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EU Withdrawal Bill: Bleak day for human rights

Responding to tonight’s defeat of the Lords amendments which sought to preserve human rights protections after the UK leaves the European Union, Kate Allen, Amnesty International UK Director, said:...

Iran: 'Vindictive' arrest of prominent human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh

The arrest of Nasrin Sotoudeh, a prominent Iranian human rights lawyer, is an outrageous attack on a brave and prolific human rights defender, Amnesty International said today. Nasrin Sotoudeh was...

Northern Ireland: levels of racism ‘should shock us to our core’, says Amnesty

New figures on public attitudes reveal extent of racial prejudice in Northern Ireland ‘This scale of racial prejudice in 2018 should shock us to our core’ - Patrick Corrigan Northern Ireland has a...

Yemen: thousands of civilian lives at risk in Hodeidah attack

Saudi coalition has been restricting aid imports despite promises to lift blockade Responding to news that Yemeni forces backed by a Saudi Arabia-led coalition have launched a military offensive on...

Amnesty welcomes decision of Irish Government to seek review of hooded men torture case

Amnesty International has welcomed the decision of the Irish Government to request the Hooded men case be referred to the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights . In March, Amnesty...

North Korea summit: 'No great winners' when widespread violations of human rights continue

Responding to claims from President Trump that human rights were discussed during the summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, Francisco Bencosme, Asia Pacific Advocacy Manager at Amnesty...

Russia: World Cup will serve as reminder of 'dismal' human rights record

‘I was brutally beaten, hit on the head and body with a metal pipe. Both my legs were broken and I spent more than a month in hospital’ - activist Vasiliy Guslyannikov ‘The authorities have been...

USA: Attorney General asylum decision a 'direct assault on people seeking protection'

Responding to Attorney General Jeff Sessions announcing that victims of domestic abuse and gang violence will no longer qualify for asylum in the United States of America, Denise Bell, researcher for...

Cameroon: Anglophone regions 'gripped by deadly violence' - new report

Security forces have tortured people, including children, by beating, electrocuting and burning “They beat us with shovels, hammers, planks, and cables, kicked us with their boots and poured hot water...

Italy / Malta: Stranded refugees and migrants must be immediately allowed to dock

'The men, women and children aboard the Aquarius have risked their lives on perilous seas to escape horrific abuses in Libya' - Elisa De Pieri As the SOS Méditerranée rescue ship, MV Aquarius remains...