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USA: Biden Administration refusal to stop weapons to Israel ‘unconscionable’
‘It is unconscionable that the Biden administration continues to ignore the facts on the ground to avoid implementing US law and keep the weapons flowing’ - Paul O’Brien
13 Nov 2024 Press release -
USA: Amnesty vows to 'fight for human rights' during Trump's second term06 Nov 2024 Press release
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USA: Abortion bans causing 'unprecedented' human rights crisis - new reportThere are abortion bans and restrictions in 21 states meaning the USA is failing to comply with its human rights obligations
05 Aug 2024 Press release -
Russia: prisoner swap releases welcomed but all those unfairly jailed should be freed01 Aug 2024 Press release
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USA: 9/11 plea deals welcomed though Guantánamo detention centre must close01 Aug 2024 Press release
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Israel: government has tried to suppress revelations in NSO spyware legal caseForbidden Stories analysis of leaked documents suggests Israeli authorities acted to conceal information concerning Pegasus spyware use WhatsApp is suing the Israeli firm in a Californian court for allegedly abusing its platform to hack the phones of 1,…
25 Jul 2024 Press release -
USA: fresh warning over complicity in Israeli war crimes as Netanyahu visits Washington
Call for US to halt arms exports to Israel as Benjamin Netanyahu set to meet Joe Biden and potentially Kamala Harris Visit comes amid spike in civilian deaths from intensified Israeli attacks in Gaza and mass displacement of people in Khan Younis
23 Jul 2024 Press release -
USA: university administrations condemned over heavy-handed Gaza protests response03 May 2024 Press release
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UK: peaceful student protests on Gaza must be respected
In the past week, students at several UK universities have set up protest encampments to express their solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza and other parts of the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
02 May 2024 Press release -
USA: Israel has used US-made arms in Gaza in violation of international law - new report
USA: US-supplied weapons provided to Israel have been used in serious violations of international humanitarian and human rights law
30 Apr 2024 Press release -
USA: universities must stop preventing Gaza protests
USA universities must stop preventing Gaza protests
25 Apr 2024 Press release -
Ireland/USA: campaigners call on Biden to 'listen to his Irish roots' over Gaza ceasefire15 Mar 2024 Press release
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USA: Alabama's 'cruel' execution of Kenneth Smith condemned26 Jan 2024 Press release
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USA: 'cruel' nitrogen gas execution in Alabama must be stopped23 Jan 2024 Press release
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Israel/OPT: UN Security Council must not block Gaza ceasefire resolution
Appeal to UK, USA and other Security Council members to back ceasefire resolution after Antonio Guterres ‘rings alarm bell’ by invoking Article 99 of UN Charter
07 Dec 2023 Press release -
USA: 'Victory' for abortion rights in Ohio must lead to meaningful accessNo-one should ever be forced to carry a pregnancy against their will.
08 Nov 2023 Press release -
Saudi Arabia: migrant workers in Amazon warehouses suffered 'traumatising' abuses - new report10 Oct 2023 Press release
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'Predator' spyware brazenly targeting journalists, politicians, civil society and academics - Major New Investigation'Predator' spyware attacking journalists, politicians, civil society and academics - Major New Investigation
09 Oct 2023 Press release
