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France: Prosecution of police officer who assaulted British volunteer helping refugees in Calais welcomed

Tom Ciotkowski pushed violently by police after recording a French police officer reportedly pushing another volunteer in Calais in 2018 Instead of being treated as a victim of police violence, he was...

Bahrain: Human rights activist Nabeel Rajab released after four years in jail

Nabeel has repeatedly been targeted for his human rights work and peaceful criticism over the past two decades While the terms of his new sentence are not yet clear, they could include alternative...

UK: online abuse against black women MPs 'chilling'

In response to reports of huge levels of online abuse against black women MPs for defending Black Lives Matter protests, Kate Allen, Director of Amnesty International UK, said: “Reports of horrifying...

Laws restricting protest in Northern Ireland 'unacceptable'

The last-minute introduction of fines against peaceful Black Lives Matter protests in Northern Ireland over the weekend is “unacceptable”, Amnesty International UK and the Committee on the...

Amnesty raises concerns of policing at Black Lives Matters protests

Amnesty International UK is deeply concerned over worrying reports of heavy handed policing at the Black Lives Matters protests over the weekend. Various videos has emerged of police horses charging...

Northern Ireland: Fines imposed on peaceful Black Lives Matter protestors ‘deeply worrying’

Responding to reports of fines being imposed on many peaceful protestors at today’s Black Lives Matter socially distanced protest in Belfast, Patrick Corrigan, Amnesty International UK’s Northern...

Libya: shocking new evidence of retaliatory attacks on civilians

Threats to kill women and babies, while corpses of fighters paraded in grotesque incidents Banned anti-personnel landmines planted in civilian homes, with Russian military company Wagner implicated...

Australia: Black Lives Matter protest must be allowed to take place

Responding to attempts by Australian police to ban Black Lives Matter protests going ahead in Sydney tomorrow, Joel Clark, Am nesty International Australia Campaigner, said: “Peaceful protest is a...

Hong Kong: National anthem law 'insult to freedom of expression'

Booing Chinese anthem at football matches could lead to three-year jail sentence ‘The city’s rights and freedoms are under greater threat than ever before’ - Joshua Rosenzweig Responding to Hong Kong...

Philippines: UN report on failed 'war on drugs' reveals urgent need for international investigation

‘War’ has seen thousands murdered by police as part of a widespread and systematic attack against poor communities President Duterte has explicitly encouraged police to commit extrajudicial executions...