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Sudan: SAF airstrike on crowded market a flagrant war crime
International law prohibits attacks on civilian objects and requires the parties to a conflict to minimise civilian harm.
12 Dec 2024 Press release -
UK: Festive carol singers serenade Home Secretary urging her to 'protect the right to protest'Amnesty International UK, Liberty and Greenpeace handed a 200,000 signature-strong petition into the Home Office.
11 Dec 2024 Press release -
Mozambique: Escalating death toll as more than 30 killed in protests over last week
Mozambican civil society groups have reported that the death toll during protests has reached at least 110, with 34 people killed in the last week alone.
11 Dec 2024 Press release -
Saudi Arabia: confirmation as 2034 World Cup host 'will put many lives at risk'11 Dec 2024 Press release -
Iran: Threats of prison, flogging and death in new law to crush resistance to compulsory veiling
Iranian authorities have adopted a new draconian law that further erases the human rights of women and girls, imposing the death penalty, flogging, prison terms and other severe penalties to crush ongoing resistance to compulsory veiling
11 Dec 2024 Press release -
Wales: UK Government figures show children under 15 targeted by discriminatory counter-terrorism approachWith the Prevent duty targeting a disproportionate number of under-15s, Amnesty Wales calls on the Welsh government to demand Westminster abolishes its counter-terrorism programme to protect children from discrimination.
11 Dec 2024 Press release -
Europe: Don't sacrifice Syrians to European anti-refugee politics
Shortly after the ousting of President Assad, European countries including Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Norway, Sweden and the UK announced that they would review their asylum practices in light of these developments, mainly by considering or enacting a suspension of pending asylum applications by Syrians.
10 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 -
Universal Declaration of Human Rights at 7609 Dec 2024 Blog post
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Stephen Livingstone Lecture 2024: Human rights heroes – to equality and beyond!The Stephen Livingstone Lecture 2024: Human rights heroes – to equality and beyond! How activists can win the fight for justice - delivered by Patrick Corrigan of Amnesty International
06 Dec 2024 Blog post -
UK: Latest Prevent figures show children younger than ten continue to be targetedChildren aged 11-15 were the largest proportion of referrals with almost 5% of referrals being children under 10 years
05 Dec 2024 Press release -
South Korea: Martial law must not be 'tool to suppress' human rightsThe South Korean president must fully explain his reasons for declaring martial law and give guarantees over upholding rights
03 Dec 2024 Press release -
Georgia: protesters face abuse and denial of fair trial rights in ongoing crackdown02 Dec 2024 Press release
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Belgium convicted of crimes against humanity in Colonial Congo
Today’s ruling is a positive step towards repairing these historical injustices
02 Dec 2024 Press release -
Men's World Cup: FIFA produces 'astonishing whitewash' of Saudi Arabia's human rights recordFIFA provided Saudi Arabia a ‘medium’ risk rating for human rights in its evaluation of its bid for the 2034 World Cup
30 Nov 2024 Press release -
Russia: new sentence for jailed anti-war activist Aleksei Gorinov is 'outrageous'29 Nov 2024 Press release
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UK: Government must not compromise on the need for asylum - immigration statsNew Home Office quarterly immigration statistics show 133,409 people are waiting for initial asylum decision
28 Nov 2024 Press release -
Ukraine: Russia's latest massive attacks on energy infrastructure are war crimes28 Nov 2024 Press release
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Myanmar: ICC arrest warrants for military leader must end impunity27 Nov 2024 Press release
