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Tanzania: ten men arrested in Zanzibar for 'being gay'

Group detained for supposedly conducting a gay marriage Arrests come days after a Tanzanian politician announced a taskforce to hunt down LGBTI people Ten men have been arrested on the Tanzanian...

Pakistan: Imran Khan must ensure safe travel out of country for Aasia Bibi

Mother of five remains in jail and at risk after government reverses position on her fate ‘Aasia Bibi has been through eight years of torment, she should be allowed to travel to safety, rather than...

Cameroon: authorities must act swiftly to free kidnapped schoolchildren

Case is ‘chilling echo’ of Chibok kidnappings in Nigeria Following the abduction of at least 70 schoolchildren earlier today in Cameroon’s Anglophone region, Samira Daoud, Amnesty International’s West...

France: Arrest warrants for Syrian officials an important step towards justice

Responding to the news that French prosecutors have issued arrest warrants for three senior Syrian government and intelligence officials on charges of torture, enforced disappearances, crimes against...

Millions of letters to highlight crackdown on women protesters around the world

Biggest letter writing campaign in the world launches to stop abuses against 12 women rights defenders In 2017 at least 312 human rights defenders were assassinated - twice as many as in 2015 Cases...

Northern Ireland: woman who bought abortion pills for daughter in court to challenge prosecution

Mother could face a criminal trial and up to 5 years in prison ‘The fear and pain of it all. I feel like I am not allowed to move on’ – mother speaks out This is the first-time a prosecution relating...

UN Human Rights Council must interrogate China over mass internment camps

Truth behind mass internment camps of Muslims must be revealed “The internment camps are places where torture and other forms of ill-treatment is rife” – Patrick Poon The Chinese government must tell...

London street outside Saudi Arabian embassy 'renamed Khashoggi Street'

‘The whole world has been shocked by this grotesque killing’ - Kate Allen Amnesty International today renamed the street outside the Saudi Arabian embassy in central London as “Khashoggi Street” to...

Egypt: at least 19 human rights activists arrested in 'chilling' new crackdown

‘Anyone who dares to speak out about human rights violations in Egypt today is in danger’ - Najia Bounaim The Egyptian authorities have stepped up their onslaught against the country’s human rights...

Tanzania: 'dangerous' plans for homophobic taskforce must be abandoned immediately

Following the announcement of plans by the Tanzanian government to form a taskforce which will begin hunting down and arresting people who are, or are perceived to be, lesbian, gay, bi-sexual...