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Armenia/Azerbaijan: Use of artillery salvos and ballistic missiles in populated areas must stop immediately'The evidence of the use of ballistic missiles and other explosive weapons with wide-area effects in civilian neighbourhoods tells a story of shocking disregard for life and the laws of war' - Denis Krivosheev
Press release 20 Oct 2020 -
Qatar: domestic workers suffering extreme overwork and abuse - new reportMigrant domestic workers in Qatar have been pushed to breaking point by extreme overwork, lack of rest, and abusive and degrading treatment
Press release 19 Oct 2020 -
Thailand: Emergency decree banning gatherings 'yet another attempt to stamp out dissent'Thai authorities have ordered an indefinite ban on gatherings of five or more people in Bangkok, under emergency measures to stop escalating pro-democracy protests
Press release 15 Oct 2020 -
Nigeria: attacks on #EndSARS protesters leave 10 dead and hundreds injuredGenuine reform of police urgently needed
Press release 15 Oct 2020 -
UK: MPs vote through 'deeply dangerous' Covert Human Intelligence Sources Bill'MPs are signing off on a licence for government agencies to authorise torture and murder'
Press release 15 Oct 2020 -
UK: 'dangerous' bill could allow MI5 and police to authorise torture and murderPress release 14 Oct 2020
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Northern Ireland: Journalist denounces police failure to investigate threat to rape her babyPress release 13 Oct 2020
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UK: Review into 'horrifyingly widespread' use of do-not-resuscitate orders in care homes must begin immediately'There’s no doubt that this was a violation of residents’ human rights and could have caused avoidable deaths' - Kate Allen
Press release 12 Oct 2020 -
Tanzania: law 'weaponised' in election clampdown - new reportPoliticians arrested and media houses suspended ahead of October election
Press release 12 Oct 2020 -
Myanmar: Military burns villages and kills civilians as Rakhine State conflict escalates - new evidenceFirst-hand testimony, satellite images, photographs, video and media reports reveal extent of violence towards civilians
Press release 12 Oct 2020 -
Bangladesh: authorities must protect Rohingya refugees from gang violencePress release 09 Oct 2020 -
Colombia: Human rights defenders suffering 'crisis' as land threats increase - new reportDefenders living in one of Colombia’s largest coca-producing areas stigmatised, harassed, attacked
Press release 08 Oct 2020 -
Greece: Golden Dawn verdicts send 'clear message' on racism and hate speechResponse to a court in Athens convicting seven leaders of the Golden Dawn party of directing a criminal organisation - while convicting 11 other former Golden Dawn MPs of participating in a criminal organisation.
Press release 07 Oct 2020 -
Hong Kong: Education censorship fears as teacher banned for 'promoting independence'Press release 06 Oct 2020
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Amnesty calls for a ban on guns near polling stations during forthcoming electionsPress release 06 Oct 2020
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Northern Ireland: Witnesses to murder of schoolgirl Majella O'Hare demand justicePress release 06 Oct 2020
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UK: Overseas Operations Bill 'bad law and a worse example'Press release 06 Oct 2020
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UK: Priti Patel delivers 'shameless and nonsensical' promises to reform asylum system'It is clear that either the Home Secretary does not understand her own asylum system or she is simply determined to shirk even more responsibility for providing protection to people' - Kate Allen
Press release 04 Oct 2020 -
Egypt: security forces crackdown on protesters with teargas, birdshot and live ammunitionTwo shot dead and more than 570 arrested – some as young as 11-years-old
Press release 02 Oct 2020
