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Media advisory: Doha launch of report on abuse of migrant workers ahead of Qatar World Cup - Sun 17 Nov

Amnesty International will hold an embargoed press conference in Doha, Qatar on Sunday 17 November at 1630 hrs local time , ahead of the launch of its major new report The Dark Side of Migration: Spotlight on Qatar…

Kenya: Proposed reforms will seriously undermine human rights

Freedom of expression and human rights in Kenya will be seriously undermined if amendments to a bill regulating the work of non-governmental organisations are passed, Amnesty International warned today.

UN Security Council must reject calls to defer ICC trial on Kenya

The UN Security Council must not give in to political pressure to postpone Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta’s trial at the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity, Amnesty International said ahead…

Sri Lanka: Escalating crackdown confirms 'the country should not have been allowed to host CHOGM in the first place'

Commonwealth leaders must use their summit in Colombo this week to pressure the Sri Lankan authorities into ending an alarming crackdown on civil society in the country, Amnesty International said tod

Sudan: Pair accused of kissing face 40 lashes

The Sudanese authorities must drop ‘indecent behaviour’ charges against two activists who risk being sentenced to flogging in a trial that opens tomorrow, Amnesty International said today.

Bulgaria: Migrants 'living in fear' after xenophobic attacks

The Bulgarian authorities must do more to prevent xenophobic hate crimes, Amnesty International urged today amid a rise in racist attacks that has left migrants living in fear.

Northern Ireland: Victims say 'We're an embarrassment to politicians, but we demand action on the past'

Victims and bereaved family members will come together at Stormont today (Monday) to call on politicians to agree new mechanisms to investigate past human rights violations and abuses from Northern Ir

EU Court ruling a setback for LGBTI refugees

Amnesty International and the International Commission of Jurists reacted angrily today to the decision by a key European court to refuse to rule that the criminalisation of consensual same-sex activi

Russia: Disclose whereabouts of missing Pussy Riot member

Amnesty International has condemned the continuing refusal to disclose the whereabouts of a member of the Russian punk group Pussy Riot, who is rumoured to be in transfer to a prison colony in Siberia

Amnesty welcomes Salmond human rights speech in China

Amnesty International Scotland said that the human rights references in a speech by Alex Salmond MSP, Scotland’s First Minister, in China yesterday were ‘an important first step’.