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Russia: new sentence for jailed anti-war activist Aleksei Gorinov is 'outrageous'29 Nov 2024 Press release
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Pakistan: ‘brutal and lethal’ crackdown on Imran Khan supporters condemned27 Nov 2024 Press release
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UK: Amnesty intervenes in Supreme Court case on legal protections for trans people
Amnesty International UK has published its third-party intervention in the Supreme Court appeal of the case of For Women Scotland v Scottish Ministers
25 Nov 2024 Press release -
Book Week Scotland 2024: Our favourite cosy human rights reads this winterWe share our picks for readers young and old with human rights and social justice at their heart - because a better society starts with you
18 Nov 2024 Blog post -
COP 29: Huge increase in climate finance needed to achieve urgent changeAmnesty delegates are available for interview at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan from Saturday 9 - Sunday 24 November
07 Nov 2024 Press release -
Russia: co-chair of embattled election watchdog recognised as prisoner of conscience05 Nov 2024 Press release
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Mozambique: Authorities must end post-election 'assault' on protests now31 Oct 2024 Press release -
Uganda: 'Drastic' increase in online attacks against LGBTQ people having 'devastating consequences' - New ReportUganda: 'Drastic' increase in online attacks against LGBTQ people having 'devastating consequences' - New Report
23 Oct 2024 Press release -
Indonesia: New Government must protect human rights and end impunity
Human rights violations include repression of freedom of expression and marginalised Indigenous communities
18 Oct 2024 Press release -
UK: David Lammy must use China visit to challenge Beijing’s brutal suppression of human rights‘The Government should ensure that talks on trade and security relations with China aren’t pursued at the expense of human rights’- Sacha Deshmukh
17 Oct 2024 Press release -
UK: After 100 days in office Government must speed up pace of restoring human rightsAmnesty issues key human rights calls on asylum, Northern Ireland, arms to Israel, homelessness, and protests
11 Oct 2024 Press release -
Northern Ireland: Journalists, lawyers and NGOs urged to make surveillance concerns known to KC-led investigationJournalists, lawyers and activists in Northern Ireland who suspect they have been spied on by the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) should make a complaint to the McCullough Review before the October 18 deadline, Amnesty International said today.
11 Oct 2024 Press release -
Myanmar: Torture fears for prominent activists following arrests in new raidsArrests take place as regional leaders meet in Laos to discuss the Myanmar crisis
10 Oct 2024 Press release -
UK: Covert surveillance of Belfast journalists case concludes in London
The Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) has concluded its hearing investigating a complaint by two Belfast journalists, Trevor Birney and Barry McCaffrey, who asked it to find out whether police used intrusive surveillance powers against them.
04 Oct 2024 Press release -
Northern Ireland: Police ‘have serious questions to answer’ in press freedom caseLondon court hearing looking into claims the two Belfast journalists were secretly monitored by UK authorities
30 Sep 2024 Press release -
Northern Ireland: Failure of Martin O’Hagan murder investigation has created ‘an environment of impunity’The failure to bring to justice those responsible for the murder of Martin O’Hagan has helped create an environment of impunity for those who continue to threaten journalists in Northern Ireland today, Amnesty International has said on the eve of the twenty-third anniversary of the killing of the reporter.
27 Sep 2024 Press release -
Afghanistan: Calls for legal action against Taliban is 'vital step' to secure justice for women and girlsThe Taliban’s violation of women’s and girls’ rights likely amounts to a crime against humanity
26 Sep 2024 Press release -
Egypt: call for UK national Alaa Abdel Fattah to be released at end of jail term26 Sep 2024 Press release
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Hong Kong: Prison sentence for wearing slogan T-shirt is ‘blatant attack’ on freedom of expressionHong Kong man is first to be sentenced under repressive new law
19 Sep 2024 Press release -
Iran: authorities still cracking down two years on from nationwide women's protests11 Sep 2024 Press release
