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Saudi Arabia: twelve football fans could face five years in jail for match chants

Twelve supporters of Al Safa FC, from the country’s Eastern Province, are accused of ‘sectarian’ Shia chants Case highlights ‘serious risks’ that fans face in Saudi Arabia even as the country remains...

Israel/OPT: UN expert's report on genocide in Gaza must lead to international action

Francesca Albanese tells UN Human Rights Council there are ‘reasonable grounds to believe the threshold indicating Israel’s commission of genocide is met’ Campaigners rename road outside Israeli...

UK: campaigners rename road outside Israeli Embassy 'Genocide Avenue'

Activist in Benjamin Netanyahu face mask attached authentic-looking London street signs to lamp posts near embassy building Event comes as Francesca Albanese says there are ‘reasonable grounds’ to...

Julian Assange 'left in limbo' by High Court adjournment

Reacting to the UK High Court’s decision to adjourn Julian Assange’s permission to appeal his extradition to the United States, Simon Crowther, Amnesty International’s Legal Adviser said: “The High...

Russia: justice for victims of concert attack must include addressing evidence of torture

Mass killing at Crocus City Hall must be thoroughly investigated Footage suggests one detained suspect had an ear cut off by his interrogators ‘Victims will not obtain justice unless those responsible...

Israel/OPT: UN Gaza resolution 'long overdue' but must now pave way to enduring ceasefire

‘This resolution must be accompanied by a shift in political pressure, including an immediate and comprehensive arms embargo’ - Agnès Callamard Responding to the UN Security Council’s adoption of a...

UN: Saudi Arabia to be appointed chair of UN gender equality forum despite ‘abysmal’ women’s rights record

Leaked draft of first written penal code shows catastrophic consequences for women Saudi women who have tweeted support for women’s rights sentenced to some of the longest prison terms Amnesty has...

EU: Call for a sustainable ceasefire in Gaza ‘insufficient’ to end civilian suffering

First time since the conflict began that the EU has made a call for a ceasefire Huge numbers of deaths and destruction could have been avoided European Council’s failure to attribute responsibility to...

Israel/OPT: David Cameron right to criticise Israel over delays to UK aid for Gaza

Responding to David Cameron saying that the delivery of UK aid into Gaza has been delayed by the Israeli authorities for several weeks, Sacha Deshmukh, Amnesty International UK’s Chief Executive, said...

UK: Lords should 'stand firm' and oppose shameful Rwanda bill

Ahead of a fresh round of voting in the House of Lords today on the Government’s controversial Safety of Rwanda bill, Sacha Deshmukh, Amnesty International UK’s Chief Executive, said: “With the...