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Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh must not be forced home to abuse and discrimination

The international community must help ensure that no Rohingya refugees are forced back to Myanmar as long as they are at risk of serious human rights violations following the army’s vicious campaign...

Northern Ireland: campaigners seek marriage equality commitments from parties

Campaigners meeting party leaders today as moves to return to devolved government continue ‘We want to see a return to devolved government and, with that, a watertight commitment to ensure the passage...

Catalan referendum: Dangerous use of force by Spanish police confirmed by Amnesty

Spanish authorities must carry out a swift, thorough and impartial investigation after Amnesty International observers in Catalonia confirmed excessive and unnecessary use of force by police...

Zimbabwe: Journalist arrested for Grace Mugabe 'underwear donation' story

In response to the arrest of Newsday journalist Kenneth Nyangani for reporting that Zimbabwean first lady Grace Mugabe and officials from the ruling ZANU-PF party donated used clothes, including night...

Russia: latest Navalny jailing condemned

Aleksei Navalny and fellow campaigner Leonid Volkov sentenced to 20 days’ detention ‘It is a blatant attempt by the Russian authorities to suppress and suffocate any dissenting voices’ - Denis...

1 October referendum: Amnesty International denounces excessive use of force by National Police and Civil Guard in Catalonia

Amnesty International observers confirm the dangerous and inappropriate use of riot control equipment, including beating of defenceless people offering no resistance, and calls for a swift, thorough...

Saudi Arabia carries out 100th execution of the year

‘Since July, the Saudi Arabian government has been on an execution spree with an average of five people put to death per week’ - Lynn Maalouf The Saudi Arabian authorities have today carried out their...

Egypt: 22 more arrests in biggest crackdown on LGBTI community for a decade-and-a-half

33 now in custody, with arrests in Cairo, Giza and Damietta Crackdown comes after rainbow flag raised at music concert ‘The Egyptian authorities’ announcement that they are investigating the rainbow...

Letter to UK Ambassador to Iran calls for jailed Britons' cases to be raised this week

Letter to Nicholas Hopton comes ahead of major Europe-Iran business meeting in Zurich Mr Hopton urged to call for Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Kamal Foroughi’s release Amnesty International and...

Las Vegas shooting must lead to action on US gun violence

‘The US government must … address gun violence as the human rights crisis that it is’ - Margaret Huang Following the mass shooting in Las Vegas, Margaret Huang, Amnesty International USA’s Executive...