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South Sudan: Peaceful protesters harassed and intimidated by authorities - new briefing

The authorities in South Sudan have conducted a cross-border campaign of harassment, intimidation and attacks to shut down a series of global protests planned against the country’s leadership, Amnesty...

USA: authorities in Florida should close down Homestead child migrant detention centre

2,000-strong ‘temporary’ detention facility holds children as young as 13 for months at a time Instead of a maths lesson, children were copying the words of the US Pledge of Allegiance ‘The senseless...

Italy: charges against Sea-Watch 3's captain must be dropped

Ahead of the questioning of the Sea-Watch 3 captain, Carola Rackete, by prosecutors in Agrigento (Sicily) tomorrow on charges of abetting irregular migration and resisting the orders of a war ship...

Google must now fully commit to never censoring search in China after dropping Project Dragonfly

Responding to a statement by a senior Google executive this week that the company has “terminated” plans to launch Project Dragonfly, its censored search engine for China, Joe Westby, researcher on...

Northern Ireland: MPs and Peers must 'make history' and lift abortion ban this week

Westminster MPs and Peers must this week vote to deliver urgent abortion law reform in Northern Ireland, including decriminalisation, stopping women being prosecuted for accessing abortion, and...

USA: Trump's tweeting tirade 'exposes racism and xenophobia' of his policies

President’s ‘go back’ tirade against four prominent congresswomen has caused outrage ‘President Trump must stop normalising racism, sexism, transphobia, cruelty and hate’ - Kumi Naidoo Responding to...

Northern Ireland: January deadline to be set for equal marriage law to take effect

Amendment to Northern Ireland Bill expected today by Lord Hayward would deliver same-sex marriage law by January 2020 ‘We are looking forward to New Year wedding bells in Northern Ireland.’ – Patrick...

Domestic Abuse Bill: Government fails to meet needs of migrant women

The Domestic Abuse Bill will be laid in Parliament today Campaigners express ‘deep concern’ that the Bill fails to provide the protection migrant survivors need 'Theresa May must not let the Bill be a...

US: new asylum rule a 'deliberate cruelty' that will leave people in grave harm

Responding to the US Government’s announcement (15 July) of a new interim rule that seeks to prevent people from claiming asylum at the US southern border if they have travelled via third country -...

Iran: women activists forced to make filmed 'confessions' over veiling laws

At least six cases since April, including one where state broadcaster forcibly filmed detained mother and daughter Tactics come in response to popular ‘White Wednesdays’ movement against...