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Iran: thousands arrested after protestsReports of truckloads of blindfolded people taken to prisons, with jails now overflowing with new detainees
Press release 16 Dec 2019 -
India: 'Brutal' police crackdown on student protesters must be investigatedAllegations that police have beaten and sexually harassed protesters.
Press release 16 Dec 2019 -
Bangladesh: Estimated 500,000 Rohingya children being denied an educationAmnesty calls for international community to share responsibility for their future.
Press release 14 Dec 2019 -
UK: new government must uphold human rights“The new Government must keep the Human Rights Act intact”
Press release 13 Dec 2019 -
Iraq: new 'campaign of terror' against protesters - testimonies‘You cannot imagine the level of fear that we all feel now’ - protester in Baghdad
Press release 13 Dec 2019 -
Sierra Leone: Ban on pregnant schoolgirls ruled unlawfulGroundbreaking ruling could have significant impact across continent
Press release 12 Dec 2019 -
Yemen: BAE Systems and other arms companies face legal challenge at The Hague‘An ICC investigation would be a historic step towards holding arms company executives accountable'
Press release 12 Dec 2019 -
India: New Citizenship Amendment Bill 'reeks of fear-mongering and bigotry'
"The amendments also set a dangerous shift in the way citizenship will be determined in India", say Amnesty India.
Press release 12 Dec 2019 -
Cameroon: 275 killed by Boko Haram in Far North - victims feel abandonedKidnappings, forced conversions to Islam, houses burnt, health centres looted
Press release 11 Dec 2019 -
Myanmar: Aung San Suu Kyi genocide denials are 'deliberate, deceitful and dangerous'Myanmar’s State Counsellor is giving evidence at the International Court of Justice.
Press release 11 Dec 2019 -
Russia: feminist activist fined under 'gay propaganda' law‘Yulia is the latest target of a long-running discriminatory and intensely homophobic campaign’
Press release 11 Dec 2019 -
Climate change ranks highest as most important issue facing world amongst 18-25 year oldsMajor new survey reveals what young people think about state of human rights
Press release 10 Dec 2019 -
Myanmar: Aung San Suu Kyi to appear before ICJ in Rohingya genocide case
Aung San Suu Kyi will appear today at the International Court of Justice in The Hague.
Press release 10 Dec 2019 -
Spain: Saudi cargo ship allowed to dock despite arms to Yemen fears‘If officials allow this operation, they risk being complicit in the commission of war crimes’
Press release 10 Dec 2019 -
China: Government must prove Xinjiang detainees have been releasedAmnesty calls for independent experts to be allowed access to Xinjiang to verify claims.
Press release 09 Dec 2019 -
Algeria: fresh wave of arrests ahead of presidential elections‘Expressing opposition to Algeria’s planned presidential elections ... is not a crime’
Press release 09 Dec 2019 -
IRAQ: Testimonies emerge of coordinated attacks which killed at least 20 protestersPress release 07 Dec 2019
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Sri Lanka: new Amnesty graphic novel highlights discrimination against LGBTI peopleLGBTI community still face intimidation and harassment in Sri Lanka
Press release 07 Dec 2019 -
India: Urgent investigation needed after rape suspects 'extrajudicially executed'Press release 06 Dec 2019
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Saudi Arabia: prominent lawyer on hunger strike over prison mistreatmentReports that he was recently put in solitary confinement & under tightened security
Press release 06 Dec 2019
