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Northern Ireland: Statute of limitations would be 'utter betrayal' of victims

Northern Ireland’s Attorney General, John Larkin, QC, has said he supports the implementation of a statute of limitations on all criminal offences committed in Northern Ireland during the Troubles, as...

Ecuador: State must investigate brutal attacks against 'Mujeres Amazonicas' and do more to protect human rights defenders

Amnesty handed a petition to the Attorney General’s Office demanding a thorough investigation into violence against the Amazonian Women collective ‘For any policy for the protection of human rights...

Cyclone Idai: Tens of thousands of people still homeless one year on

Malawi, Zimbabwe and Mozambique still affected by one of the southern hemisphere’s worst ever natural disasters Government rebuilding efforts across the three countries remains slow ‘Many of the...

Lebanon: new consultation on migrant workers' rights should herald major reform

‘Kafala’ scheme leaves country’s 250,000 domestic workers vulnerable to abuse, including being permanently locked indoors with passport confiscated ‘Successive Lebanese governments have turned a blind...

Brazil: Suspected killers of Marielle Franco to be tried by popular jury

Politician and human rights defender Marielle Franco was shot dead in March 2018 ‘Important the process is moving forward… but the case will only be solved when all those involved are identified and...

Egypt: former MP given one-year jail sentence for BBC interview

Politician and human rights lawyer Zyad el-Elaimy sentenced to year in prison for ‘spreading false news’ ‘He is a prisoner of conscience, who has been swept up in Egypt’s ruthless purge of critics and...

Slovenia: European Court of Human Rights judgment a blow to Roma communities

ECHR ruled that Slovenia did not violate rights of Roma families by failing to ensure access to water and sanitation Right to water was included in the Slovenian Constitution in 2016 ‘It is shameful...

Sudan: all security agencies were involved in brutal protest attacks - and must be held to account

New report reveals how security forces beat, raped, tortured and killed protesters ‘We are urging Sudan’s transitional authorities to hold thorough, effective and independent investigations... Every...

Saudi Arabia: 'sham' trial of women's activist Loujain al-Hathloul set to resume

Right to drive campaigner was arrested nearly two years ago 13 women’s rights activists remain on trial, part of a 2018 crackdown ‘How can they initiate change in the country when the very women who...

Malawi: authorities escalate crackdown with arrests of rights activists

Malawian authorities have mounted a crackdown on dissent ahead of the general election rerun on 19 May by arresting two prominent human rights activists, Amnesty International said today. Gift...