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UK/Ireland: Landmark judgement due in 'hooded men' torture case

The European Court of Human Rights will tomorrow (Tuesday 20 March) deliver their judgement in the case of the ‘hooded men’. The case involves the torture and ill-treatment of the 14 so-called ‘hooded...

Maldives: mass arrests mark heightened repression

Since last night (16 March), at least 139 peaceful demonstrators in the Maldives have been detained. The demonstrators were protesting the recently declared state of emergency , and for the release of...

MPs vote to reunite families torn apart by conflict

MPs from across the political divide voted today in favour of changing the law to enable families divided by conflict and persecution to be reunited in Britain. A Private Member’s Bill from the SNP’s...

Jamaica: petition calls on PM to take action after three people a week killed by police last year

64,000-name petition handed in to Andrew Holness’ office on International Day Against Police Brutality Shackelia Jackson, whose brother Nakiea was killed by police in 2014, among delegation to PM’s...

Brazil: Authorities must investigate killing of human rights defender Marielle Franco

The targeted assassination of Marielle Franco, a human rights defender and Rio de Janiero city councillor known for denouncing police abuses and extrajudicial executions, is a sickening development...

Madagascar: Investigate police behind shocking video of beaten villagers

Amnesty has verified a video posted to Facebook showing Malagasy police beating and humiliating dozens of villagers, in the same town where law enforcement officials turned on citizens and set fire to...

Syria: 'catastrophic failure' of international community as situation in Eastern Ghouta deteriorates

New testimonies reflect despair of residents living in basements without food, water or medicine ‘Every year we think it is just not possible for parties to the conflict to inflict more suffering on...

Southeast Asia Summit: Leaders must take a stand against ethnic cleansing of Rohingya

Leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Australia must take a strong stand against ongoing ethnic cleansing of the Rohingya people in Myanmar as they meet this weekend...

Ukraine: authorities failing women's rights activists by pandering to far-right groups

Olena Shevchenko, an organiser of the International Women’s Day marches that took place in Ukraine earlier this month and were met with extreme right-wing violence, is due in court today, for alleged...

Nigeria: Amnesty data activists uncover serious negligence by oil giants Shell and Eni

A groundbreaking research project by Amnesty International has exposed evidence of serious negligence by oil giants Shell and Eni, whose irresponsible approach to oil spills in the Niger Delta is...