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UK: Campaigners call on Prime Minister to protect activists in UK from long arm of Hong Kong lawFirst anniversary of Hong Kong passing repressive Article 23 law
19 Mar 2025 Press release -
Israel/OPT: Israeli air strikes kill over 400 Palestinians across Gaza in unilateral resumption of mass attacks
a series of Israeli strikes across the occupied Gaza Strip overnight which killed at least 414 Palestinians, including 174 children, and hospitalised over 550 more, signalling a unilateral end to the truce with Hamas
18 Mar 2025 Press release -
DRC: M23's rampant human rights abuses demand international action
the Rwandan-backed M23 armed group has raided hospitals, abducted patients, including civilians and hospitalised Congolese soldiers, and subjected them to acts of torture
18 Mar 2025 Press release -
Israel/OPT: UN report clearly exposes ‘devastating impact’ of Israel’s gender-based violence against Palestinian women and girls
‘The report exposes yet again the horrors of Israeli atrocity crimes in Gaza, and how they specifically impact women’ - Lauren Aarons
13 Mar 2025 Press release -
USA: Arrest and detention of Mahmoud Khalil is chilling attack on human rightsThe arrest and detention of Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian student activist and lawful permanent resident, is the latest attack on human rights by the Trump administration
12 Mar 2025 Press release -
Philippines: Duterte arrest a 'monumental step for justice'11 Mar 2025 Press release
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Senegal: 'Repeal amnesty law' on first anniversary and deliver justice to victims of violent repression11 Mar 2025 Press release
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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 -
Syria: 'Horrific' killings of civilians on northwest coast must be investigatedSyria: 'Horrific' killings of civilians on northwest coast must be investigated
10 Mar 2025 Press release -
Israel/OPT: Israel's decision to cut off electricity supply in Gaza is 'further evidence of genocide against Palestinians'These inhumane and unlawful actions is a clear a reminder of the control Israel has as occupying power, allowing it to turn life-critical services on and off at any given point.
10 Mar 2025 Press release -
Why gender justice matters in Education07 Mar 2025 Blog post
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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 -
Global: Electric shock equipment widely abused by law enforcement agencies due to alarming lack of regulation - new reportIn the UK, Tasers were drawn, aimed or discharged 33,232 times between April 2023 to March 2024
06 Mar 2025 Press release -
Wales: Police secrecy in attempting to predict crime by racist profiling of communitiesFollowing the publication of Amnesty International UK's Automated Racism report, we demand transparency from Welsh police forces on their use of crime-predicting technology and its discriminatory impact on minority communities and their rights.
05 Mar 2025 Press release -
Lebanon: Israeli attacks on health facilities, ambulances and paramedics must be investigated as war crimes - new investigationFour attacks on healthcare facilities and vehicles which killed 19 healthcare workers investigated
05 Mar 2025 Press release -
UN Report: Bleak conclusions on UK poverty action echo Amnesty warning of 'devastating domino effect'04 Mar 2025 Press release
