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Russia: 'No authoritarian assault will silence our fight for justice' - Amnesty responds to Kremlin ban

Russian authorities have declared Amnesty International an ‘undesirable organisation’ The decision comes three years after Russian authorities blocked access to Amnesty’s websites and shut down its...

UK: Government urged to disclose genocide risk assessments on Gaza – MP letter

65 signatories from nine different political parties and independent parliamentarians sign open letter demanding transparency amid escalating mass atrocities in Gaza Letter also expresses alarm at the...

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...