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UK: Overseas Operations Bill will cause 'real and lasting damage'

‘It is in no-one’s interests for members of the armed forces to be given a free pass over alleged war crimes’ - Kate Allen Ahead of the first proper hearing tomorrow on the Government’s highly...

Twitter still failing women over online violence and abuse - new analysis

Amnesty International has graded Twitter on progress to keep women safe on platform The social media company still not doing enough to protect women despite warnings more than two years ago ‘Twitter...

Belarus: UN Human Rights Council must take strong action on escalating human rights crisis in the country

Amnesty International will address the UN Human Rights Council to demand strong action against repression of post-election protests in Belarus ‘The situation has now deteriorated beyond anything we...

Tens of thousands locked up in "punitive" state-run quarantine centres across Venezuela, El Salvador and Paraguay - new report

90,000 Venezuelans, 16,000 Salvadorians and 8,000 Paraguayans locked up in mandatory quarantine State-run quarantine centres, often insanitary and inhumane, used to punish those who broke national...

USA: reports of forced sterilisation of women in immigration detention 'deeply alarming'

Responding to reports that there have been hysterectomies performed without their full consent on immigrant women detained in the Irwin County Detention Center in the US state of Georgia, Denise Bell...

Slovakia: 'harmful' abortion restrictions would endanger the lives of women and girls

Slovakian politicians due to debate new abortion bill Draft legislation seeks to double waiting period before a woman can access abortion Country-wide protests to take place today ‘The measures in...

USA: police brutality - online panel discussion

Amnesty International will hold an online panel discussion on police brutality in the USA and the urgent need for police reform later this month. The event - on Tuesday 29 September, 6-7pm (UK time) -...

Kenya: arrest of Amnesty Kenya's chairperson is an 'attack on human rights defenders'

Renee Ngamau was arrested in her home yesterday evening for rallying neighbours to oppose a private development on a public playground Police didn’t show at her court hearing today ‘We call on the...

Algeria: journalist jailed for two years after 'sham' trial

Khaled Drareni imprisoned for his coverage of mass protests last year Sentence ‘is a mockery of justice in a country supposedly undergoing political change’ - Amna Guellali Earlier today, an appeal...

Rwanda: Paul Rusesabagina must be guaranteed a fair trial

Political activist best known for sheltering hundreds during 1994 genocide, actions made famous in ‘Hotel Rwanda’ film Mysterious transfer from UAE to Rwanda last month still unexplained Various ‘red...