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Libya: European countries 'complicit' in horrific abuse of refugees and migrants - new report

Report, showing network of exploitation involving EU-backed Libyan Coast Guard, comes after international outrage at reports of captive people being sold in the country UK among countries helping to...

Amnesty brands Cambodia justice system as 'compromised' after Tep Vanny verdict is upheld

Responding to the Cambodian Supreme Court’s decision which upheld the guilty verdict against Tep Vanny and fellow activists Bo Chhorvy and Kong Chantha, on charges relating to a peaceful protest they...

Video: 'You want me to explain what a letter is?!' - Jeremy Paxman stars in a new Amnesty sketch

Journalist Jeremy Paxman pokes fun at his tough-speaking persona in a new video about people’s forgotten ability to use a pen and paper in the digital era.

Ireland: Amnesty could face charges over abortion campaign

Human rights groups in Ireland are being unfairly targeted under a draconian law that can be used to criminalise campaigning organisations, Amnesty International Ireland said today. Amnesty Ireland...

Brexit: 'Henry VIII eats Parliament' stunt to highlight concern over loss of rights

Amnesty International and Liberty are staging a ‘Henry VIII eats Parliament’ stunt in Westminster on Monday (11 December, 1pm) to highlight human rights campaigners’ concerns with how the Government...

Australia: Marriage equality approval 'a historic and long-overdue moment'

Responding to news that same-sex marriage will become legal in Australia after a historic bill was passed in the House of Representatives, Lizzi Price, from Amnesty International Australia, said:...

Trump's 'reckless' recognition of unified Jerusalem undermines Palestinian human rights

‘No country in the world recognises Israel’s annexation of East Jerusalem, making the decision to confer US recognition deeply troubling’ - Raed Jarra r Condemning today’s announcement by the...

Pakistani authorities must investigate whereabouts of missing peace activist

Responding to the news that the Lahore-based Pakistani peace activist Raza Khan has gone missing, Dinushika Dissanayake, Amnesty International’s Deputy South Asia Director, said: “The Pakistani...

Nigeria: 'police killing' video must lead to independent investigation of SARS police unit

Special Anti-Robbery Squad has long been accused of systematic torture, sometimes to extort money from victims #EndSARS hashtag being widely shared in Nigeria ‘The concerns of the Nigerian people are...

Philippines: Reinstating police to anti-drug operations risks 'catastrophic wave of violence'

Responding to news that Philippines’ President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered the police to resume their role in supporting his administration’s controversial ‘war on drugs’, James Gomez, Amnesty...