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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 -
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 -
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.
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Urgent Action outcome: Filmmaker Released After Serving His TermFilmmaker Min Htin Ko Ko Gyi was released from prison on 21 February 2020, after completing his prison sentence.
Urgent action outcomes 08 Apr 2020 -
Urgent Action outcome: Activist released on bailSenegalese activist Guy Marius Sagna was released on bail on 3 March, three months after he was first detained.
Urgent action outcomes 08 Apr 2020 -
Urgent Action outcome: Prisoners released having served sentencesOn 5 March 2020, prisoner of conscience, Hajer Mansoor Hassan, was released from Isa Town Detention Centre for Women.
Urgent action outcomes 08 Apr 2020 -
Urgent Action outcome: Musician released on probationOn 13 May 2019, 33-year-old musician Rami Sidky was released on probation after 374 days of pre-trial detention.
Urgent action outcomes 08 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 -
Urgent Action outcome: Supreme court confirms verdict in an unfair trialOn 17 February 2020, the Federal Supreme Court in Abu Dhabi confirmed the verdict against five Lebanese men.
Urgent action outcomes 08 Apr 2020 -
16 activists released; 61 people remain in prisonActivists known as “Aguadores” were released on 30 December but still face charges.
Urgent action outcomes 08 Apr 2020 -
Malaysia: More than 200 Rohingya boat refugees at coronavirus riskPress release 08 Apr 2020 -
Ethiopia: journalists and opposition politicians held in prison a week after charges droppedPress release 07 Apr 2020
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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.
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Lebanon’s two million refugees face a potential coronavirus catastropheBlog post 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 crisisNorthern Ireland: urgent appeal for home abortions during COVID-19 crisis
Press release 07 Apr 2020 -
Singapore: 20,000 migrant workers quarantined in dormitories a 'recipe for disaster'Thousands crammed into two dormitories designated ‘isolation areas’
Press release 06 Apr 2020 -
Bangladesh: Flaws in COVID-19 response put older Rohingya refugees in imminent dangerNew research shows mistakes made during general humanitarian response efforts for Rohingya refugees are being repeated
Press release 05 Apr 2020 -
China: Wan Quanzhang's freedom an 'illusion' until government lifts ruthless restrictionsChinese human rights lawyer Wang Quanzhang has been released after four and a half years in prison but has been barred from returning to his family in Beijing.
Press release 05 Apr 2020 -
Sending Solidarity
Here are some ideas for showing support for essential workers during this difficult time.
03 Apr 2020
