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Iran: Nobel Prize for Narges Mohammadi 'sends clear message' on human rights to authorities

‘They have subjected her to years of human rights violations, including torture, death threats and denial of specialised medical care’ - Agnès Callamard Reacting to news that unjustly-imprisoned...

Scotland: Amnesty urges ministers to be bold on new human rights law

Scottish Government ministers need to be bold when drafting new human rights legislation, Amnesty International said at the end of a public consultation on government plans. Amnesty has welcomed...

Pakistan: authorities must not carry out threat to deport Afghan refugees

More than 3.7 million Afghans live in Pakistan, large numbers of whom are unregistered Many Afghan refugees in Pakistan already experience harassment and arrest ‘A forced return to Afghanistan could...

India: NewsClick arrests are 'latest attempt to decimate' independent media

Two members of the news site arrested after series of raids yesterday, with 46 journalists questioned in total Authorities using counter-terrorism law to target journalists ‘The Unlawful Activities...

China: Human rights lawyer at risk of torture after return from Laos

Lu Siwei is being held in the Xindu Detention Centre in Sichuan province, southwestern China Countries in Asia under pressure into making illegal forcible returns ‘Lu Siwei’s confirmed detention in...

EU: Migration agreement 'dangerous and disproportionate'

EU member states reached an agreement today Agreement risks leaving people stranded, detained or destitute along Europe’s borders ‘People who arrive at the EU’s borders must be able to seek asylum...

Global: X's new privacy policy poses 'huge' human rights risks

From today, X will collect users' biometric data and other personal information ‘X claims to be a platform that promotes freedom of expressi on, but its carte blanche approach to profit-making...

Saudi Arabia: still no justice for state-sanctioned murder of Jamal Khashoggi

Ahead of fifth anniversary (2 Oct) of journalist’s brutal killing in Turkey, the family is still being denied justice Closed-door trial in 2019 was widely considered to be a whitewash ‘The path to...

UK: Clear majority of people don’t want to leave European human rights convention - new poll

Fifty-seven per cent said UK should stay part of ECHR, while more than 90% said next government should instead prioritise cost-of-living crisis More than 80% of people who voted Conservative in 2019...

Vietnam: Jail sentence for climate activist Hoang Thi Minh Hong condemned

Leading climate activist sentenced to three years in prison on trumped-up tax charge She is the fifth prominent Vietnamese environmentalist to be accused of tax evasion in past two years ‘If Vietnam...