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Afghanistan: 'Violence reduction' must mean no more civilian deaths

The US and the Afghan Taliban’s negotiations over a ‘reduction in violence’ must include a commitment by both sides to abide by the laws of war and end all attacks on civilians, Amnesty International...

Lebanon: hundreds injured by rubber bullets in 'unprecedented' violence - new evidence

In most violent nights since protests began, at least 409 protesters injured, with one person blinded and others needing surgery after police shot protesters at close range Widely-circulated video...

India: Women politicians face shocking scale of abuse on Twitter - new research

Women politicians in India face a shocking scale of abuse on Twitter, new research by Amnesty International India has revealed. The 76-page report, Troll Patrol India: Exposing Online Abuse Faced by...

Myanmar 'must comply' with ICJ ruling to protect Rohingya

In response to today’s ruling by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ordering Myanmar to take “provisional measures” to prevent genocidal acts against the Rohingya community, Nicholas Bequelin...

Brazil: Anniversary of dam disaster puts mining companies in spotlight - London vigil

Vigils will be held in Brazil and around the world this week in memory of those who died in the Brumadinho dam disaster last year. Amnesty International UK will join a vigil at the Brazilian Embassy...

Northern Ireland: Eight terminations carried out in 2018/19

More than 1,050 travelled from Northern Ireland to England to access abortions in 2018 Huge gap between number of women who legally accessed abortions in Northern Ireland and the number of women...

Tanzania: human rights lawyer detained in 'outrageous' attempt to silence government critics

Tito Elia Magoti and co-accused Theodory Giyani charged with leading organised crime ‘The Tanzanian government continues to abuse the criminal justice system by detaining critics on unbailable...

Qatar: new law could see five-year jail sentences for 'false news'

Even attempt to report on the law has seen hasty media apology amid apparent fears of infringing the ‘deeply troubling’ legislation Country already under fire for treatment of migrant workers in lead...

Afghanistan: Authorities commit to protect human rights

Afghan authorities today made a public commitment to establish a protection mechanism for human rights defenders, in a move welcomed by Amnesty International and Afghanistan’s human rights community...

USA: Virginia gun rally creating 'climate of fear'

‘Vile decision’ to stage rally on Martin Luther King Day condemned There is currently no federal law prohibiting someone convicted of a hate crime from buying a gun On average, at least 23 hate crimes...