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Yemen: entire family killed by US-supplied bomb - new findings

Saudi/Emirati coalition airstrike used US-made, 500-pound Paveway weapon Three children among those killed in village of Warzan ‘We buried them the same day because they had turned into severed limbs’...

Iran: relatives of 'White Wednesdays' founder arrested

Three relatives of US-based women’s rights activist Masih Alinejad detained last night Arrests come soon after shocking death of ‘Blue Girl’ football fan ‘The fact that they have resorted to going...

Zimbabwe: cruel denial of travel for medical treatment puts medical union leader's health at risk

In response to the authorities’ failure to allow Dr. Peter Magombeyi to travel to seek medical attention following his abduction and the deterioration of his health, Muleya Mwananyanda, Amnesty...

Egypt: world leaders at UN must confront Sisi over protests crackdown

Birdshot and tear gas used against protesters, as hundreds arrested BBC News website was blocked duel to ‘inaccurate’ coverage of protests President Sisi has ‘launched a full-throttle clampdown to...

Rwanda: opposition politician stabbed to death in latest 'suspicious' attack

Syldio Dusabumuremyi murdered last night in ‘extremely alarming’ assault Reacting to news of the killing of Syldio Dusabumuremyi, national coordinator of the unregistered political opposition party...

Indonesia: Dozens killed following clashes between protesters and police in Papua

Amnesty International has called for an independent and impartial investigation in Papua after violent clashes between protesters and police yesterday left at least 24 people dead. Protests began...

EU must do more to counter mounting global attacks on human rights defenders

Inconsistencies in EU protection of activists who are facing mounting deadly threats and attacks ‘The EU is clearly in a double bind when business or other vital interests are concerned’ – Human...

Hong Kong: Government must resist Beijing's 'red lines' - new report

The authorities’ attempt to introduce the controversial Extradition Bill in Hong Kong was part of a steady erosion of human rights in the region, Amnesty International said today, in a new report...

Malta: Asylum-seeker disembarkation deal shows a more humane approach is possible

Meeting to discuss how to share responsibility for refugees and migrants who make the perilous sea crossing to Europe Strained and squalid detention centres in Malta holding hundreds of men, women and...

Northern Ireland: 'Vindication' as Hooded Men win Court of Appeal challenge

The Court of Appeal in Belfast today ruled that an investigation into criminal acts committed during the interrogation of the ‘Hooded Men’ in Northern Ireland in 1971 should proceed. Grainne Teggart...