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Northern Ireland: Religious same-sex weddings made law in ‘landmark day’

First same-sex religious weddings can take place from September this year Campaigners now call on Government to allow conversion of civil partnerships to marriage – the final move needed for full...

South Korea: New anti-discrimination bill offers 'hope' to LGBTI community

Responding to the introduction of a bill to outlaw discrimination in South Korea, including against LGBTI people, Arnold Fang, Amnesty International’s East Asia Researcher, said: “A law to effectively...

Tunisia: Blogger's 6 month sentence for FB post is 'bitter blow' for freedom

Tunisian blogger, Emna Chargui, 27, has been sentenced to six months in prison after being convicted on charges relating to a social media post deemed to be “offensive to Islam”. Responding to the...

Brazil: Cattle illegally grazed in the Amazon found in supply chain of leading meat-packer JBS

Government data shows steep rise in illegal commercial cattle ranching in protected areas of Brazil’s Amazon Illegal commercial cattle ranching drives land seizures, violence and threats against...

Israel: Court rejects bid to revoke Government license for notorious spyware firm NSO

Tech firm sells Pegasus spyware, used by repressive governments to target human rights activists ‘NSO Group continues to profit from human rights abuses with impunity’ – Danna Ingleton A Tel Aviv...

Bahrain: UK urged to denounce 'appalling' death sentence for torture pair

Two men sentenced to death following grossly unfair trial Men tortured through beatings, electrocution and being suspended by the limbs ‘The UK needs to denounce this court decision in the strongest...

UK among highest COVID-19 health worker deaths in the world

More than 540 health and social worker deaths in England and Wales, from 3,000 global fatalities Health workers in Pakistan, Mexico and the Philippines attacked - others detained or dismissed for...

Iran: execution of man for drinking alcohol denounced as 'sheer cruelty'

Media reports named 55-year-old Mortaza Jamali, who was executed on 8 July Fourth conviction for alcohol consumption punishable by death under Iranian law Following a statement today from the Iranian...

Northern Ireland: 'Landmark decision' for press freedom as court rules against police

Amnesty International has welcomed the judgment in a judicial review in Belfast that has quashed the warrant authorising police raids on the homes and offices of investigative journalists Trevor...

Northern Ireland: Call for independent investigation into death of schoolgirl shot dead during Troubles

Majella O’Hare was 12 years old when she was shot in the back by a soldier using a machine gun as she walked to church. The Ministry of Defence later apologised for the killing Amnesty International...