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UK: Strip search case 'another manifestation of institutional racism and misogyny' in policing
The use of strip searches against children is a serious violation of their dignity and human rights.
24 May 2022 Press release -
Saudi Arabia set to execute two Bahraini men after 'grossly unfair' trialSaudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdul Aziz must halt the imminent execution of two Bahraini Shi’a men who were sentenced to death on terrorism and protest-related charges following a grossly unfair trial.
24 May 2022 Press release -
UK: Police 'remain in denial' about deep-rooted racism in the forceRacism is still rampant in policing and it’s disappointing that police chiefs have stopped short of accepting that policing is institutionally racist
24 May 2022 Press release -
Global use of death penalty up by 20% - major new report23 May 2022 Press release
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Israel: forced transfer of Bedouin is latest example of apartheid crueltyThe Israeli authorities must scrap plans to demolish a Palestinian Bedouin village and forcibly transfer its residents to a segregated Bedouin-only town.
22 May 2022 Press release -
Global: Rich and powerful to meet at Davos amid 'gathering storm of human rights crises'Many of the political and business leaders attending Davos are directly responsible for human rights catastrophes
20 May 2022 Press release -
Northern Ireland: Amnesty call on police to stop strip searching children
Amnesty International has called on the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) to end the practice of strip searching children.
20 May 2022 Press release -
Qatar: FIFA should set aside $440m for World Cup workers compensation fundFIFA should set aside at least $440 million for the hundreds of thousands of migrant workers who have suffered human rights abuses in Qatar during preparations for this year’s World Cup, Amnesty International said in a new report.
19 May 2022 Press release -
Northern Ireland: Westminster steps in to deliver abortion servicesAmnesty International UK and Informing Choices NI have today welcomed news that the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland has today (19 May) taken further legislative steps to ensure abortion services are commissioned for women and girls in Northern…
19 May 2022 Press release -
Iran: Swedish academic at risk of execution is being held as a state hostageThere is mounting evidence that the Iranian authorities are committing the crime of hostage-taking against Ahmadreza Djalali, a Swedish academic who is at risk of imminent execution in Tehran’s Evin Prison.
19 May 2022 Press release -
Northern Ireland Legacy Bill: Victims' rights sacrificed to shield perpetratorsThe Legacy and Reconciliation Bill is a disturbing interference in the justice system
17 May 2022 Press release -
Ukraine/Russia: The rights of Ukrainian prisoners of war from Azovstal must be protectedUkrainian soldiers who were besieged in Mariupol’s Azovstal steel plant for months have surrendered themselves to Russia’s armed forces
17 May 2022 Press release -
Italy: Iuventa search and rescue trial due to start this weekThe search and rescue ship Iuventa ran hundreds of missions to save migrants from drowning off the coast of Libya
17 May 2022 Press release -
UK: Public think Ukraine war means Govt should drop Human Rights Act plans new polling finds16 May 2022 Press release
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UK: Plans to arm volunteer police officers with tasers a 'dangerous expansion'
Volunteer police officers will be given Tasers
16 May 2022 Press release -
Russia: Schools and universities latest victims of Putin's war propaganda machine12 May 2022 Press release
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Qatar: Authorities must quash life sentences for activists12 May 2022 Press release
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UK: Fresh call on the Government to help British national on hunger strike in EgyptHuman rights activist, Alaa Abdel Fattah who rose to prominence during 2011 anti-Mubarak protests, believed to be in serious condition
12 May 2022 Press release
