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Global: X's new privacy policy poses 'huge' human rights risks

From today, X will collect users' biometric data and other personal information ‘X claims to be a platform that promotes freedom of expressi on, but its carte blanche approach to profit-making...

Saudi Arabia: still no justice for state-sanctioned murder of Jamal Khashoggi

Ahead of fifth anniversary (2 Oct) of journalist’s brutal killing in Turkey, the family is still being denied justice Closed-door trial in 2019 was widely considered to be a whitewash ‘The path to...

UK: Clear majority of people don’t want to leave European human rights convention - new poll

Fifty-seven per cent said UK should stay part of ECHR, while more than 90% said next government should instead prioritise cost-of-living crisis More than 80% of people who voted Conservative in 2019...

Vietnam: Jail sentence for climate activist Hoang Thi Minh Hong condemned

Leading climate activist sentenced to three years in prison on trumped-up tax charge She is the fifth prominent Vietnamese environmentalist to be accused of tax evasion in past two years ‘If Vietnam...

UK: Braverman's speech on Refugee Convention is 'a display of cynicism and xenophobia'

In response to today’s speech by the Home Secretary Suella Braverman in Washington DC in which she questions the continued relevance of the 1951 Refugee Convention, Sacha Deshmukh, Amnesty...

Europe: Six young people take 32 countries to European Court of Human Rights over climate change

Group will argue in landmark case that government inaction on climate change discriminates against youth If successful, countries including the UK could be legally required to reduce greenhouse gas...

UK/Hong Kong: UK government ‘must publicly insist’ on Jimmy Lai’s immediate release

Tuesday 26 September marks Jimmy Lai’s 1,000th day in detention ‘ The UK government must publicly insist that the Hong Kong authorities release Jimmy Lai immediately ’ - Sacha Deshmukh Ahead of Hong...

Amnesty Media Awards 2024 opens for entries

Amnesty International UK launches annual Media Awards Call for entries to celebrate excellence in human rights journalism goes out Entries are now open for Amnesty International UK’s annual Media...

Libya: Authorities in Derna must lift restrictions on journalists

Libyan Arab Armed Forces have prevented journalists from operating freely and have arrested protesters One journalist was disappeared for three days after live-broadcasting from devastated city...

China: #MeToo activists facing ‘baseless’ trial must be released now

One of the activists was arrested before leaving China to study in the UK 32 organisations issue call for activists’ immediate and unconditional release ‘Activists in China refuse to be silenced...