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Egypt: Gasser Abdel-Razek subjected to cruel treatment in jailGasser Abdel-Razek, the recently-detained Executive Director of the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights, has been subjected to cruel and inhuman treatment in prison,
Press release 24 Nov 2020 -
Saudi Arabia: Loujain al-Hathloul trial resumes tomorrowResponse to reports that the prominent Saudi Arabian human rights defender Loujain al-Hathloul will appear in court tomorrow as part of a long-running trial over her human rights activism.
Press release 24 Nov 2020 -
Iraq: closure of IDP camps putting thousands stigmatised as 'ISIS sympathisers' at risk - new reportPress release 23 Nov 2020
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COVID-19: Oxford vaccine a boost for global access, but inequality fears remain‘Governments and companies need to start prioritising access for the rest of the world’ - Steve Cockburn
Press release 23 Nov 2020 -
Northern Ireland: Journalist Patricia Devlin threatens legal action against PSNI for failing to investigate threats
Northern Ireland journalist Patricia Devlin has written to the Chief Constable of the PSNI threatening legal action unless he provides assurances that the PSNI will conduct an immediate and effective investigation of violent threats made against her and her baby son.
Press release 22 Nov 2020 -
Bangladesh: Plan to relocate hundreds of Rohingya to remote island must be droppedBay of Bengal silt island not declared safe for human habitation
Press release 20 Nov 2020 -
Northern Ireland: Police report reveals 'worrying' rate of hate crime
PSNI report outlines that there were 936 racist incidents and 626 racist crimes recorded by the police in the 12 months to the end of March 2020
Press release 20 Nov 2020 -
Egypt: authorities must release activists detained in 'unprecedented' crackdownPress release 20 Nov 2020 -
USA: State Department's attack on BDS movement violates free speechResponse to the US State Department designating the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement antisemitic earlier today
Press release 19 Nov 2020 -
5 things you need to know about the Overseas Operations BillTorture is never OK - but right now, the government is attempting to pass a Bill that would decriminalise torture and war crimes committed by UK soldiers more than five years ago. Read more.
Blog post 18 Nov 2020 -
Qatar: 'much more' needed on migrant workers rights ahead of World Cup - new reportQatar still needs to significantly strengthen enforcement of its labour reforms if it is to deliver on promises to protect workers’ rights ahead of the 2022 World Cup.
Press release 17 Nov 2020 -
Saudi Arabia/UK: letter to PM calls for action on jailed women activists ahead of G20Ahead of the G20 meeting being hosted by Saudi Arabia later this week (21-22 November), Amnesty International has written to Boris Johnson calling on him to use the “platform” of the international summit to call for the release of a group of jailed Saudi…
Press release 17 Nov 2020 -
Iran 'deliberately blocked' internet to cover up protest killings - new investigationThe Iranian authorities shut down the internet during nationwide protests a year ago to hide the true scale of unlawful killings by the security forces
Press release 15 Nov 2020 -
Belarus: protester beaten to deathPress release 13 Nov 2020
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Ethiopia: Investigation confirms scores of civilians killed in Tigray state massacrePhoto and video evidence show scores killed and wounded in knife and machete attacks on night of 9 November
Press release 12 Nov 2020 -
Amnesty urges councils in England not to transfer COVID-19 patients into care homesAmnesty writes to over 300 councils in England urging them to not to transfer COVID-19 patients into care homes without a guarantee that it is safe to do so
Press release 12 Nov 2020 -
Northern Ireland: Amnesty welcomes call for halt to use of spithoods & review of BLM prosecutionsPress release 12 Nov 2020
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Hong Kong: 'Politically-motivated' disqualification of lawmakers condemnedPress release 11 Nov 2020
