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What was the UK's role in CIA torture?The damning US report on CIA torture reveals how they used waterboarding, ‘rectal feeding’, mock executions, sleep deprivation, stress positions and other cruel and degrading treatment against detainees. But we still don’t know how deeply the UK was…
30 Oct 2015 -
Shaker Aamer: 13 years in Guantánamo Bay, never charged with any crimeShaker Aamer has finally been released after being detained in Guantánamo Bay detention centre without charge or trial for the last 13 years. Shaker Aamer was one of the first detainees to be sent to the notorious Guantánamo Bay detention centre in 2002.
30 Oct 2015 -
Sudan: Court overturns conviction of teenager sentenced for 'indecent' dress19-year-old Ferdous Al Toum was found guilty of ‘indecent or immoral dress’ and sentenced to 20 lashes and a fine of 500 Sudanese pounds. Her conviction has finally been quashed by the Court of Appeal.
29 Oct 2015 -
China: Reform of one-child policy 'not enough'Press release 29 Oct 2015
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Turkmenistan: Thousands evicted ahead of Asian Martial Arts and Indoor GamesPress release 28 Oct 2015
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Australia: Border police paid people smugglers to take asylum-seekers to Indonesia - New reportPress release 28 Oct 2015
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Yemen: attack on MSF hospital may be a war crimePress release 27 Oct 2015
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Bangladesh: Two opposition leaders face imminent executionPress release 27 Oct 2015
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Syrian refugees start a new life in NorwayA young refugee family from Syria tells us what a huge difference moving to Norway has made in their lives.
27 Oct 2015 -
Ending Europe’s trade in torture equipmentDue to legal loopholes, companies are able to advertise and trade torture devices like spiked batons, thumb screws and lethal injection drugs to known human rights abusers outside the EU. This law needs to be tightened – we must not be complicit in…
27 Oct 2015 -
Travelling to England for an abortion was my only optionJennifer and her husband were thrilled when they found out she was pregnant with their second child. Nothing could prepare them for the heartache that followed. This is Jennifer's experience of having to travel from Ireland to England for a termination,…
Blog post 26 Oct 2015 -
Torture cases in Mexico double - new reportPress release 23 Oct 2015
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Northern Ireland left behind as Irish Parliament passes marriage equality lawPress release 22 Oct 2015
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Yemen: UK minister's remarks over UK arms 'far too relaxed' as civilian death toll mountsPress release 22 Oct 2015
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Bahrain: one-year jail sentence for activist who ripped up King's photo is 'ludicrous'Press release 21 Oct 2015
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China visit: Xi Jinping's remarks on human rights should be acted onPress release 21 Oct 2015
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South-east Asia: thousands of Rohingya refugees may have perished at sea - new reportPress release 20 Oct 2015
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China: Picking quarrels and causing trouble (part II)As Chinese President Xi Jinping enjoys the hospitality of his royal hosts, there's going to be one big elephant locked out of the room – human rights. Our Head of Policy and Government Affairs blogs.
Blog post 20 Oct 2015 -
ANGOLA: HUNGER STRIKING RAPPER IN CRITICAL CONDITIONPress release 20 Oct 2015
