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EU states must unite to end ethnic cleansing in Myanmar

As the European Union’s Foreign Affairs Council meets today to discuss subjects including Human Rights and Myanmar, Iverna McGowan, Director of Amnesty International’s European Institutions Office...

Cameroon: patients flee hospitals to avoid crackdown on English-speaking regions

Authorities fire at patients seeking hospital treatment after protests One patient “lost more than a litre of blood” but is too scared to receive help More than 500 people arrested in the two weeks...

James McAvoy, Claire Danes and Ben Stiller join Hollywood stars calling for release of human rights activists in Turkey

Actors James McAvoy, Claire Danes and Ben Stiller have joined a host of Hollywood stars in calling for the immediate release of 11 prominent human rights defenders in Turkey. More than 20 celebrities...

Philippines: Duterte's announcement on drugs war may be 'short-term PR move'

‘The wave of unlawful killings … will continue even if the shooters happen to be wearing different uniforms’ - James Gomez Responding to news that the Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has reduced...

Turkey must release human rights activists, still in jail after 100 days

One hundred days after their wrongful arrest, Amnesty International is leading a global demand for the immediate and unconditional release of 11 prominent human rights defenders in Turkey. Ten...

Greece: New law on gender recognition a 'historic step' for transgender rights

The passing of a new law reforming the legal recognition of gender identity is an historical step forward for transgender people in Greece, said Amnesty International. The new law adopted today...

Families of two Britons jailed in Iran will stage 'Bring them home' demo outside Parliament tomorrow

Family and supporters of two Britons jailed in Iran are staging a “Bring Them Home” demonstration outside the Houses of Parliament in central London tomorrow ( Wednesday 11 October, 11am ) as part of...

British-Iranian prisoner of conscience Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe faces fresh criminal proceedings

‘The new criminal proceedings against Ms Zaghari-Ratcliffe are as baseless as the original ones’ - Kerry Moscogiuri Responding to news from Richard Ratcliffe that his wife Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe -...

Myanmar: Rohingya boat deaths more evidence of 'desperate situation' in Rakhine State

Reacting to news that a boat has capsized in the Naf river separating Bangladesh and Myanmar killing at least 12 people, including children, James Gomez, Amnesty International’s Director of Southeast...

Turkey: Charges filed against jailed Amnesty staff and rights defenders must be rejected

Responding to news that a prosecutor has filed an indictment calling for jail terms of up to 16 years on terror charges for 11 human rights activists including İdil Eser and Taner Kiliç, the director...