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Egypt: Ahmadi minority must be protected from arrest, disappearance and threatened deportation

At least four men were arrested or disappeared last month for openly following the Ahmadi religion Members of religious minorities and atheists are often summoned and questioned by the National...

Slovakia: Proposed amendments to the Constitution would endanger the lives LGBTIQ+ people

‘Members of the Slovak Parliament must vote to reject this multi-pronged assault on human rights’ - Rado Sloboda Amendments to the Constitution of Slovakia to recognise only two sexes - male and...

Global: Executions highest on record since 2015 - new death penalty report

In 2024, global executions surged to 1,518, the highest since 2015 ​ Iran, Iraq and Saudi Arabia responsible for 91% of executions Known totals do not include thousands of people believed to have been...

Iran: Authorities must halt gruesome plan to amputate fingers of tortured prisoners within days

Three men were arrested in August 2017 and convicted of robbery in 2019 after a grossly unfair trial The amputation sentences could be carried out as early as 11 April ‘ I call upon human rights...

Northern Ireland: Amnesty response to arrest in the investigation of journalist Martin O'Hagan's murder

Responding to news of an arrest in the police investigation into the 2001 murder of Northern Ireland journalist Martin O'Hagan, Patrick Corrigan, Amnesty International’s Northern Ireland Director...

Hungary: Withdrawal of country from ICC 'a betrayal of all victims of war crimes'

Withdrawal from the ICC is possible under Article 127 of the Rome Statute Such a withdrawal takes effect one year after notification is received by the UN treaty office However, withdrawal does not...

Syria: 'Brutal mass killings' of Alawite civilians must be investigated as war crimes - new evidence

Government affiliated militias deliberately killed civilians from Alawite minority Amnesty’s Crisis Evidence Lab verified videos and photos, conducted weapons analysis, and analysed satellite imagery...

UK: TFL block Amnesty adverts to hide warnings over crime-predicting technology

Amnesty advert alerts residents of South London to the problematic predictive policing happening in their communities Transport for London rejected the advert, stating ‘it might bring other members of...

Myanmar: Military cannot 'ask for aid with one hand and bomb with the other'

Myanmar’s military must refrain from deliberate air strikes and other forms of attack on civilian targets in areas impacted by last week’s 7.7-magnitude earthquake, Amnesty International said today as...

Israel/OPT: Killings of paramedics and rescue workers in Gaza must be investigated

Israel’s genocide in Gaza has resulted in an unprecedented number of aid workers being killed Human rights investigators are still unable to access Gaza to monitor alleged war crimes ‘Every day of...