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Ireland: Laws criminalising sex work puts workers at high risk of abuse and violence - New ReportIreland: Laws criminalising sex work puts workers at high risk of abuse and violence - New Report
24 Jan 2022 Press release -
Israel: reports of police using NSO spyware against citizens must be investigatedResponse to reports that Israeli police have been using NSO Group’s notorious Pegasus spyware against Israeli citizens.
18 Jan 2022 Press release -
Russia: one year after jailing, Navalny and supporters in 'living hell'17 Jan 2022 Press release -
Egypt: women's rights activist Amal Fathy jailed for highlighting sexual harassment13 Jan 2022 Press release
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Poland: 'Witch-hunt' against LGBTI activists must end after rainbow halo caseLGBTI campaigners Elżbieta, Anna and Joanna were tried for ‘offending religious beliefs’
12 Jan 2022 Press release -
Kazakhstan protests - 'crisis is far from over'Authorities must release arbitrarily detained protestors and respect human rights amid ongoing unrest
11 Jan 2022 Press release -
Kazakhstan: president's 'fire without warning' announcement is recipe for disaster07 Jan 2022 Press release
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Kazakhstan: repressive response to mass fuel protests condemned05 Jan 2022 Press release
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Make Europe a better place for all women and girlsEurope will not be the same after COVID-19. The pandemic is an unprecedented crisis with grave consequences for women and girls.
29 May 2020 -
Yulia Tsvetkova released from house arrestRussian women’s and LGBTI rights activist, Yulia Tsvetkova, was released from house arrest on 16 March. While she remains under travel restrictions and continues to face criminal and administrative proceedings for her women and LGBTI rights work, this is…
26 Mar 2020 -
Thank you for supporting Amal FathyWomen's rights activist Amal Fathy was jailed for two years for posting about her experience of sexual harassment on Facebook. She has now been released.
02 Mar 2020 -
Together we stand united with trans peopleTrans people often face extreme discrimination. Amnesty International, Liberty and Human Rights Watch are united in sending a message that trans rights are human rights.
08 Jan 2020 -
Slovak Parliament rejects restrictive abortion billThe Slovak Parliament rejected a bill aimed at preventing access to safe and legal abortion. If adopted, this bill would have undermined women’s privacy and autonomy, and subjected them to harmful stigma, humiliation and degrading treatment.
07 Jan 2020 -
‘Chilling’ new evidence shows military shooting dead protesters in NigeriaThe Nigerian military has killed at least 150 peaceful pro-Biafra activists who were protesting for the establishment of an independent state in the south-east of the country.
02 Dec 2016
