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Syria: New government must prioritise justice, truth and accountability to prevent further abuse - Amnesty warns

Syria’s new government faces a crucial opportunity to break with a legacy of grave human rights violations Justice for victims of mass enforced disappearances remains one of the most urgent human...

UK: Government plan for return hubs is a 'harmful distraction'

Responding to the Government’s announcement today that it will begin talks with other countries on “return hubs” for people whose asylum applications have been refused, Steve Valdez-Symonds, Amnesty...

Russia: Book publishers arrested in 'ruthless campaign' against LGBT+ people

The case is built on allegations of distributing more than 900 copies of ten LGBT+ themed publications within Russia These arrests come amid an escalating crackdown on LGBT+ rights If convicted, the...

Northern Ireland: Executive’s racial equality strategy fails amid rising racist attacks in a ‘year of hate’

New PSNI report shows 1,807 racist incidents 1,188 crimes in the year to end of March 2025 - the highest levels recorded since records began in 2004/05 Level of race hate incidents   hit new high...

Amnesty response to London High Court hearing on UK arms exports to Israel

Images available here : striking photos featuring a masked figure of Keir Starmer holding a placard denying the mass atrocities in Gaza © Marie-Anne Ventoura/Amnesty International Today (13 May) is...

Saudi Arabia: British citizen Ahmed al-Doush receives a 10 year sentence

Manchester based British national Ahmed al-Doush been sentenced to 10 years in prison in Saudi Arabia It is unknown to Ahmed’s family and UK legal team what the charges were for He has faced multiple...

UK Special Forces: Justice Needed for Alleged War Crimes in Afghanistan

Responding to the BBC Panorama investigation into alleged extrajudicial killings and cover-ups by UK Special Forces in Afghanistan, Sacha Deshmukh, Chief Executive of Amnesty International UK, said:...

India/Pakistan: Urgent need to protect civilians as hostilities escalate

‘Neither security nor justice will be achieved with the senseless loss of more civilian lives’ - Carolyn Horn Responding to the escalating armed engagement between India and Pakistan, Carolyn Horn...

Sudan: Advanced Chinese weaponry provided by UAE in breach of arms embargo - new investigation

First time GB50A bombs have been documented in active use in any conflict worldwide Evidence that Chinese-made bombs and howitzers used in Sudan in attack that killed 13 and injured more Weapons are...

Israel must immediately abandon Gaza annexation plans and forced displacement of Palestinians

Nearly 70% of the Gaza Strip is under ‘evacuation orders’ or designated as no-go zones Majority of Palestinians in Gaza are descendants of 1948 Nakba survivors and have endured decades of displacement...