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Hungary: Amnesty launches legal challenge to law criminalising work on migration

Amnesty International will challenge in court the constitutionality of Hungary’s controversial law that criminalises with up to one year in prison, individuals and organisations working on migration...

Syria: one year on, Coalition refusal to accept responsibility for Raqqa deaths is 'insult' to civilians

Year after Raqqa battle, despite its attacks killings hundreds of civilians, Coalition admits it will neither investigate deaths or compensate families Pentagon sends ‘final response’ to Amnesty...

Pakistan: Detained Pashtun human rights defender must be released

Pakistan’s authorities must immediately and unconditionally release Gulalai Ismail, a Pashtun human rights defender, who was detained on her arrival at Islamabad airport today, Amnesty International...

Kazakhstan: thousands with intellectual disabilities denied basic rights - new report

At least 16,000 people with psychosocial and intellectual disabilities denied right to make own decisions about study, work or marriage ‘Guardianship’ system is legacy of Soviet psychiatry ‘Once a...

UK: Natural History Museum must justify hosting Saudi Arabia event

Event comes amid intense concern over Jamal Khashoggi’s disappearance and an ongoing crackdown in Saudi Arabia Commenting on the Natural History Museum’s hosting of a reception by the Saudi Arabian...

USA immigration: more family separations than previously disclosed - new report

Trump administration admits to Amnesty separating approximately 8,000 ‘family units’ since early 2017, with 6,000 in a four-month period Cases include 15 trans and gay asylum-seekers detained without...

Australia: 'Wretched situation' for refugees on Nauru as health crisis escalates

In response to the urgent call made by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) today for all refugees and asylum-seekers to be immediately evacuated from Nauru, Roshika Deo, Pacific Researcher at Amnesty...

Myanmar: Journalists arrested in 'another alarming assault on press freedom'

Responding to the arrest of journalists Nayi Min, Kyaw Zaw Linn and Phyo Wai Win in Myanmar today, Tirana Hassan, Amnesty International's Director of Crisis Response, said: “These arrests are yet...

Northern Ireland abortion: 75% of UK public want government to change law - new polls

65% of Northern Irish public believe having an abortion should not be a crime 78% of rest of UK believe that abortion in Northern Ireland should be decriminalised 83% of Great Britain think women in...

World Day Against Death Penalty: powerful video shows horror for families

To coincide with World Day Against the Death Penalty today, Amnesty has released a powerful six-minute video showing the impact of the death penalty on families in Belarus, the only country in Europe...