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Mother and baby: survivors’ meeting to discuss next steps in campaign for justice
Amnesty International and campaign group, Birth Mothers for Justice, are to hold an online public meeting for survivors of Mother and Baby Homes and Magdalene Laundries in Northern Ireland to discuss next steps in their campaign for a public inquiry.
Press release 27 Jan 2021 -
Call to Ban Facial Recognition Technology that amplifies racist policingPress release 26 Jan 2021
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Northern Ireland: Mother and baby inquiry must deliver long-awaited truth and justice for survivorsPress release 26 Jan 2021
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Egypt: detainees in severely overcrowded jails being denied healthcare - new reportPrison officials in Egypt are subjecting prisoners of conscience and others held for political reasons to torture and deliberately denying them healthcare to punish their dissent.
Press release 25 Jan 2021 -
Russia: 1,330 Navalny protesters must be released immediatelyPress release 23 Jan 2021 -
Amnesty and FA launch guide for increasing refugee women's participation in football'Women and girls, just as much as men and boys, have the right to the potentially life-changing benefits that participation in recreational football can bring' - Tasneem Tawil
Press release 21 Jan 2021 -
UK: Lords must oppose 'licence to torture' for British troops abroad‘The UK’s international reputation is at stake’ - Kate Allen
Press release 20 Jan 2021 -
Russia: police station hearing ordering Navalny's 30-day custody is 'farcical'Press release 18 Jan 2021 -
Russia: Navalny is prisoner of conscience after Moscow arrestPress release 17 Jan 2021
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Azerbaijan / Armenia: Scores of civilians were killed in 'indiscriminate' attacks - new reportOn-the-ground investigation into dozens of attacks, including with cluster munitions
Press release 14 Jan 2021 -
USA: oversight report on migrant family separations proves 'cruelty was the point'Response to a report from the US Department of Justice’s Inspector General Michael E Horowitz showing that the department - and in particular then-Attorney General Jeff Sessions - was a driving force behind the “zero tolerance” separation policy that…
Press release 14 Jan 2021 -
Uganda: Authorities must lift social media block that violates human rightsPress release 13 Jan 2021
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USA: letter to 3,500 mayors and governors calls for tighter security ahead of inaugurationIn response to the events of last week and in anticipation of more gatherings by white supremacists ahead of the inauguration, Amnesty International USA has sent a letter to 3,500 US mayors and governors calling on them to protect people from armed…
Press release 13 Jan 2021 -
Northern Ireland: Amnesty calls for Mother and Baby Homes inquiry in NI
Women who were forced to give birth in Mother and Baby Homes in Northern Ireland, and children who were born in the homes, have joined with Amnesty International to call for a public inquiry into abuses they say they suffered.
Press release 12 Jan 2021 -
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Warning over 2,500 migrants trapped in 'bitterly cold temperatures''The authorities at all levels must immediately provide suitable shelter and assistance to those in need' - Eve Geddie
Press release 12 Jan 2021 -
UK: Raab action over Xinjiang abuses welcome but safeguards must be extendedPress release 12 Jan 2021
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Northern Ireland: Amnesty welcomes legal action against government to ensure abortion services'It is appalling that, yet again, litigation is needed to uphold the right to abortion healthcare in Northern Ireland' - Patrick Corrigan
Press release 11 Jan 2021 -
USA: Joe Biden must close Guantánamo - new reportUS President-elect Joe Biden should close the US military detention centre at Guantánamo Bay when he assumes the presidency later this month, said Amnesty International, as the organisation published a new report marking the 19th anniversary of the…
Press release 10 Jan 2021 -
Northern Ireland: First and deputy First Minister must raise concerns over Hong Kong arrests with Chinese consul general
Amnesty International has written to Northern Ireland’s First and deputy First Minister to ask them to raise concerns with Chinese consul general Madame Zhang Meifang over the arrest of around 50 Hong Kong opposition figures for violation of the controversial national security law. One of those arrested, pro-democracy activist Gwyneth Ho, gave the Amnesty International Northern Ireland annual lecture last month.
Press release 07 Jan 2021 -
USA: 'Moment of reckoning' as President Trump incites violence at the Capitol'President Trump has repeatedly encouraged violence and disorder by his supporters. These are not the actions of a leader, but an instigator' - Bob Goodfellow
Press release 07 Jan 2021
