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Migrants at US/Mexico border face squalid conditions and unlawful detention - new report

Interviews with 200 people travelling as part of the migrant caravans Unofficial asylum waitlist contains name of around 4,320 people “If Mexico agrees to do the US government’s dirty work, it is...

Google staff at St Pancras headquarters 'don't want to be part of the great firewall of China'

Google’s plans to launch a censored search app in China fly in the face of the company’s professed values and don’t have the support of many Google employees, Amnesty International said today, as the...

UK: Government quietly issues statement on UK involvement in torture

‘Once again, we call on the Government to establish an independent, judge-led inquiry’ - Rachel Logan Responding to a quietly-released written statement last week from Theresa May in response to the...

G20 Summit: Argentina authorities must guarantee the right to public protest

“The whole world will be watching Argentina during the G20 Summit” – Erika Guevara-Rosas The Argentine authorities must respect and guarantee the rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly...

Matthew Hedges pardon 'huge relief that goes some way to righting wrong'

Responding to news that the detained British student Matthew Hedges has received a pardon in the UAE, Kate Allen, Amnesty International UK’s Director, said: “This is a huge relief and goes some way to...

Women across Europe failed by 'dangerous and outdated' rape laws

Amnesty International review into rape legislation across Europe One in 10 (11%) women across the EU and one in seven (14%) in the UK have experienced some form of sexual violence ‘Sex without consent...

UAE: call on Grand Prix drivers and fans to tweet support for jailed student Matthew Hedges

Abu Dhabi F1 race this weekend will see Emirati authorities attempting to promote glitzy image despite dark reality of jailed dissidents ‘We can’t allow the UAE to use the Grand Prix for yet more...

Syria: crowdsourcing data project launched to map Raqqa airstrikes

Thousands of digital activists to take part in ‘Strike Tracker’ analysis project to show how US-led airstrikes destroyed Raqqa Project will pressure coalition to accept responsibility after Gavin...

Denmark's suspension of arms sales to Saudi Arabia welcomed

‘A small country like Denmark can make a difference’ - Trine Christensen Responding to a decision today by the Danish government to suspend all exports of weapons and military equipment - including...

France: 'Dehumanising' counter-terror measures being used to unjustly punish people - new report

‘The state of emergency has been lifted only to reveal a permanent and draconian state of securitisation’ – Rym Khadraoui ‘They ruined my life. It is worse than a prison sentence because we are in...