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More than 460 people have been detained so far, with around 300 reporting severe beatings and other ill-treatment Protests have been met with unlawful force, including tear gas, rubber bullets and...

International law prohibits attacks on civilian objects and requires the parties to a conflict to minimise civilian harm ‘Bombing a market full of civilians is one of the clearest examples of a war...

New briefing - ‘Syrian refugees and the fall of Assad’ - calls for a speedy resumption to decision-making and for the future of the Syrian people to be prioritised over any short- sighted ambition to...

Detailed new briefing provides evidence of Israeli forces unlawfully attacking residential and municipal buildings One attack destroyed a building housing 13 members of one family, killing two women...

The Education sector accounted for the highest source of people reported to the Prevent duty More than half (50.9%) of people reported in Wales were children aged 0-15 ‘The Welsh Government can stand...

‘FIFA has shown its commitment to human rights to be a sham’ - Steve Cockburn Following today’s confirmation of Saudi Arabia as the host of the 2034 World Cup at FIFA’s extraordinary congress, 21...

For more than 50 days, Mozambique’s Frelimo-led government has refused to end its bloody crackdown on protesters Children have been shot in protests in the aftermath of the October election ‘The world...

New draconian law further intensifies oppression of women and girls Women and girls sending videos of themselves unveiled to media outside Iran or engaging in peaceful activism may be sentenced to...

Amnesty International UK, Liberty and Greenpeace handed a 200,000 signature-strong petition into the Home Office Petition calls on Government to scrap anti-protest legislation introduced by previous...

Eleven countries have rapidly announced reviewing asylum practices despite ongoing volatility in Syria Amnesty calls for decisions to be reversed on suspending or rejecting Syrian asylum applications...