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DRC: president must halt mass execution of more than 170 people

More than 170 alleged ‘bandits’ were recently transferred from Kinshasa to the remote Angenga prison All those under threat of death are reportedly 18-35-year-olds ‘The announcement of these prison...

Angola: Five government critics released after more than a year of arbitrary imprisonment

Authorities deliberately denied healthcare including urgent surgery and daily HIV medication. TikTok star among the five was jailed after critiquing the President on the social platform ‘Angola’s...

Syria: urgent need to preserve evidence of Assad-era human rights crimes

Researchers saw documents being taken from buildings and people digging up remains in unsupervised mass graves, including a leg with flesh still attached HTS-affiliated Syrian Salvation Government...

USA: Biden's commutation of federal death sentences welcomed

‘It is near certain that Donald Trump will re-start the federal killing machine’ - Paul O’Brien Responding to an announcement from the US government that 37 men currently on federal death row will...

Lebanon: Hezbollah's rocket attacks on northern Israel must be investigated as likely war crimes

Detailed new investigation into three Hezbollah rocket attacks on Israeli cities and towns that killed eight civilians and injured at least 16 others In one attack, unguided 220mm Fadi-1 rockets hit a...

UK: Laila Soueif to mark 81st day of hunger strike with Christmas vigil outside Downing St

Actor and activist Khalid Abdalla to show his solidarity with the family Laila Soueif will mark the 81st day of a hunger strike on behalf of her jailed son Alaa Abdel Fattah with a Christmas vigil...

UK: Spying and policing of young children remains the consequence of Government's proposed new counter terror measures

Concern that new Youth Diversion Orders announced by the Home Secretary will continue to target children The Education sector is the largest source of Prevent referrals and children younger than ten...

UK: Amnesty response to data release from 'outdated and draconian' Vagrancy Act

The UK Government has today released analysis of the data on the number of people experiencing homelessness across Wales and England who have been charged and prosecuted using the outdated Vagrancy...

'Landmark case for press freedom' - Northern Ireland and Met police broke law spying on journalists

Investigatory Powers Tribunal finds police broke law and breached human rights of Northern Ireland journalists Barry McCaffrey and Trevor Birney ‘Accountability must follow culpability and we now need...

Serbia: 'A Digital Prison' - Authorities using spyware to unlawfully hack journalists and activists

Cellebrite mobile forensic products can pose an enormous risk to those advocating for human rights Journalist phone was secretly unlocked by police and infected with spyware ‘Serbian authorities have...