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Rwanda bill: Lords must force Government to stop playing 'dystopian horror game'Controversial Rwanda bill to be voted on by peers tomorrow
11 Mar 2024 Press release -
Libya: powerful military and political elites must face justice over deadly Derna floods - new report11 Mar 2024 Press release
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UK: Letter from leading rights groups warn Government of 'chilling effect' on protests
46 organisations sign on letter calling on Prime Minister to immediately reverse the recent crackdown on the right to protest
08 Mar 2024 Press release -
Israel-OPT: maritime aid corridor and seaport scheme is 'woefully slow' response to Gaza aid crisis08 Mar 2024 Press release
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Hong Kong: Article 23 legislation takes repression to the ‘next level’Activists could be prosecuted for interacting with foreign organisations
08 Mar 2024 Press release -
Nigeria: Authorities' 'consistent failure' to protect people from abductions have killed thousands08 Mar 2024 Press release -
UK: Amnesty slams TV ad ban: 'Human rights are not political'Advertising clearance agency Clearcast says Amnesty International’s work on protecting human rights is ‘political’
07 Mar 2024 Press release -
Surveillance: ‘Cautious welcome’ to Chief Constable commitment to provide answers on covert spying on mediaAmnesty International and the Committee on the Administration of Justice (CAJ) have given a “cautious welcome” to a commitment from the Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) to the Northern Ireland Policing Board today (7 March) that he will provide answers within four weeks to their questions on police covert surveillance of journalists and others.
07 Mar 2024 Press release -
Iran: compulsory headscarf crackdown is 'terrorising' women and girls - new testimonies06 Mar 2024 Press release
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Ukraine: new ICC arrest warrants against Russia for targeting electricity infrastructure welcomed05 Mar 2024 Press release
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France: enshrining abortion in constitution is of 'huge significance'04 Mar 2024 Press release
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UK: Prime Minister's speech about peaceful protests is 'deeply worrying'
The overwhelmingly peaceful protests about mass atrocities in Gaza must not be conflated with extremism.
01 Mar 2024 Press release -
Hong Kong: Transgender activist in danger of being sent back to mainland ChinaLai Ke was detained in a psychiatric centre throughout her sentence and denied access to vital medicines
01 Mar 2024 Press release -
UK: British-Palestinian surgeon Dr Ghassan Abu Sittah in conversation - London event01 Mar 2024 Press release
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UK: Government must end 'immoral' policy of refusing to process asylum claims
Tragic Channel crossing deaths highlight Government’s irresponsibility and failure to protect people’s lives
29 Feb 2024 Press release -
PM's accusation of 'mob rule' puts right to peaceful protest at riskPM's accusation of 'mob rule' puts right to peaceful protest at risk
29 Feb 2024 Press release -
Northern Ireland: Troubles Act immunity strike-out proves premise 'not only unjust but unlawful'28 Feb 2024 Press release
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UK: Secret tribunal on journalist surveillance is 'test case for press freedom'London court hearing looking into claims the two Belfast journalists were secretly monitored by UK authorities
28 Feb 2024 Press release -
UK: Government has trapped people in an 'asylum vortex' causing multiple harms - new briefingGovernment’s three-year long refusal to process asylum claims is at root of serious problems with the asylum system
27 Feb 2024 Press release
