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Lebanon: international investigation needed into Beirut explosion - fresh callOne month on since the deadly blast in Beirut’s port, it is increasingly clear that the processes the Lebanese authorities have established to investigate the tragic events of 4 August are neither independent nor impartial.
Press release 07 Sep 2020 -
USA: police use of spit hood condemned in 'appalling' death of Daniel Prude‘People should not die when they call the police for help’ Call for ‘thorough’ investigation into Prude’s death as part of wide-ranging review of US policing
Press release 04 Sep 2020 -
Indonesia: Men accused of holding 'gay party' face 15 years in jail
INDONESIA: MEN ACCUSED OF HOLDING ‘GAY PARTY’ FACE 15 YEARS IN JAIL
Press release 03 Sep 2020 -
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 -
Parwana Amiri and the power of young voicesBlog post 28 Aug 2020
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Outside Lebanon - inside the blast'August 4 seemed to be another regular weekday in my living room in Turkey; little did I know that 10 minutes later my whole life would change.' Farah Abou El Sel - Lebanese human rights activist
Blog post 27 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 -
Lebanon: Drastic problems require radical solutions"Today, our public institutions are hijacked by an occupying force that places no value on life and therefore, we need to dismantle it." Lebanese journalist, Jon Dagher on challenging corruption & impunity in Lebanon.
Blog post 27 Aug 2020 -
20 minutes of life and death in Beirut'“That was close”. This is the first sentence my 3-year old son Kian told me as he got out of the car after finally reaching home.' A personal account by Beirut resident, Rana Khoury
Blog post 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 -
Lebanon: Don't let the criminals be the judgesThe August 4 explosion exposed the lethal recklessness that has come to define the ruling establishment in Lebanon. It's time for their day of reckoning.
Blog post 27 Aug 2020 -
ToolkitBlog post 27 Aug 2020
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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
