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Northern Ireland: Victims join together and lodge legal proceedings to fight back on 'heinous Troubles Act'

Troubles Act received royal assent yesterday Victims have joined together and submitted legal challenges to Belfast High Court with an urgent hearing requested ‘We made it clear that if this Bill...

Global: Interactive map reveals a 'blistering attack' on peaceful protests across the world

First of its kind interactive map shows state-sanctioned violence against protesters worldwide ‘This map sheds light on the heavy repression suffered by protesters around the world – and it is...

Northern Ireland: Racist attack in Belfast - “We fear that it is only a matter of time before lives are lost”

“We fear that it is only a matter of time before lives are lost ” - Patrick Corrigan In response to the latest incident of racist hate crime, Patrick Corrigan, Northern Ireland programme director of...

Iran/UK: release of jailed conservationist Morad Tahbaz is 'huge relief'

‘The Government needs to drastically upgrade its procedures to prevent more unnecessary heartbreak and suffering in cases like Morad’s’ - Sacha Deshmukh Responding to news that the UK conservationist...

Bangladesh: Authorities must end 'relentless smear campaign' of Nobel laureate

Authorities weaponising labour laws to harass and intimidate Nobel Peace laureate Mohammad Yunus More than 150 cases lodged against 83-year-old Nobel laureate ‘ The abuse of laws and misuse of the...

Bahrain/UK: human rights defender Maryam Al-Khawaja prevented from boarding flight at Heathrow

Activist was set to travel to Bahrain to lobby for her jailed father’s release Heads of Amnesty, Front Line Defenders and ActionAid Denmark also stopped from boarding flight at Heathrow ‘[It’s] a...

Climate change: ‘Fast and fair’ fossil fuel phase-out needed

Fresh climate call comes as millions set to join protests ahead of next week’s UN meetings Amnesty is supporting Fridays for Future Global Climate Strike and March to End Fossil Fuels ‘Too many...

Iran: year of 'unspeakable cruelty' from authorities after Mahsa Amini's death

Tens of thousands arrested, hundreds unlawfully killed, and torture in detention rife Authorities have ramped up enforcement of veiling laws and made thousands of students sign pledges not to...

DR Congo: Huge expansion in cobalt and copper mining is ‘wrecking lives’ - new report

One-hundred page report shows how multinational mining companies are driving people from their homes and land Massive expansion in demand for metals for lithium-ion batteries for electric cars is...

UK: Police must allow peaceful protesters to demonstrate at global arms fair in London

DSEI, one of the world’s biggest arms fairs, opens in London’s Docklands today Peaceful protesters will attend the event and police have already made arrests at the venue over the past few days At...