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LGBTI+ Pride celebrations to continue inside - new online festival announcedLGBTI+ Pride celebrations to continue inside - new online festival announced
Press release 27 May 2020 -
Why doesn't the Prime Minister know about NRPF?The Prime Minister caused a small stir on social media when he admitted to not knowing what NRPF was. Here's why that matters - a lot
27 May 2020 -
Urgent Action outcome: Journalist awaits dismissal of arbitrary chargesCharges against Darvinson Rojas have not been dropped and there has been no news on court case against him.
Urgent action outcomes 27 May 2020 -
Hong Kong: Alarming police attacks on peaceful anthem bill protesters signals yet another 'summer of repression'Police have fired pepper pellets at people protesting bill that would criminalise ‘insulting’ or ‘misusing’ the Chinese national anthem
Press release 27 May 2020 -
Nigeria: children brutally targeted in military-Boko Haram conflict becoming 'lost generation' - new report10,000 have died in military detention - including at a centre funded by UK
Press release 27 May 2020 -
The Government must address fear and mistrust around vaccinationThe Government must do more to reassure people they can get vaccinated without fear of any immigration consequence.
27 May 2020 -
I’m an NHS cleaner and my video helped force a government U-turnHassan Akkad is a filmmaker, photojournalist and refugee. He cleans the Covid-19 ward in his local London hospital. On 20 May, he posted a powerful message to Boris Johnson on the coronavirus bereavement scheme for NHS workers. His video went viral…
27 May 2020 -
Zimbabwe: Drop bogus charges against opposition leaders who suffered sexual assaultPress release 27 May 2020
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USA: Minneapolis police officer 'must be held accountable for use of deadly force'George Floyd was pinned down by his neck until he was unable to breathe
Press release 26 May 2020 -
Qatar: 'huge' security weakness in COVID-19 contact-tracing appSerious security vulnerabilities in Qatar’s mandatory coronavirus contact-tracing app, uncovered by Amnesty International, must act as a wake-up call to other governments to ensure privacy safeguards are central to the roll-out of similar apps.
Press release 26 May 2020 -
Rise UpBlog post 26 May 2020
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Northern Ireland: Campaigners criticise UK Government failure to deliver full marriage equalityCriticism comes on fifth anniversary of marriage equality referendum and announcement of first mass demonstration in Belfast
Press release 22 May 2020 -
China: New national security plan an 'ominous moment for human rights in Hong Kong'
National People’s Congress expected to endorse a decision regarding the 'establishment and strengthening' of national security measures in Hong Kong
Press release 22 May 2020 -
Myanmar: Rohingya still suffering persecution despite International Court order600,000 Rohingya languish in dire conditions, including more than 100,000 held in camps
Press release 22 May 2020 -
UK: shareholder challenges BP over 'glaring' lack of climate change policyPress release 21 May 2020 -
Outcome: Domoina Ranabosoa still faces charges
Domoina Ranabosoa currently faces charges of ‘corruption of minors under the age of 21’.
Urgent action outcomes 21 May 2020 -
UK: 'draconian' new terrorism measures criticisedResponse to an announcement by the Government of a new Counter Terrorism and Sentencing Bill.
Press release 20 May 2020 -
Singapore: Man sentenced to death via Zoom in 'cruel and inhumane' move by authoritiesPress release 20 May 2020
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Iran: Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's latest furlough extension given cautious welcomeResponse to reports from her husband that the British national Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe will again have her temporary furlough release from jail in Iran extended.
Press release 20 May 2020 -
Lesotho: Thabane resignation must not mean immunity from charges over murder of ex-wifeLesotho: Thabane resignation must not mean immunity from charges over murder of ex-wife
Press release 20 May 2020
