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UK: New human rights ad campaign launched at London underground station

Giant Westminster station posters feature yellow-and-black hazard tape with ‘a lot needs fixing’ message To-do list including an immediate suspension of arms to Israel, scrapping of Rwanda and...

UAE: scores convicted in sham trial of 'UAE84'

Most of the defendants in the secretive trial which began during COP28 had already spent 11 years in jail Vast majority were being tried for the second time in breach of fundamental legal principles...

UK: New Government must scrap anti-protest laws to restore freedom of expression

New report reveals trend of oppressive legislation, policy and policing of protest across Europe Right to protest in the UK has been systematically eroded in recent years ‘The right to peacefully...

Ukraine: major damage to children's hospital in Russian missile attacks is 'abhorrent'

In response to the latest Russian missile strikes that have killed dozens of civilians across Ukraine and hit major medical facilities in Kyiv, including five buildings of a children’s hospital, Marie...

Northern Ireland: Troubles Act repeal must be priority for new Government

Responding to comments made by Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer as he held talks with the political leaders in Northern Ireland today as part of his tour of the devolved administrations , in which he...

Northern Ireland: Police must do more against ‘appalling’ racist intimidation

Police and politicians must respond more effectively to a campaign of racist intimidation in Antrim, Amnesty International said today. Patrick Corrigan, Northern Ireland director of Amnesty...

UK: Scrapping of unlawful Rwanda refugee scheme welcome

In response to the controversial Rwanda refugee scheme being scrapped, Sacha Deshmukh, Amnesty International UK’s Chief Executive, said: “The unlawful Rwanda scheme shamed the UK in the eyes of the...

Myanmar: New shipments of jet fuel tracked despite fears over military use

Evidence points to three likely shipments of aviation fuel this year using complex delivery routes Deliveries come amid recent spike in airstrikes on civilians, including a deadly attack on a...

Russia: human rights activist arrested for displaying Facebook logo online

Aleksei Sokolov, head of prisoners’ rights group Legal Foundation, was arrested after a raid on his home in Yekaterinburg today Facebook’s owner Meta has been labelled an ‘extremist’ organisation by...

UK: Call for Starmer government to put in place ‘human rights renaissance’

Call for ‘rights renaissance’, with to-do list including an immediate suspension of arms to Israel, scrapping of Rwanda Act, Troubles Act and anti-protest measures, and tackling homelessness crisis...