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Brexit: 'Henry VIII eats Parliament' stunt to highlight concern over loss of rights

Amnesty International and Liberty are staging a ‘Henry VIII eats Parliament’ stunt in Westminster on Monday (11 December, 1pm) to highlight human rights campaigners’ concerns with how the Government...

Australia: Marriage equality approval 'a historic and long-overdue moment'

Responding to news that same-sex marriage will become legal in Australia after a historic bill was passed in the House of Representatives, Lizzi Price, from Amnesty International Australia, said:...

Trump's 'reckless' recognition of unified Jerusalem undermines Palestinian human rights

‘No country in the world recognises Israel’s annexation of East Jerusalem, making the decision to confer US recognition deeply troubling’ - Raed Jarra r Condemning today’s announcement by the...

Pakistani authorities must investigate whereabouts of missing peace activist

Responding to the news that the Lahore-based Pakistani peace activist Raza Khan has gone missing, Dinushika Dissanayake, Amnesty International’s Deputy South Asia Director, said: “The Pakistani...

Nigeria: 'police killing' video must lead to independent investigation of SARS police unit

Special Anti-Robbery Squad has long been accused of systematic torture, sometimes to extort money from victims #EndSARS hashtag being widely shared in Nigeria ‘The concerns of the Nigerian people are...

Philippines: Reinstating police to anti-drug operations risks 'catastrophic wave of violence'

Responding to news that Philippines’ President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered the police to resume their role in supporting his administration’s controversial ‘war on drugs’, James Gomez, Amnesty...

Boris Johnson must act now to help protect human rights defenders around the world

Boris Johnson must put a strategic plan in place to help protect people who are putting their lives at risk to fight human rights abuses around the world, Amnesty International said today as it...

USA: disappointment over Supreme Court decision on 'discriminatory' travel ban

Following the US Supreme Court’s decision yesterday to allow President Trump’s travel ban to go into full effect pending legal challenges, Ashley Houghton, Amnesty International USA’s Tactical...

Philippines: ICC must investigate 'war on drugs' crimes as 'cold-blooded' child killings go unpunished

As many as 60 children have been killed in anti-drug operations since June 2016 “How many bullet-riddled bodies must be found dumped on the streets before the international community takes action?" –...

Myanmar: UN rights body must take strong stand against abuse of Rohingya

The international community must take a strong stand on the dramatic deterioration of the situation for ethnic and religious minorities in Myanmar, where the military has carried out a vicious...