for migrant workers’
Press release 21 Mar 2021 -
Facebook's reported plans on Instagram for under-13s pose human rights threatResponse to reports that Facebook is building a version of Instagram for children under 13.
Press release 19 Mar 2021 -
China: Uyghur children sent to 'orphan camps' in XinjiangAmnesty spoke to parents in exile who have been completely cut off from their children.
Press release 19 Mar 2021 -
Northern Ireland: Amnesty welcomes Westminster action on abortion services
One year since abortion regulations were published, it is unacceptable that these services have yet to be commissioned. This is a damning indictment of the failure of the Northern Ireland Health Minister to prioritise the health of women and girls.
Press release 19 Mar 2021 -
Turkey: Outrageous arrest of lawyer makes mockery of Erdogan's 'human rights reforms'
The detention of Öztürk Türkdoğan is outrageous. With ink barely dry on the Human Rights Action Plan announced by President Erdoğan two weeks ago, his arrest reveals that this document is not worth the paper it is written on.
Press release 19 Mar 2021 -
COVID-19: Prisoners 'forgotten victims' of the pandemic - New ReportAmnesty report warns of how prisoners are forgotten and at risk of COVID-19
Press release 18 Mar 2021 -
UK: Home Office's offshore refugees plan is 'utterly reckless'It’s deeply concerning that in a country like the UK, which receives very few people seeking asylum, the Government continues this utterly reckless discussion about finding another country to carry out its responsibilities.
Press release 18 Mar 2021 -
UK: Widespread use of DNAR during COVID-19 in England 'unlawful'“The widespread use of blanket DNACPR orders is not just wrong but unlawful."
Press release 18 Mar 2021 -
Egypt: jailing of activist Sanaa Seif 'another crushing blow' for human rightsResponse to today’s jailing of the prominent Egyptian human rights activist and film editor Sanaa Seif after she was convicted of spreading “false news”, “misusing social media” and insulting a police officer on duty.
Press release 17 Mar 2021 -
Japan: Court ruling on same-sex marriage ban is 'groundbreaking'First-ever ruling on marriage equality in Japan finds current ban unconstitutional. Ruling comes after lawsuit brought by three same-sex couples for psychological damage
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Papa New Guinea: Australia and New Zealand efforts 'woefully inadequate' amid COVID-19 surgePress release 17 Mar 2021
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UK: India will be 'real test' of foreign policy under new strategyPress release 16 Mar 2021
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UK: Dominic Raab 'sacrifices' human rights for trade deals‘The Foreign Secretary shouldn’t be throwing human right defenders to the wolves like this’ – Kate Allen
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Amnesty International UK Media Awards 2021 finalists announcedAmnesty UK Media Awards 2021 finalists announced
Press release 16 Mar 2021 -
UK: Policing bill will normalise 'dangerous over-policing' of peaceful protestAmnesty International is urging people across the UK to write to the Prime Minister calling on him to urgently halt the rushed passage of the controversial Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill, which is receiving its second reading in the House of…
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Iran: UK must act after fresh uncertainty over Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's fate"More delay equals more stress and more anxiety for Nazanin"
Press release 14 Mar 2021
