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Ukraine: Russian forces extrajudicially executed civilians in apparent war crimes - new testimonies

Amnesty investigators interviewed more than 20 people from villages and towns close to Kyiv Woman in Bucha repeatedly raped at gunpoint by Russian soldiers Man shot dead after soldiers broke into his...

Poland: Charges against activist accused of aiding an abortion must be dropped

First case in Europe of an activist being prosecuted for aiding an abortion by providing pills ‘The Polish authorities must immediately drop all charges against [Justyna] and fully decriminalise...

Qatar: security guards being subjected to forced labour - major new report

Abuses in private security sector are ‘systematic and structural’ - with overwork, no time off and punishments for not wearing uniforms correctly One Bangladeshi security guard worked for three years...

UK: LGBTI people have become 'collateral damage' in Government's failure to defend trans and non-binary people

Responding to news that the UK’s first-ever LGBTI conference 'Safe To Be Me' has been cancelled after a boycott of more than 100 organisations in response to the Government’s stance on conversion...

Hong Kong: Sedition arrests for clapping in court 'another new low for human rights'

Six people arrested on suspicion of “causing nuisance” during court hearings ‘The Hong Kong police must stop abusing overly broad sedition charges to silence peaceful expression’ - Erwin van der...

Ethiopia: War crimes committed in Western Tigray - New Report

Amhara regional security forces and civilian authorities have committed widespread abuses against Tigrayans since November 2020 Hundreds of thousands of Tigrayan civilians expelled from homes using...

UK: Youth activists in training to rise up and defend human rights

Amnesty and The Co-operative Bank back young human rights defenders with 'Rise Up' training programme In its second year, the course teaches youth activists how to achieve social change in their local...

UK: Government must recognise defeats in Lords means borders bill is 'unworkable'

In response to the Nationality and Borders Bill once again being rejected by the House of Lords and returning to the Commons, Steve Valdez-Symonds, Amnesty International UK’s Refugee and Migrant...

Ukraine: apparent war crimes in Bucha must be investigated

Following reports of apparent war crimes committed by Russian military forces against civilians in the city of Bucha near Kyiv in Ukraine, Agnès Callamard, Amnesty International’s Secretary General...

Turkey: Move to transfer Khashoggi murder trial to Saudi Arabia is 'dark day' for justice

‘It is clear that justice cannot be delivered by a Saudi court’ - Agnès Callamard Following a speech by Turkey’s Justice Minister, Bekir Bozdag, in which he said the Turkish government would recommend...