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Kenya: police killings and 'vengeful attacks' amid election chaos - new testimonies

Fatal police shootings in food markets and people’s homes in attempt to punish election protesters One man was dragged by police to a sewage ditch and forced to drink from it “What we are witnessing...

Northern Ireland: Court decision to overturn PSNI refusal to investigate torture of 'Hooded Men' welcomed

Amnesty International has welcomed a decision by the High Court in Belfast today to overturn a decision by the Police Service of Northern Ireland not to take further steps to identify and prosecute...

South Africa: coffin assault case sends message that racism will not be tolerated

In response to the conclusion of the coffin assault case , at the Middleburg High Court earlier today (27 October), Shenilla Mohamed, Amnesty International South Africa’s Executive Director, said:...

Burundi's withdrawal from the ICC a 'cynical attempt to evade justice'

Burundi becomes the first country to withdraw from the International Criminal Court in a clear attempt to stop the Court’s investigations in the country Withdrawal “does not in any way absolve Burundi...

Supreme Court must take 'unique chance' to change Northern Ireland abortion law

Amnesty International is urging the Supreme Court to change Northern Ireland’s abortion law as a three-day hearing in London concludes today. Amnesty is an intervenor in the case which is considering...

Turkey: chair of Amnesty Turkey kept in jail as second human rights trial begins in Izmir today

Case follows separate one of ten human rights activists which began in Istanbul yesterday Taner Kılıç has already been behind bars since early June ‘The Turkish authorities have repeatedly and...

Northern Ireland: Amnesty calls for release of abortion report after key recommendation disclosed at Supreme Court

“Any argument in favour of secrecy has just crumbled” - Grainne Teggart Amnesty International has called on civil servants in Northern Ireland to release a year-old report on Northern Ireland’s...

Kenya: police must exercise restraint as tensions rise during election re-run

As the presidential election re-run takes place in Kenya today (26 October), Amnesty International is urging the police – who have been heavily deployed in opposition strongholds – to exercise...

Turkey: Court releases eight human rights activists, including Director of Amnesty Turkey

Director of Amnesty Turkey, İdil Eser, and nine other activists were arrested in July Campaigners to press for release of Amnesty Turkey's Chair, Taner Kılıç, whose separate trial begins tomorrow...

Turkey: 'politically-motivated' trial of Amnesty director and ten other activists to begin

Amnesty will monitor trials of human rights activists in Istanbul and Izmir Protesters in London will mount vigil at Turkish Embassy on morning of trial ‘It should not take the judge more than half an...