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USA: Trump's suspension of WHO funding is 'reckless'Amnesty has criticised Donald Trump’s announcement that the USA will halt funding to the World Health Organisation pending the US administration’s review of the global health body’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Press release 15 Apr 2020 -
Northern Ireland: Abortion Central Access point an 'important step forward'Northern Ireland: Abortion Central Access point an 'important step forward'
Press release 15 Apr 2020 -
UK: Care home COVID-19 testing welcome but without adequate PPE many still at riskReports of coronavirus rapidly spreading in care homes across the UK are incredibly worrying and a huge threat to the health and welfare of residents and staff.
Press release 15 Apr 2020 -
Qatar: Migrant workers tricked into detention then expelled during COVID-19 pandemicWorkers told they were being tested for COVID-19 only to be expelled from the country
Press release 15 Apr 2020 -
Europe: Mass protests provide ‘ray of hope’ as human rights violations continue across region - new reportHuman rights defenders have been threatened, prosecuted, subjected to excessive use of force by police, and suffered discrimination at the hands of governments
Press release 15 Apr 2020 -
Myanmar: Government must release activists and bring an end to 'military-era laws' - new reportAmnesty demands the government amends or repeals oppressive laws that seek to silence those who peacefully speak out against the regime
Press release 14 Apr 2020 -
Turkey: New prison release law leaves innocent and vulnerable prisoners at risk of COVID-19New law that could allow for early release of up to 100,000 prisoners fails to protect many in poor health, older people and those who are innocent of any crime
Press release 14 Apr 2020 -
Philippines: Threat of using body bags for "addicts and peddlers of fake news" during COVID-19 dangerous and chilling'While hospitals are pleading for body bags and other emergency supplies, callous threats from authorities show a tone-deaf government that is unwilling to keep everybody safe during this global pandemic. This dangerous rhetoric must stop now' - Ming Yu…
Press release 13 Apr 2020 -
UK: 'Deeply concerning' that peaceful climate activists were referred to 'dubious' anti-terrorism programme'Under the guise of Prevent and the incredibly vague definition of ‘extremism’ the Government has been able to profile, use surveillance, compile date and infringe on the personal freedoms of many individuals and minority communities' - Allan Hogarth
Press release 13 Apr 2020 -
Hong Kong: re-imposition of ban on face masks during coronavirus pandemic is 'absurd'Press release 09 Apr 2020 -
Iran: more than 30 inmates killed by security forces during COVID-19 jail protestsAs many as 36 prisoners in Iran are thought to have been killed after the security forces used lethal force to quell protests among inmates who feared they were at risk of contracting coronavirus in jail.
Press release 09 Apr 2020 -
European governments failing to make provision for safe abortions during COVID-19 crisis100 groups call for urgent measures to safeguard access to abortion
Press release 08 Apr 2020 -
Malaysia: More than 200 Rohingya boat refugees at coronavirus riskPress release 08 Apr 2020 -
Northern Ireland: reported threat against journalist condemned
Amnesty International has condemned a threat made against a Northern Ireland journalist, reportedly made by “dissident republicans”, and called for the threat to be lifted immediately.
Press release 08 Apr 2020 -
Africa: Armed conflicts and state repression fuel cocktail of human rights violations - new report
Annual review reveals how activists and human rights defenders continue to be let down by governments across the region
Press release 08 Apr 2020 -
UK: Vietnamese lorry deaths were 'heartbreaking and horrific'A lorry driver from Northern Ireland has pleaded guilty at the Old Bailey to 39 counts of manslaughter after the deaths last year of a group of Vietnamese migrants.
Press release 08 Apr 2020 -
Indonesia: murder of trans woman burned alive must be urgently investigated
Indonesian authorities must urgently investigate the horrifying murder of a trans woman, Mira, who was accused of stealing a truck driver’s phone and wallet before being burned alive yesterday.
Press release 07 Apr 2020 -
USA: mass detention of migrants poses 'massive threat' to safety - new reportThe Trump administration is endangering the lives of people in immigration detention during the coronavirus health emergency.
Press release 07 Apr 2020 -
Northern Ireland: urgent appeal for home abortions during COVID-19 crisis
Northern Ireland: urgent appeal for home abortions during COVID-19 crisis
Press release 07 Apr 2020 -
Ethiopia: journalists and opposition politicians held in prison a week after charges droppedPress release 07 Apr 2020
