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Amnesty calls for Human Rights Act to be celebrated across UK to mark 20th anniversaryPress release 01 Oct 2020
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Amnesty welcomes EU move to ensure Government respects international lawPress release 01 Oct 2020
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UK: Offshore asylum processing proposal 'entirely inhumane'‘For too long the Home Office has done its worst business behind closed doors’ – Kate Allen
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Saudi Arabia: thousands of Ethiopian migrants held in 'hellish' conditions - new investigationPress release 01 Oct 2020
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Amnesty Media Awards 2020: For Sama, ITV, Daily Mirror, Sunday Telegraph and BBC News Arabic amongst winnersWinners of prestigious awards announced
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India: Amnesty International hounded out of country as government freezes accountsPress release 29 Sep 2020
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USA: concerns over tech giant Palantir involvement in immigration enforcementPress release 29 Sep 2020
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Michaela Coel, Gary Lineker, Olivia Colman, Kate Moss, Emma Thompson, Adrian Lester, Gwendoline Christie, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Helen Mirren amongst 70 stars to sign letter urging PM to reunite refugee familiesCelebrities call to make safe and legal routes available so that fewer people will feel compelled to make dangerous Channel crossings
Press release 28 Sep 2020 -
Iran: four men sentenced to have fingers amputated for theftThe international community must urgently press the Iranian authorities to halt plans to amputate the fingers of four men convicted of robbery following forced “confessions” and grossly unfair trials.
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UK: Amnesty issues stark warning over Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillPress release 24 Sep 2020
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EU: New measures on migration will have 'dire consequences'‘This appears to be an attempt to rebrand a system which has been failing for years’ - Eve Geddie
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Libya: EU must stop 'collaborating' with horrific abuse of refugees - new reportTens of thousands of refugees and migrants in Libya are trapped in a vicious cycle of cruelty.
Press release 23 Sep 2020 -
USA: Breonna Taylor case highlights need for police reformResponse to an announcement that a grand jury in the US state of Kentucky has charged one police officer with “wanton endangerment” during a raid which resulted in the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor at her home in March
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UK: Overseas Operations Bill will cause 'real and lasting damage'Press release 22 Sep 2020
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Twitter still failing women over online violence and abuse - new analysisAmnesty International has graded Twitter on progress to keep women safe on platform
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UK: Gender recognition reforms a 'missed opportunity', say human rights organisationsThe Government's response to the Gender Recognition Act consultation is a 'huge disappointment'
Press release 22 Sep 2020 -
Tens of thousands locked up in "punitive" state-run quarantine centres across Venezuela, El Salvador and Paraguay - new reportState-run quarantine centres, often insanitary and inhumane, used to punish those who broke national lockdowns
Press release 17 Sep 2020 -
USA: police brutality - online panel discussionAmnesty International will hold an online panel discussion on police brutality in the USA and the urgent need for police reform later this month on Tuesday 29 September, 6-7pm (UK time)
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USA: reports of forced sterilisation of women in immigration detention 'deeply alarming'USA: reports of forced sterilisation of women in immigration detention 'deeply alarming'
Press release 16 Sep 2020
