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Russia: inhumane prison transport trains are 'legacy of the GULAG' - new report

Up to 12 prisoners packed into windowless, four-person train compartments - some from Soviet period - and only allowed to use the toilet once every five or six hours Prisoners are ‘disappeared’ while...

Syria: Russia's veto at United Nations over chemical weapons investigation condemned

‘This routine abuse of the veto has become the equivalent of a green light for war crimes’ - Sherine Tadros Responding to news that Russia has used its veto power at the United Nations Security...

Chinese authorities must confirm whereabouts of Swedish bookseller

Responding to reports that the Chinese authorities have released Gui Minhai, a Hong Kong bookseller with Swedish nationality who went missing in Thailand in 2015 and later appeared in Chinese custody...

Iraq: Kurdish homes targeted in wave of attacks by government-backed militias

Satellite imagery, videos and dozens of testimonies from city of Tuz Khurmatu reveal how Kurdish neighbourhoods targeted in resurgence of ethnic conflict At least 11 civilians killed, homes looted and...

Iran: prominent medical academic sentenced to death for 'working with Israel'

Swedish resident Ahmadreza Djalali’s death sentence comes after psychological torture, false confessions and grossly unfair trial The Iranian authorities must quash a death sentence imposed on Iranian...

UK: Supreme Court to hear challenge to Northern Ireland abortion law

“The judges of the Supreme Court have a chance to put right centuries of human rights abuse. We urge them to take it” – Grainne Teggart Amnesty International will be an intervenor in a significant...

Argentina: Authorities must guarantee justice for Santiago Maldonado

The discovery of the body of activist Santiago Maldonado marks a tragic day for human rights and justice in Argentina, Amnesty International said today. Maldonado was forcibly disappeared following a...

New briefing calls for end to unlawful use of drones

Briefing comes after controversial reported killing of British woman Sally-Anne Jones and her 12-year-old son ‘Armed drones have been used to carry out unlawful killings with minimal oversight and...

Indonesia: Declassified US documents show urgent need to investigate 1965 atrocities

Newly-released US government documents on mass killings in Indonesia in 1965 have provided new momentum for the authorities to reveal the truth about the atrocities that have been ignored for decades...

More global support needed for Bangladesh in helping Rohingya refugees

More countries need to increase their support for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh amid an unprecedented humanitarian crisis, Amnesty International said today. The meeting of high-level representatives...