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USA: Banned Trump hair adverts to be driven round Washington

‘We want to send a message to Washington – there’s a storm brewing’ - Margaret Huang Prohibition on ‘influencing public’ An advertising campaign from Amnesty International USA that was rejected by the...

Eastern Ghouta: Access to humanitarian assistance must be provided without delay

“It shouldn’t require a ceasefire for starving civilians to be allowed life-saving assistance and protection from being deliberately bombarded.” Sherine Tadros Security Council must ensure attacks on...

South Sudan: UN report on atrocities should 'jolt the world into action'

UN findings include accounts of soldiers castrating men, gang-raping women and forcing children to watch their mothers being raped Responding to today’s UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan...

United Nations: Northern Ireland abortion laws violate human rights of women

Amnesty International has welcomed a report by the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women published today, which finds the United Kingdom responsible for “grave”’...

Philippines: Detained Duterte critic must be freed immediately

The Philippines government must immediately drop all charges and release prisoner of conscience Senator Leila de Lima, an outspoken critic of President Rodrigo Duterte, Amnesty International said...

USA: directive to State Department on women's reproductive rights condemned

It’s a ‘transparent attempt’ to ‘deprioritise reproductive rights’ - Tarah Demant Responding to reports that the US State Department’s human rights bureau has received an official directive to remove...

Brexit bill set to 'substantially reduce rights in the UK', Amnesty annual report warns

The EU Withdrawal Bill is set to significantly reduce human rights protections in the UK, Amnesty International warned today, while a rush to sign new trade deals means there is a growing risk the UK...

Bahrain: new five-year jail sentence for activist Nabeel Rajab is 'shameful'

The already-jailed activist has been given latest jail term for tweeting about human rights violations in Bahrain and Yemen ‘The conviction of Nabeel Rajab today is a slap in the face to justice’ -...

Amnesty welcomes Diane Abbott speech on 'unfair' refugee family reunion rules

MPs urged to vote for change on current restrictive and unfair rules In a speech today, Shadow Home Secretary Diane Abbott announced that the Labour Party’s immigration policy will uphold respect for...

Syria: 'flagrant war crimes' being committed in Eastern Ghouta

International community still failing to act as ‘war crimes on an epic scale’ unfold in the besieged suburb of Damascus ‘The Syrian government, with the backing of Russia, is intentionally targeting...