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Gabon: Security forces must stop using excessive force amid post-election violence

Following reports of violence and that several anti-government demonstrators had been shot and injured in the capital of Gabon, Libreville, Amnesty International’s West and Central African Di

Yvette Cooper to call for action on refugee crisis in Belfast speech

Former government minister Yvette Cooper MP will call for a more ambitious international response to the refugee crisis when she delivers a major speech in Belfast next month.

Anniversary of Alan Kurdi drowning highlights continuing global shame

One year after the shocking image of Syrian boy Alan Kurdi’s drowned body caused an international outcry, world leaders are shamefully failing to respond effectively to the global refugee cri

Film screening (London): Syria documentary 'Little Gandhi' - Fri 16 Sept 2016

On Friday 16 September (7pm) Amnesty International UK is hosting a screening of the film ‘Little Gandhi’, an acclaimed documentary on Syria.

Author event: Award-winning writers on how teachers and librarians can use fiction to explore challenging issues with teens

AUTHOR EVENT, SHOREDITCH, LONDON, 6PM, THURSDAY 15 SEPTEMBER 2016 Praise for HERE I STAND

Calais: Whilst UK and French politicians squabble, people smugglers are the only ones to profit

As the Home Secretary, Amber Rudd, is in Paris to discuss security issues and to reject calls to scrap the Le Touquet agreement that allows border checks to take place in Calais, Steve Symonds

DRC: Release of Congolese pro-democracy activists 'rare, positive step'

Two Amnesty prisoners of conscience and “Write for Rights” cases Fred Bauma and Yves Makwambala among those released

Israel's trial of World Vision charity worker must not be held in secret

‘The Israeli authorities must immediately investigate the allegations that Mohammed al-Halabi was mistreated in custody’ - Magdalena Mughrabi

Ukraine: New overwhelming evidence of secret detention centres emerges after 13 people released

‘Grotesque practice of secret detention continues to be denied by Ukrainian authorities, but the evidence is overwhelming’

France: decision to overturn burkini ban 'draws important line in the sand'

Responding to the decision of France’s highest administrative court to overturn the ban on the burkini on a French beach, John Dalhuisen, Amnesty International’s Europe Director said: