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Saudi Arabia: Woman jailed for 11 years for supporting women's rights is an 'appalling and cruel injustice'

Manahel a l-Otaibi was sentenced in a secret hearing Al- Otaibi ’s family have not had access to court documents or evidence presented against her ‘T he Saudi authorities have exposed the hollowness...

USA: Israel has used US-made arms in Gaza in violation of international law - new report

Amnesty submission to US government’s own accountability process highlights pattern of unlawful attacks by Israeli forces in Gaza Incidents include a January attack in Rafah which killed at least 95...

UK/Ireland: Asylum row is 'unedifying spectacle' doing real harm

In a joint statement about the UK rejecting any bid from Ireland to return people seeking asylum to the UK, Amnesty International UK and Amnesty International Ireland’s chief executives, Sacha...

USA: universities must stop preventing Gaza protests

Protests in support of Palestinian rights in and around college campuses have been met with repressive responses Universities urged to respect and protect students’ right to protest ‘The right to...

Gaza: discovery of mass graves underscores need for human rights investigators

‘There can be no truth and justice without proper, transparent independent investigations into these deaths’ - Erika Guevara Rosas Responding to the gruesome discovery of mass graves containing...

Iraq: at least 13 executed in one day

At least 13 men put to death on 22 April in Nasiriyah Central Prison, with two executed even after vital casefiles were lost As many as 150 are at imminent risk of execution after president reportedly...

UK 'deliberately destabilising' human rights globally - annual report

As Amnesty published its landmark annual report, it accused the UK of weakening human rights protections nationally and internationally, condemning - among other things - the UK’s failure to use its...

UK: Channel crossing deaths highlight Government's 'callous attitude' to refugees

In response to reports that five people died earlier today trying to cross the Channel, Steve Valdez-Symonds, Amnesty International UK’s Refugee and Migrant Rights Director, said: “Today is an utterly...

UK: Passing of Rwanda bill is a 'national disgrace'

In response to the UK government’s controversial Rwanda bill passing through Parliament, Sacha Deshmukh, Amnesty International UK’s Chief Executive, said: “Today will leave a stain on this country’s...

Israel/OPT: spike in state-backed settler violence shows need to dismantle apartheid system

Hundreds of Israeli settlers have taken part in deadly wave of violence while Israeli forces looked on Settler attacks on Palestinians in West Bank have increased dramatically since 7 October...