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Russia: Navalny facing possible 15-year jail term in 'sham' trial set to take place in prison

Closed-door trial set to begin tomorrow in penal colony east of Moscow Opposition leader accused of embezzlement and contempt of court Proceedings ‘clearly deprives Navalny of his right to a fair...

Pharmaceutical companies accused of continuing to profiteer from pandemic - new report

‘Despite billions in public funding, these companies are continuing to put their own greed before their human rights responsibilities’ - Rajat Khosla In 2021, Pfizer, BioNTech and Moderna projected...

Canada: Ottawa protests full of 'hate propaganda'

Throughout the demonstrations many have been singled out for abuse Ottawa Police response is in sharp contrast to mistreated Indigenous and minority ethnic protesters in the past ‘Symbols of racism...

Syria: fatal shooting of child in al-Hol camp must be fully investigated

It remains unclear why Syrian Kurdish Autonomous Administration police officers opened fire on women and children An estimated 60,000 people held at the camp for more than two years ‘States with...

Northern Ireland: Abuse victims betrayed if official apology cancelled after resignation of First Minister

Survivors of institutional child abuse in Northern Ireland have branded as a ‘betrayal’ the expected cancellation of the planned official apology, following the resignation of First Minister Paul...

UK: call on Government to help British man held by Yemeni Houthis for nearly five years

Cardiff man Luke Symons, 29, detained without charge in Yemen since 2017 following arrest over UK passport Arm broken during torture, with solitary confinement taking heavy toll on his health ‘It’s...

UK: Supreme Court recognises Home Office fee excludes large numbers of children from their citizenship rights

Supreme Court rules in favour of the Home Office stating that Parliament has authorised the fee to be set at a level that many children cannot afford Home Office will continue to profit from child...

Northern Ireland: Damning solitary confinement report 'must be catalyst for change'

Responding to a critical report , published today by Criminal Justice Inspection, which found that the use of Care and Supervision Units in Northern Ireland prisons does not meet the United Nations...

Israel: Palestinians are living under a system of apartheid - major new report

280-page report finds Palestinians in Occupied Palestinian Territories and Israel forced to live with ‘cruel policies of segregation, dispossession and exclusion’ amounting to crimes against humanity...