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UK: Deal with France is 'recycling the same failed response' to curb dangerous Channel crossings

In response to the UK government signing a deal with France to curb people crossing the Channel, Steve Valdez-Symonds, Amnesty International UK’s Refugee and Migrant Rights Director, said: “This deal...

Asia and the Pacific Islands: Height of Covid-19 ‘deadliest year on record’ for transgender people should be governments' wake-up call

In the height of Covid-19, 375 trans and gender diverse people reported to have been killed globally in one year Amnesty documented discrimination, violence and marginalisation of transgender people...

Ukraine: Preserving evidence of war crimes as Ukraine retakes its territory is key for victims

Civilian death toll continues to rise Further Russian attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure is likely to continue ‘Preserving evidence of war crimes must be a priority. This is essential to...

Northern Ireland/Qatar: Irish FA to back human rights calls ahead of World Cup

Irish Football Association agrees to support Amnesty calls for migrant worker compensation scheme and investigations into deaths Commitments from IFA President and Chief Executive follow ‘positive’...

Northern Ireland: Irish government urged to bring UK government to European Court if Troubles bill becomes law

Amnesty and Troubles victims give evidence to joint Irish Parliamentary committee Troubles Bill will deny victims right to justice ‘We urge the Irish government to commit to taking an inter-state case...

Ukraine: Russia's forcible transfer and deportation of Ukrainian civilians a war crime - new report

Russian forces tortured and deported civilians from Ukraine People detained subjected to torture - including being beaten, electroshocked and threatened with execution Children separated from families...

Egypt: world leaders at COP27 must call for Alaa Abd el-Fattah's release

Activist on fourth day of perilous no-liquids hunger strike UK ministers should insist on proof of life and make interventions at highest level ‘Alaa is now being detained incommunicado’ - Agnès...

Nigeria: Authorities must quash 'appalling' flogging sentence of TikTokers

Responding to the sentencing of two TikTok celebrities - Mubarak Muhammad and Nazifi Muhammad - by a court in Kano, northern Nigeria, to flogging and a fine for allegedly defaming a politician, Osai...

Northern Ireland / Qatar: Irish FA must raise human rights at Qatar World Cup

The Irish Football Association (IFA) must raise human rights concerns with FIFA and the Qatari authorities when officials travel to the country for the opening ceremony of the World Cup later this...

Italy: authorities must allow people on board refugee rescue ship to disembark

German-flagged ‘Humanity 1’ ordered to leave Sicilian port of Catania with 35 rescued people still on board ‘The law of the sea is clear: a rescue ends when all those rescued are disembarked in a...