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Afghanistan: UN Security Council must take concrete steps to end the 'systemic decimation' of women and girls' rights in the countryTaliban’s ban on women and girls from accessing work, education, sports and public spaces is a ‘humanitarian disaster’
13 Jan 2023 Press release -
Palestine: grave fears for sisters returned to abusive father by security services11 Jan 2023 Press release
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Poland: Prosecuting activist accused of aiding abortion 'sets a dangerous precedent'Justyna Wydrzyńska faces up to three years in prison for supporting a pregnant woman who needed a safe abortion
10 Jan 2023 Press release -
Iran: authorities 'passing the buck' on compulsory veiling laws06 Dec 2022 Press release -
Qatar: FIFA yet again 'fails to uphold human rights' after 'One Love' armbands pulled'We applaud the courage of teams and players who have spoken out about human rights and we hope they continue to do so' - Steve Cockburn
21 Nov 2022 Press release -
Pakistan: Ban of Joyland film part of 'alarming trend' to censor transgender peopleThis is the latest in an alarming trend of censorship and crackdown on freedom of expression in Pakistan.
16 Nov 2022 Press release -
Asia and the Pacific Islands: Height of Covid-19 ‘deadliest year on record’ for transgender people should be governments' wake-up callIn the height of Covid-19, 375 trans and gender diverse people reported to have been killed globally in one year
14 Nov 2022 Press release -
Iran: more than 760,000 people support UN investigation - new petition03 Nov 2022 Press release
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UK: Istanbul Convention finally comes into force - but the Government stops short of protecting all womenThe Government has reserved article 59 of the treaty opting out of protecting migrant women
01 Nov 2022 Press release -
Russia: Duma's initial approval of anti-LGBTI bill is 'state-sanctioned homophobia'27 Oct 2022 Press release
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Qatar: suppression of Peter Tatchell LGBT protest reminder of 'repressive climate'25 Oct 2022 Press release
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Russia: court upholds lengthy prison sentences for LGBTI siblings25 Oct 2022 Press release
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Northern Ireland: Secretary of State’s abortion announcement a late but welcome step towards ending the denial of healthcare‘Today is a critical step towards ending the denial of abortion healthcare’ – Grainne Teggart
24 Oct 2022 Press release -
Northern Ireland: fewer than half of women realise abortion is lawful - new pollNew survey comes three years since abortion was decriminalised in the region
21 Oct 2022 Press release -
UK: demo outside Iranian Embassy in London to mark one month of protests12 Oct 2022 Press release
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Iran: leaders gathered at UN must act over Mahsa Amini's death and anti-protest violenceAmnesty International has called on world leaders gathered at the UN General Assembly in New York to support international action against Iran amid an ongoing crackdown against largely peaceful protests in the country following the death in custody of 22…
21 Sep 2022 Press release -
Yemen: Huthis 'suffocating' women with new requirement for male guardians01 Sep 2022 Press release
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Saudi Arabia: Leeds student's 'outrageous' 34-year sentence for Twitter use must be quashedAmnesty International has denounced an “outrageous” 34-year prison sentence against a Leeds student jailed solely for her peaceful Twitter activity, calling for her to be immediately and unconditionally released.
18 Aug 2022 Press release
