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Guatemalan prosecutor wins 2025 Sir Henry Brooke award for ‘courageous’ anti-corruption work03 Feb 2025 Press release
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Myanmar: Four years after coup world must demand accountability for atrocity crimesMyanmar: Four years after coup world must demand accountability for atrocity crimes
31 Jan 2025 Press release -
UK: Government’s failure to protect victims of slavery in new Immigration Bill is ‘rank hypocrisy’30 Jan 2025 Press release
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Georgia: Protester's detention extended in unprecedented closed hearing
During Saba Skhvitaridze remand hearing, the court ordered members of public to leave the courtroom before delivering its decision – a measure largely unprecedented for protest-related trials in Georgia.
29 Jan 2025 Press release -
Poland: Unjust conviction of activist accused of aiding an abortion must be overturned
In March 2023, Justyna Wydrzyńska was convicted of abetting an abortion and was sentenced to eight months of community service.
29 Jan 2025 Press release -
Ethiopia: Thousands remain locked up in 'travesty of justice' in Amhara region
four months have passed since the launch of a state-led campaign of mass arbitrary detention of thousands of people in Ethiopia’s Amhara region.
28 Jan 2025 Press release -
UK: JSO mass-hearing a 'critical opportunity to rethink the crackdown on peaceful protest'The two-day hearing will see 16 Just Stop Oil activists seek to challenge historically draconian sentences for peaceful protest.
28 Jan 2025 Press release -
Israel/OPT: Genocide 'matter of law and evidence, not opinion' and UK government must ensure accountabilityAmnesty is calling on the UK government to take urgent and meaningful steps to prevent Israel’s genocidal acts against Palestinians in Gaza
26 Jan 2025 Press release -
USA: Rohingya survivor demands US regulator investigates Meta's role in Myanmar atrocitiesAmnesty is supporting activist Maung Sawyeddollah in filing a complaint against Meta and its role in Myanmar violence.
23 Jan 2025 Press release -
Libya/Italy: Reported arrest of Osama Njeem is an opportunity to end cycle of impunity for Libyan militia abuses
Amnesty International has long documented horrific violations committed with total impunity at the Mitiga prison in Tripoli, under the control of 'Deterrence Apparatus for Combatting Terrorism and Organised Crime' (DACTO).
22 Jan 2025 Press release -
UK: Family and campaigners call on David Lammy to visit Alaa Abdel Fattah in jail while in Egypt - LetterForeign Secretary David Lammy is due to attend a meeting in Egypt this week.
22 Jan 2025 Press release -
Malta: El Hiblu case 'everything wrong with migration policies in central Mediterranean'It has taken the authorities six years to bring this case to court, against three teenagers who acted as mediators between the El Hiblu crew and over 100 rescued people, terrified by the prospect of being illegally returned to Libya.
22 Jan 2025 Press release -
UK: Police conduct at 'End the Genocide' protest and subsequent arrests are 'seriously concerning'Amnesty responds to how police dealt with the large Palestine solidarity protest outside Whitehall last Saturday.
21 Jan 2025 Press release -
USA: President Trump's executive orders on immigration and climate are 'racist' and 'reckless'Amnesty responds to the slew of executive actions announced by President Trump shortly after his inauguration as 47th President of the United States.
21 Jan 2025 Press release -
DR Congo: Over a hundred civilians slaughtered by explosive weapon attacks - new briefing
explosive weapons used by both sides in escalating conflict in eastern DRC
20 Jan 2025 Press release -
USA: President Trump must respect human rights in his second term
USA: President Trump must respect human rights in his second term
20 Jan 2025 Press release -
Russia: jailing of Navalny's lawyers condemned as 'shameful'17 Jan 2025 Press release
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USA: Banning TikTok won't solve endemic human rights risksRather than applying arbitrary bans, US authorities should introduce regulations that govern all tech platforms to protect everyone’s human rights in the digital age.
17 Jan 2025 Press release -
Taiwan: First execution in five years is ‘shocking and cruel’ setback for country’s human rights16 Jan 2025 Press release
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Israel/OPT: 'Bitterly overdue' ceasefire will not repair lives of Palestinians shattered by Israel's genocide in GazaIsrael must immediately allow lifesaving supplies to reach all parts of the occupied Gaza Strip
15 Jan 2025 Press release
