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USA: Government has ‘completely gutted’ the right to seek asylum at US-Mexico border – new research

Unaccompanied minors stranded without way to seek help or safety Crucial organisations at border face crisis from Trump’s USAID freeze ‘The right to seek asylum simply does not exist at the border and...

EU/Israel: Ministers should not 'roll out the red carpet' for Israeli foreign minister

Israeli foreign minister Gideon Sa’ar to visit Brussels on Monday EU leaders will welcome Sa’ar whose prime minister and former defense minister are subject to arrest warrants by the International...

UK: Police forces ‘supercharging racism’ with crime predicting tech – new report

Amnesty’s new report ‘Automated Racism’ reveals dangerous discrimination in police prediction tools Almost three-quarters of police forces attempt to predict crime by racially profiling communities...

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...