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Russia: Knee-jerk repression as LGBTI activists arrested over Chechnya petition

In response to today’s detention of five LGBTI activists as they were trying to deliver a petition to the Office of Russia's Prosecutor General on Chechnya, Denis Krivosheev, Deputy Director for...

Russia: YouTuber convicted of blasphemy for playing Pokémon Go in a church

Russian authorities have made another blatant assault on freedom of expression in a show trial against blogger Ruslan Sokolovsky, Amnesty International said today. A court in Yekaterinburg today gave...

Venezuela: Use of military courts against civilians undermines rule of law

The use of military courts to try civilians in Venezuela undermines the rule of law in the country, violating the Venezuelan constitution and international laws, said Amnesty International today...

China: Human rights lawyer released on bail as relentless crackdown continues

The release of human rights lawyer Xie Yang on bail does not represent a break in China’s relentless crackdown against lawyers and activists, Amnesty International said today. Xie Yang was tried in...

Danish and German children scarred by invasive surgery to "normalise" their sex

Children born with sex characteristics that do not fit with female or male norms risk being subjected to a range of unnecessary, invasive and traumatising medical procedures in violation of their...

Uganda: Feminist activist Stella Nyanzi free but ludicrous charges must be dropped

Responding to news that outspoken feminist academic Stella Nyanzi has been released on bail after four weeks in prison, Sarah Jackson, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director for East Africa...

El Salvador: Critical opportunity to put an end to total ban on abortion

The Legislative Assembly of El Salvador has a historic opportunity to reject the criminalisation of abortion and protect the health and lives of millions of women in the country, said Amnesty...

Indonesia: Ahok conviction for blasphemy is an injustice

Responding to the conviction for blasphemy and imprisonment of Jakarta Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, better known as “Ahok”, Amnesty International's Director for Southeast Asia and the Pacific...

Chibok girls: Nigerian authorities must now ensure safe return of 1000s of others abducted by Boko Haram

In response to the announcement by the Nigerian government that it secured the release of 82 Chibok girls abducted by Boko Haram, Osai Ojigho, Amnesty International’s Nigeria Director said: “The...

UK: Aung San Suu Kyi must help end Burmese military's vicious campaign against Rohingya people

Responding to news that Aung San Suu Kyi is visiting Britain for a series of high-profile meetings, Kerry Moscogiuri, Amnesty International UK’s Director of Campaigns, said: “The UK Government must...