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Press releases in 2016

Bahrain: today's dissolution of main opposition party is 'flagrant attack on freedom of expression'

‘The Bahraini authorities have not presented any credible evidence that Al-Wefaq is anything but a peaceful opposition movement’ - Philip Luther

Greece: Almost 60,000 refugees stranded in appalling conditions as Europe fails to act

A year after EU leaders agreed on an emergency relocation scheme to share responsibility for asylum-seekers, almost 60,000 people remain stranded in appalling and unsafe conditions in

Obama's refugee summit still leaves millions staring into the abyss

Theresa May’s ‘not in my back yard’ approach strongly criticised

Nigeria: Special police squad 'get rich' torturing detainees and demanding bribes in exchange for freedom
Syria: 'horrific' attack on UN aid convoy will have disastrous consequences for desperate civilians

‘If the convoy was - as it appears - deliberately attacked, this would be yet another war crime committed by the Syrian government’ - Philip Luther

UN refugee summit: 'race to the bottom' forcing refugees into smugglers' hands

'This disastrous approach has triggered a race to the bottom as country after country has raised its walls and lowered its standards for those seeking asylum' - Kate Allen

Yemen: new evidence indicates US-supplied bomb used in deadly Saudi coalition attack on MSF hospital

‘How many more hospitals have to be bombed before UK ministers finally act?’ - Oliver Sprague

Refugees Welcome demo at Stormont - refugees, campaigners, churches & unions unite in advance of UN summit
UK troop abuse: MoD apology in Basra canal drowning case 'long overdue'
Poland: Abortion ban would put women and girls at risk

Amnesty International activists will join demonstrations in Warsaw, London and other cities on Sunday 18 September, to protest against planned amendments to Poland’s abortion law.