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France: Lawmakers must reject 'discriminatory' bill to ban hijabs in all sports

Proposed bill would ban wearing ‘ostensibly religious’ clothing and symbols in French sports Senate to debate and vote the bill this week New law would exacerbate the blatant religious, racial and...

UK: PM must take 'urgent action' after meeting with Alaa Abdel Fattah's mother and committing to secure release

Alaa Abdel Fattah, an Egyptian-British national has been in detention in Egypt since September 2019 Abdel Fattah’s 68-year-old mother Laila Soueif has been on a hunger strike for over four months in...

Russia: One year on Amnesty International demands truth and accountability for Navalny's death

Commemorating the first anniversary of the death of Aleksei Navalny, Agnès Callamard, Amnesty International’s Secretary General, said: “One year has passed since Aleksei Navalny, a prisoner of...

UK: Government order for Apple to allow encrypted data access will ‘severely harm’ users’ privacy rights

Order attempts to force Apple to provide security authorities access to encrypted user data Move would put anyone critical of the authorities at increased risk ‘Governments should be encouraging...

Poland: Decision to retry activist prosecuted for aiding an abortion should be shown 'compassion'

Justyna Wydrzyńska on trial for supporting a victim of domestic violence Poland has one of the most restrictive abortion laws in Europe ‘Justyna should have never been put on trial in the first place...

Saudi Arabia: Authorities 'must immediately reveal' whereabouts of woman unjustly convicted for social media posts about women's rights

Fitness instructor, Manahel al-Otaibi was sentenced to 11 years in prison in January 2024 Manahel’s family have not heard from her in last two months and fear for her safety ‘She told us about the...

Uganda: Authorities must immediately free trio detained under 'no legal basis' and in violation of human rights law

Kizza Besigye, Haji Obeid Lutale and Eron Kiiza’s detention is a violation of international human rights law Serious concerns over the deterioration of former presidential candidate’s Kizza Besigye’s...

London: Shell must clean up its ‘toxic mess’ in Niger Delta

Day one of Ogale and Bille communities vs Shell trial Photos of protest outside Royal Court of Justice available via link below ‘Shell must take responsibility for the poisoning they have caused both...

UK/China: ‘Red lines, not red carpet’ needed as Lammy hosts top China diplomat in London

‘This is an opportunity to show that the UK will not allow China to buy its silence over human rights concerns’ - Felix Jakens Ahead of the highly anticipated visit from China's Foreign Minister Wang...

UK: over 60% of people agree it should not be a crime for sex workers to work together - new poll

61% of adults believe it should not be a crime for two or more sex workers to work together Over half believe consensual sex work should be fully decriminalised “Full decriminalisation is the only...