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Russia: Kremlin must explain use of nerve agent to poison Aleksei NavalnyPress release 03 Sep 2020 -
More than 7,000 health worker deaths from COVID-19 globally - UK deaths third-highestNew analysis by Amnesty International has found that at least 7,000 health workers have died around the world after contracting COVID-19 - with 649 deaths in the UK, the third-highest reported figure for any country globally.
Press release 03 Sep 2020 -
Iran: mass torture following brutal crackdown of November protests - new reportIranian police and other security officials have committed a catalogue of shocking human rights violations - including arbitrary detention, enforced disappearance, torture and other ill-treatment - against people detained after last November’s nationwide…
Press release 01 Sep 2020 -
Qatar: new laws to protect migrant workers welcomedThe Qatari authorities have taken a significant step towards protecting migrant workers by passing two laws which could strike at the heart of the abusive “kafala” system.
Press release 30 Aug 2020 -
Burundi: Journalist Jean Bigirimana now missing 1,500 daysOn International Day of the Disappeared, Amnesty is calling for the truth regarding the whereabouts of Burundi journalist Jean Bigirimana.
Press release 29 Aug 2020 -
Northern Ireland: Amnesty calls for support for victims as domestic violence figures at highest level since records beganNew figures reveal over 32,000 domestic abuse incidents in the last 12 months
Press release 27 Aug 2020 -
Saudi Arabia: review of death sentences against three young men welcomedSaudi Arabia’s public prosecutor has ordered a review into the death sentences of three young men who were minors at the time of arrest and have been at imminent risk of execution.
Press release 27 Aug 2020 -
India: Delhi police committed multiple human rights abuses during February riots - new briefingThe riots followed protests against the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act.
Press release 27 Aug 2020 -
USA: protesters' safety must be ensured in KenoshaResponse to reports that two protesters were killed and one injured during protests in the city of Kenosha in the US state of Wisconsin.
Press release 26 Aug 2020 -
Belarus: 16 NGOs call on United Nations to convene special session on crackdownThe UN Human Rights Council must urgently convene a special session to address the human rights crisis in Belarus
Press release 26 Aug 2020 -
Angola: Police kill teenagers during lockdown enforcement - investigationPolice and armed forces targeted youths from poor neighbourhoods as they supposedly enforced mask-wearing and other coronavirus measures
Press release 25 Aug 2020 -
Bosnia: Entire region sets up refugee roadblocks as vigilantes raid buses
Police using roadblocks, house raids and forcible removals to restrict refugees, migrants and people seeking asylum
Press release 25 Aug 2020 -
Thailand: Rappers and peaceful activists arrested for pro-democracy protestsMusicians and students charged following Free Youth Movement protest
Press release 20 Aug 2020 -
Russia: Alleged poisoning of Nalvalny must be investigated‘There must be a prompt and independent investigation into the circumstances surrounding his hospitalisation’ - Natalia Zvyagina
Press release 20 Aug 2020 -
Belarus: Prosecutor general's criminal case against opposition leaders condemned‘If anything is threatening peace and security in Belarus, it is the authorities’ violence against their own people’ - Bruce Millar
Press release 20 Aug 2020 -
Mali: Military authorities must end arbitrary arrestsPress release 19 Aug 2020 -
Channel crossings: Death of 16-year-old must see Governments on both sides take responsibility“We demand that the Governments on both sides of these waters share their asylum responsibilities" - Steve Valdez-Symonds
Press release 19 Aug 2020 -
Philippines: Human rights defender shot dead as 'cycle of bloodshed continues'Zara Alvarez a human rights defender from the Philippines was shot dead by unknown assailants in Bacolod City last night
Press release 18 Aug 2020 -
Southern Africa: Region's leaders must address human rights violationsCOVID-19 still devastating the region, exposing stark inequalities and threatening vulnerable communities.
Press release 14 Aug 2020 -
Ethiopia: Use of lethal force against protesters must stopAt least 16 people have been killed in the last week.
Press release 14 Aug 2020
