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Ethiopia: Tigrayan forces went on killing, raping and looting spree in Amhara towns - new evidence

Numerous eyewitness accounts of civilian killings, gang-rapes and looting of medical facilities and schools in Kobo and Chenna 14-year-old girl and her mother both raped, with ‘revenge’ for rapes in...

New York City, USA: facial recognition cameras reinforcing racist policing - new research

Neighbourhoods in Bronx, Brooklyn and Queens subject to greater CCTV surveillance Digital volunteers mapped more than 25,500 CCTV cameras across the city ‘The shocking reach of facial recognition...

Singapore: 'Appalling' double execution this week must be halted

At least two executions are scheduled to take place tomorrow Two men convicted for drug offences Last known execution in Singapore was carried out in November 2019 Responding to reports that the...

Northern Ireland: Time for Westminster action on Bill of Rights following Assembly report

‘Now is the time for the Secretary of State to start the Westminster legislative process to enact a Bill of Rights’ - Patrick Corrigan Amnesty International has called on the Northern Ireland...

Russia: Navalny facing possible 15-year jail term in 'sham' trial set to take place in prison

Closed-door trial set to begin tomorrow in penal colony east of Moscow Opposition leader accused of embezzlement and contempt of court Proceedings ‘clearly deprives Navalny of his right to a fair...

Pharmaceutical companies accused of continuing to profiteer from pandemic - new report

‘Despite billions in public funding, these companies are continuing to put their own greed before their human rights responsibilities’ - Rajat Khosla In 2021, Pfizer, BioNTech and Moderna projected...

Canada: Ottawa protests full of 'hate propaganda'

Throughout the demonstrations many have been singled out for abuse Ottawa Police response is in sharp contrast to mistreated Indigenous and minority ethnic protesters in the past ‘Symbols of racism...

Syria: fatal shooting of child in al-Hol camp must be fully investigated

It remains unclear why Syrian Kurdish Autonomous Administration police officers opened fire on women and children An estimated 60,000 people held at the camp for more than two years ‘States with...

Northern Ireland: Abuse victims betrayed if official apology cancelled after resignation of First Minister

Survivors of institutional child abuse in Northern Ireland have branded as a ‘betrayal’ the expected cancellation of the planned official apology, following the resignation of First Minister Paul...

UK: call on Government to help British man held by Yemeni Houthis for nearly five years

Cardiff man Luke Symons, 29, detained without charge in Yemen since 2017 following arrest over UK passport Arm broken during torture, with solitary confinement taking heavy toll on his health ‘It’s...