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Northern Ireland: Journalist Patricia Devlin threatens legal action against PSNI for failing to investigate threats

Northern Ireland journalist Patricia Devlin has written to the Chief Constable of the PSNI threatening legal action unless he provides assurances that the PSNI will conduct an immediate and effective...

Egypt: authorities must release activists detained in 'unprecedented' crackdown

(L-R: Mohamed Basheer, Gasser Abdel-Razek and Karim Ennarah; credit: Amnesty International/EIPR) Three members of respected Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights group arrested in space of five days...

Northern Ireland: Police report reveals 'worrying' rate of hate crime

PSNI report outlines that there were 936 racist incidents and 626 racist crimes recorded by the police in the 12 months to the end of March 2020 More than six hate-motivated incidents or crimes...

Bangladesh: Plan to relocate hundreds of Rohingya to remote island must be dropped

Bay of Bengal silt island not declared safe for human habitation Refugees in Cox’s Bazar say they’ve been coerced into registering for relocation ‘The Bangladeshi authorities must let the UN carry out...

Northern Ireland: Civil society groups brief Biden Transition Team on Brexit threat to human rights and equality

Briefing note for the Biden-Harris Transition Team: Brexit and the protection of the Good Friday Agreement, human rights and equality laws in Northern Ireland Representatives of civic society groups...

USA: State Department's attack on BDS movement violates free speech

Announcement came during Mike Pompeo visit to Israeli settlement in West Bank Designation ‘process comes across as particularly hypocritical and deceitful coming from an administration that has...

Qatar: 'much more' needed on migrant workers rights ahead of World Cup - new report

World Cup 2022 kicks off in two years’ time with reforms still failing to address full extent of abuses Letter to FA urges pressure on FIFA to actively tackle labour abuses after past failings ‘Qatar...

Saudi Arabia/UK: letter to PM calls for action on jailed women activists ahead of G20

Kate Allen letter says UK should use ‘platform’ of summit to call for women’s release Right-to-drive campaigners Loujain al-Hathloul and Nassima al-Sada among 13 on trial for their activism ‘My mother...

Iran 'deliberately blocked' internet to cover up protest killings - new investigation

At least 304 killed, as authorities ordered internet companies to shut off service Country left in ‘digital darkness’ as security services acted with impunity ‘Our new website is a tribute to the...

Belarus: protester beaten to death

Raman Bandarenka, 31-year-old artist, severely beaten over protest ribbons Attack similar to others by masked security forces in plain clothes ‘The authorities in Belarus continue to rule by terror’ -...