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Press releases in 2024

FIFA must secure binding human rights safeguards from 2030 and 2034 World Cup hosts - new report

Warning over the Morocco/Spain/Portugal joint bid for 2030 and Saudi Arabia’s for 2034 Thousands of workers who delivered the Qatar tournament suffered grievous human rights violations Hosting rights...

Qatar: authorities must quash conviction of British-Mexican man after grossly unfair trial

Manuel Aviña appears to be victim of false drugs charges after Grindr entrapment in a country with harsh anti-LGBTI laws Aviña’s life was endangered after he was denied essential HIV medication ‘Qatar...

USA: Biden 'hellbent on dismantling human rights' by shutting down US-Mexico border

In response to an executive order announced today by President Biden that effectively shuts down the US-Mexico border and creates a first of its kind numerical cap on the number of people who can seek...

Particular duty for people in UK to remember 'spirit of Tankman' on 35th anniversary

Marking the 35 th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown in the Chinese capital on 4 June 1989, Sacha Deshmukh, Amnesty International UK’s Chief Executive, said: “On the 35 th anniversary of...

Northern Ireland: Cautious welcome from human rights groups for independent counsel review into covert surveillance

In response to the Chief Constable’s announcement of a counsel-led review into Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) use of covert surveillance against journalists, lawyers and others, Patrick...