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Gaza: Israel failing to comply with ICJ order on humanitarian aid

Month on from International Court of Justice saying Israel must allow humanitarian aid to avoid genocide, deliveries have actually fallen and entire population faces an engineered famine People in...

Afghanistan: Taliban double public execution condemned

Thousands watch as victims' relatives shot two men to death in a stadium in Ghazni yesterday ‘Carrying out executions in public adds to the inherent cruelty of the death penalty’ - Livia Saccardi...

Northern Ireland: Judgment in landmark legal challenge to Troubles Act – press conference

Amnesty Inter na tional UK and Phoenix Law press conference - Wednesday 28 February 2024 The Belfast High Court will give its decision in a landmark legal challenge to the UK government’s widely...

Russia: Navalny's body must be released and an independent investigation allowed

Mother reportedly being pressured into accepting a secret burial All those recently detained for peacefully mourning Navalny should be freed ‘Let there be no doubt - Aleksei Navalny’s death was caused...

UK: More protest restrictions will further undermine basic human rights

‘Criminalising demonstrations outside Parliament in the name of protecting democracy is ludicrous’ - Tom Southerden In response to reports that the Government is considering the introduction of new...

UK: Removing Shamima Begum's citizenship is a 'medieval' punishment

Responding to this morning’s Court of Appeal judgment that the removal of Shamima Begum’s UK citizenship was lawful, Steve Valdez-Symonds, Amnesty International UK’s Refugee and Migrant Rights...

Saudi Arabia: 29-year-old fitness instructor facing trial for championing women's rights

Manahel al-Otaibi detained for posting Snapchat selfies without an abaya and for calling for the removal of repressive male guardianship laws Her UK-based sister Fawzia has also been targeted by the...

UK: response to Labour's call for immediate Gaza ceasefire

Responding to the Labour Party for the first time calling for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza, Karla McLaren, Amnesty International UK’s Head of Government Affairs, said: “It’s come months...

EU/Global: European Commission's investigation into TikTok over failing to protect children welcomed

In response to the European Commission’s decision to investigate TikTok over concerns that the online social media platform may be failing to comply with the bloc's Digital Services Act by not doing...

Russia: crackdown on Navalny mourners shows authorities trying to erase him from history

At least 387 people have been arrested in 39 cities across Russia People arrested for having Navalny photos in their possession ‘The authorities are seeking to expunge his name from the history books’...