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Press releases in 2014

Egypt: one year on from Morsi, country is 'failing at every level' in terms of human rights

1,247 death sentences handed down so far this year, 247 upheld Reports of 80 deaths in police custody

Iraq: thousands fleeing ISIS and expected government air strikes blocked by Kurdish authorities

'Thousands of frightened civilians have left their homes and their lives behind only to find themselves stranded on the streets’ - Donatella Rovera

Hong Kong: Mass arrests of peaceful protesters as media asked to leave

The Hong Kong authorities must release all those detained solely for peacefully protesting in pro-democracy demonstrations, Amnesty International said, after more than 500 people were arrested by p

UAE: call for release of nine prisoners of conscience a year after mass show trial

‘The only reason these nine individuals are behind bars is because they dared to call for peaceful democratic reform’ - Said Boumedouha

Israel: collective punishment will not bring the justice that murdered teens deserve
Iraq: ISIS abduct border guards from Yezidi minority

‘A clear pattern is emerging whereby ISIS is deliberately targeting Iraq’s minorities as well as others suspected of opposing the group’ - Donatella Rovera

Sitting African leaders immunity from prosecution - a setback for justice

The decision by the African Union (AU) to grant sitting African leaders immunity from prosecution for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity is a backward step in the fight against impuni

European Court ruling on full-face veils punishes women for expressing their beliefs

Today’s European Court of Human Rights judgment upholding a general ban on wearing full-face veils in public is deeply damaging, warned Amnesty International.