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UK: war correspondent and activist Sherine Tadros in conversation03 Mar 2023 Press release
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Iran: nearly 100 people executed in first two months of this year02 Mar 2023 Press release
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Georgia: Mikheil Saakashvili's prison sentence 'should not mean a death sentence'Former president has been in detention for 16 months and is suffering from serious psychological, neurological, orthopedic and gastrointestinal conditions
02 Mar 2023 Press release -
FIFA Congress: English and Welsh FAs should push FIFA on Qatar workers' compensation fund01 Mar 2023 Press release
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Myanmar: Shipping companies still transporting aviation fuel despite war crimes - new evidenceRecent shipments have involved companies based in Thailand, India, Japan, Greece, Luxembourg, Singapore and Switzerland
28 Feb 2023 Press release -
Sri Lanka: One person killed and dozens injured after police attack peaceful protestersSri Lanka: One person killed after police attack peaceful protesters
27 Feb 2023 Press release -
Italy: Tragic deaths at sea must be wake-up call for European governments to set up safe routes for migrantsThe grief and horror felt by all of us over these tragic deaths must be channelled into action by European governments
27 Feb 2023 Press release -
More than 30 countries sign up to draw legal red lines on killer robotsAutonomous machines will make life and death decisions without empathy or compassion.
25 Feb 2023 Press release -
UK: Asylum questionnaire is 'too little, too late'New Home Office statistics show asylum claims backlog topping 160,000
23 Feb 2023 Press release -
UK: Arrests of peaceful tree protesters in Northamptonshire 'deeply disturbing'
Four activists in Wellingborough - including an 84-year-old - were arrested by Northants Police for protesting against felling of historically-important trees
22 Feb 2023 Press release -
UK: Judgement on Shamima Begum's citizenship is 'disappointing'The Home Secretary shouldn’t be in the business of exiling British citizens by stripping them of their citizenship.
22 Feb 2023 Press release -
Ukraine: justice efforts must be stepped up22 Feb 2023 Press release
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Tunisia: case of two LGBTQ+ people jailed under 'deeply homophobic' law being appealed19 Feb 2023 Press release
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Russia: jailed human rights activist missing for a month17 Feb 2023 Press release
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DR Congo: Investigation reveals Rwandan-backed M23 rebels heinous killing spree and rape of over sixty womenM23 rebels killed at least twenty men and raped dozens of women and girls in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
17 Feb 2023 Press release -
Peru: lethal state violence against protesters is disproportionately targeting indigenous communities – new research“Systemic racism has been the driving force behind the violence” - Erika Guevara-Rosas
16 Feb 2023 Press release -
Russia: jailing of journalist Maria Ponomarenko condemned15 Feb 2023 Press release
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Northern Ireland: PSNI stop and search figures show continued racial disparityPeople from minoritised ethnic communities almost twice as likely to be stopped and searched; thousands of children also searched
15 Feb 2023 Press release -
Italy: Parliamentary vote to further punish migrant sea rescue efforts condemnedVote comes amid news of major shipwreck off Libyan coast, with at least 73 people still missing
15 Feb 2023 Press release -
Nigeria: Authorities must prevent 'unacceptable' deadly violence ahead of elections15 Feb 2023 Press release
