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Pakistan: ‘brutal and lethal’ crackdown on Imran Khan supporters condemned

Government shuts down mobile communication in capital for four days and blocks freedom of movement Four thousand opposition party supporters detained, and tear gas and shoot-on-sight orders issued...

Myanmar: ICC arrest warrants for military leader must end impunity

Responding to the announcement that the International Criminal Court Prosecutor Karim Khan is seeking an arrest warrant for Myanmar military leader Min Aung Hlaing for his responsibility for the...

Qatar: FIFA's 'shameful' World Cup legacy fund ignores exploited workers

‘The fund currently does absolutely nothing for the families who lost loved ones in Qatar’ - Steve Cockburn Responding to the launch today by FIFA of a World Cup Qatar Legacy Fund, Steve Cockburn...

Write for Rights: Pen power reigns in digital age as poll reveals handwritten letters still loved by the nation

Amnesty International UK have published new findings revealing the continued importance of writing letters Younger people especially wish ed they were sent more handwritten letters Around 75% of...

UK: mother of jailed British writer Alaa Abdel Fattah to deliver copy of his book to No10

The mother of the jailed British writer Aala Abdel Fattah, Laila Soueif, will hand-deliver a copy of the human rights activist’s acclaimed book to 10 Downing Street on Thursday 28 November (11am) as...

UK: Amnesty intervenes in Supreme Court case on legal protections for trans people

The Court must protect the rights of a minority group ‘Legal gender recognition, as it works now, is essential for trans people to enjoy the full spectrum of human rights each of us is entitled to...

Northern Ireland: UN Palestine expert to deliver annual Amnesty lecture on genocide

Francesca Albanese will give Amnesty Northern Ireland’s annual lecture on the topic of Israeli genocide in the Occupied Palestinian Territory ‘ Francesca Albanese is one of the most important voices...

UK: Government is hiding behind 'domestic processes' on Netanyahu arrest - legal expert

Commenting on UK ministers and Government spokespeople today repeatedly refusing to say whether the UK authorities would arrest the Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu if he visited the UK -...

Israel-OPT: arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant and Al-Masri are 'historic breakthrough for justice'

Benjamin Netanyahu, Yoav Gallant and Mohammed Diab Ibrahim Al-Masri face ICC charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity All ICC member states now under obligation to help bring the wanted men...

Australia: Authorities must regulate social media instead of banning access for children and young people

Australian government introduced a bill in parliament that aims to ban social media for children under 16 The ban will affect access to Instagram, TikTok, Facebook and X ‘The best way to protect...