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Russia: Authorities 'hellbent' on suppressing reporting of anti-war movement - new report24 Nov 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 -
Iran: sham capital trials being held against at least 21 people - new researchAt least 21 are at risk of the death penalty in Iran. The Iranian authorities must immediately quash all death sentences, refrain from seeking the imposition of the death penalty and drop all charges against those arrested in connection with their…
16 Nov 2022 Press release -
G20: Leaders must call on Indonesian government to respect freedom of protestGlobal summit taking place amid increasing clampdown on freedoms in Indonesia
15 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 -
Egypt: world leaders at COP27 must call for Alaa Abd el-Fattah's release09 Nov 2022 Press release
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Nigeria: Authorities must quash 'appalling' flogging sentence of TikTokers08 Nov 2022 Press release -
Egypt: mass round-ups ahead of COP2706 Nov 2022 Press release
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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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Iran: UN must act now after brutal killings of eight protesters in less than 24 hoursThousands of people gathered across the country to mark the 40th day after Mahsa Amini’s death in custody
27 Oct 2022 Press release -
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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UK: Rishi Sunak needs to ‘break decisively’ with predecessors’ anti-human rights policiesResponse to the appointment of the new Prime Minister: 'Rishi Sunak needs to break decisively with the anti-human rights policies of his predecessors' - Sacha Deshmukh
24 Oct 2022 Press release -
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 -
Myanmar: Government air strikes kill dozens of people in pattern of ‘escalating repression’Singers, artists and other civilians are among those reported to be killed in last night’s air strikes
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 -
India: Travel ban on Pulitzer Prize-winning Kashmiri photojournalist part of 'witch-hunt'Sanna Irshad Mattoo prevented from flying to USA to receive Pulitzer Prize
19 Oct 2022 Press release
