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UK: Rishi Sunak needs to ‘break decisively’ with predecessors’ anti-human rights policies

In response to the appointment of Rishi Sunak as the new Prime Minister, Sacha Deshmukh, Amnesty International UK’s Chief Executive, said: “From draconian new protest laws, an asylum policy as...

Myanmar: Government air strikes kill dozens of people in pattern of ‘escalating repression’

Singers, artists and other civilians are among those reported to be killed in last night’s air strikes ‘The military must immediately grant access to medics and humanitarian assistance to those...

Northern Ireland: Secretary of State’s abortion announcement a late but welcome step towards ending the denial of healthcare

‘Today is a critical step towards ending the denial of abortion healthcare’ – Grainne Teggart Amnesty International UK and Informing Choices NI have today welcomed news that the UK Government will...

Ethiopia: Fears of fresh atrocities loom in Tigray as conflict intensifies

Last week the Ethiopian government captured the town of Shire in Tigray, which hosts thousands of forcibly displaced Tigrayans In August and September, multiple air strikes in Mekelle and Adi Daero...

London: Palestinian arts festival to be held at Rich Mix

The PalArt collective of Palestinian artists - supported by Amnesty International UK - will hold a special four-day festival at the Rich Mix arts centre in east London at the end of this month. The...

Northern Ireland: fewer than half of women realise abortion is lawful - new poll

Only 10% of women know how to access abortion services Shocking new survey comes three years since abortion was decriminalised in the region Celebrities including Olivia Colman and Vick Hope, medical...

Ukraine: Russian attacks on energy infrastructure are 'a war crime'

‘The morale of the civilian population is not a lawful target’ - Marie Struthers Responding to news that Russian military attacks on energy facilities in Ukraine over recent days have led to a...

Qatar: labour reforms are 'unfinished business' and worker compensation fund still needed

With one month until kick-off, new report says ‘job of protecting migrant workers from exploitation is only half done’ Numerous failings identified, while neither FIFA nor Qatar have made progress on...

India: Travel ban on Pulitzer Prize-winning Kashmiri photojournalist part of 'witch-hunt'

Sanna Irshad Mattoo prevented from flying to USA to receive Pulitzer Prize ‘Arbitrary travel bans have increasingly become the principal tactic of the Indian authorities’ - Aakar Patel Responding to...

UK: sister of Alaa Abd el-Fattah to stage sit-in at Foreign Office

On 19 October, UK-Egyptian activist will have been on hunger strike for 200 days Sister Sanaa Seif is demanding a meeting with the Foreign Secretary David Lammy to attend Tuesday evening demo The...