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UK: Asylum treaty with Rwanda is a 'gross political fantasy'

In response to the Home Secretary visiting Rwanda to sign a new asylum treaty, Steve Valdez-Symonds, Amnesty International UK’s Refugee and Migrant Rights Director, said: “With this treaty, ministers...

El Salvador: 'Extremely alarming' rise in torture and abuse leaves marginalised communities living in fear - new report

Rise in systematic detentions; forced disappearances and torture since introduction of state of emergency in 2022 State violence gradually replacing gang violence in poverty-stricken communities...

Israel/OPT: US-made munitions used in two Israeli airstrikes in Gaza killed 43 civilians

Detailed investigation shows huge Boeing-made bombs hit two family homes with no military targets present Nineteen children were killed in the two attacks in the city of Deir al-Balah in central Gaza...

COP28: Record number of fossil fuel lobbyists at critical climate talks 'warped'

Lobbyists working on behalf of the fossil fuel industry at COP 28 ris es to at least 2,456, compared to 636 at last year’s summit ‘Arms dealers are not asked to peace talks, so it is warped to ask...

Israel/OPT: Urgent need for a ceasefire to end civilian bloodshed and mass suffering as fighting resumes

All civilian hostages and arbitrarily detained Palestinians must be released ‘Without a ceasefire, the shocking death toll will skyrocket and civilians in Gaza will once again be forced to endure the...

Russia: Supreme Court's 'extremist' label for LGBTQ+ groups condemned

Ruling recognises as ‘extremist’ an undefined ‘international public LGBT movement’ ‘Participants’ could be jailed for five years, and ‘organisers’ and donors of LGBTQ+ groups face possible ten-year...

South Korea accused of censorship for jailing man who wrote poem about North Korea

Responding to the sentencing of a South Korean man, Lee Yoon-seop, to 14 months in prison for praising North Korea in a poem, Amnesty International said poetry was not a crime and called for the...

COP28: President using summit to arrange oil deals proves 'fox is guarding hen house'

Reacting to a BBC report that Sultan Al Jaber, the president-designate of COP28, who is also the chief executive of the UAE’s Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), was briefed to advance the...

UK: protest plane flown over Man City ground to highlight case of jailed Emirati activist

Fans and players will have seen ‘UAE - Free Ahmed Mansoor’ message in giant red lettering Prominent Emirati activist has been arbitrarily jailed for more than six years ‘We’re calling on City fans to...

UAE: despite pledge to hold 'inclusive' COP, 64 dissidents still in Emirati jails

At least 64 Emiratis have been unlawfully jailed because of actual or perceived political opposition to the authorities Prominent human rights defender Ahmed Mansoor among those held ‘If the UAE...