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UK: Alarming Crime and Policing Bill yet another assault on the right to peacefully protestThe Bill seeks to criminalise yet more parts of peaceful protest, including banning face coverings and gives police the power to force people who are on limited visas to leave the country.
10 Mar 2025 Press release -
Wales: Welsh government must 'accelerate action' to deliver commitment on women's rightsWe call on the Welsh government to honour its commitment to incorporate the UN Convention of the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) on International Women's Day 2025.
07 Mar 2025 Press release -
UK: JSO judgment shows anti-protest laws must be 'revised immediately'We are in danger of having laws that only allow for protests that don't bother anybody, and that treat peaceful protest worse than many violent offences.
07 Mar 2025 Press release -
Why gender justice matters in Education07 Mar 2025 Blog post
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France: Lawmakers must reject 'discriminatory' bill to ban hijabs in all sportsSenate to debate and vote the bill this week
18 Feb 2025 Press release -
Poland: Decision to retry activist prosecuted for aiding an abortion should be shown 'compassion'Justyna Wydrzyńska on trial for supporting a victim of domestic violence
13 Feb 2025 Press release -
London: Shell must clean up its ‘toxic mess’ in Niger Delta‘Shell must take responsibility for the poisoning they have caused both directly and indirectly and commit to cleaning up their toxic mess’ - Peter Frankental
13 Feb 2025 Press release -
UK/China: ‘Red lines, not red carpet’ needed as Lammy hosts top China diplomat in London‘This is an opportunity to show that the UK will not allow China to buy its silence over human rights concerns’ - Felix Jakens
13 Feb 2025 Press release -
UK: over 60% of people agree it should not be a crime for sex workers to work together - new pollUK: over 60% of people agree it should not be a crime for sex workers to work together - new poll
12 Feb 2025 Press release -
Saudi Arabia: Leeds student jailed in Saudi for tweeting in support women's rights releasedSalma al-Shehab’s ordeal in prison is finally over
10 Feb 2025 Press release -
Georgia: Protester's detention extended in unprecedented closed hearing
During Saba Skhvitaridze remand hearing, the court ordered members of public to leave the courtroom before delivering its decision – a measure largely unprecedented for protest-related trials in Georgia.
29 Jan 2025 Press release -
Poland: Unjust conviction of activist accused of aiding an abortion must be overturned
In March 2023, Justyna Wydrzyńska was convicted of abetting an abortion and was sentenced to eight months of community service.
29 Jan 2025 Press release -
UK: JSO mass-hearing a 'critical opportunity to rethink the crackdown on peaceful protest'The two-day hearing will see 16 Just Stop Oil activists seek to challenge historically draconian sentences for peaceful protest.
28 Jan 2025 Press release -
UK: Police conduct at 'End the Genocide' protest and subsequent arrests are 'seriously concerning'Amnesty responds to how police dealt with the large Palestine solidarity protest outside Whitehall last Saturday.
21 Jan 2025 Press release -
Georgia: Symbolic acts of protest targeted with draconian new law
New laws in Georgia in 2024 target activists and journalists
13 Jan 2025 Press release -
Serbia: 'A Digital Prison' - Authorities using spyware to unlawfully hack journalists and activists16 Dec 2024 Press release -
Georgia: Extreme police brutality, torture and hospitalisations in violent crackdown against protesters
Hundreds of protesters in Georgia have faced brutal dispersal tactics, arbitrary detention, torture and other ill-treatment during a crackdown on anti-government rallies
13 Dec 2024 Press release -
37,686 of you called on the Home Secretary to scrap anti-protest lawsMany thanks to the tens of thousands of you who took action calling on the Home Secretary to scrap anti-protest laws in the UK. Together with Liberty and Greenpeace UK we handed a 200,000 signature-strong petition into the Home Office.
10 Dec 2024 Campaign update -
Georgia: protesters face abuse and denial of fair trial rights in ongoing crackdown02 Dec 2024 Press release
