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Sri Lanka: new Amnesty graphic novel highlights discrimination against LGBTI people

The Sri Lankan authorities must end discrimination against LGBTI people, Amnesty International said today as it published a graphic novel recounting the struggles of LGBTI people in the country. The...

Saudi Arabia: prominent lawyer on hunger strike over prison mistreatment

Waleed Abu al-Khair, lawyer for jailed blogger Raif Badawi, in solitary confinement and at risk of torture Latest evidence of escalating crackdown, as high-profile Anthony Joshua boxing match shines...

India: Urgent investigation needed after rape suspects 'extrajudicially executed'

Amnesty International is calling for a full, independent and impartial criminal investigation into the alleged extrajudicial execution of four rape suspects by police in India earlier today. In a...

Indonesia: Two people whipped unconscious in 'vicious' public punishments

Responding to reports that a woman and a man lost consciousness as they were whipped during separate public punishments by authorities in Aceh, Indonesia today, Usman Hamid, Amnesty International...

Slovakia: rejection of regressive abortion law 'a victory for women's rights'

Following a vote today rejecting a bill that would have forced women seeking an abortion to view an ultrasound scan of the embryo or foetus, Monica Costa Riba, Amnesty’s Senior Campaigner on Women’s...

China: US passes Uyghur human rights act

Responding to the passage of the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act in the United States Senate and House of Representatives , Francisco Bencosme, the Asia Pacific advocacy manager at Amnesty...

Seven in 10 people want 'Big Tech' regulated over personal data fears - new poll

Seven in ten people (73%) want governments to do more to regulate Big Tech companies amid concerns with how their personal data is being used, a new Amnesty International poll has revealed. People...

Tanzania: withdrawal of individuals' and NGOs' rights to access African Court will deepen repression

Tanzania: Withdrawal of individual rights to African Court will deepen repression The Tanzanian government has withdrawn the right of individuals and NGOs to directly file cases against it at the...

Iran: death toll from protests crackdown exceeds 200

Latest reports show 208 have been killed - including dozens in Shahriar city - while actual number is likely to be higher still Families of dead threatened and warned not to talk to media or hold...