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Senegal: 'Repeal amnesty law' on first anniversary and deliver justice to victims of violent repression

Senegalese authorities must deliver justice, truth and reparation to the thousands of victims of violent crackdown on protests between 2021 and 2024 6 March marked the first anniversary of a law...

Philippines: Duterte arrest a 'monumental step for justice'

Responding to news that former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has been arrested by Philippine authorities on the basis of an arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC)...

Israel/OPT: Israel's decision to cut off electricity supply in Gaza is 'further evidence of genocide against Palestinians'

In response to Israel cutting off the electricity supply to a desalination plant for drinking water in the occupied Gaza Strip, Erika Guevara Rosas, Amnesty International’s Senior Director for...

Syria: 'Horrific' killings of civilians on northwest coast must be investigated

‘Syrians deserve a future rooted in justice and dignity, yet communities once again are being forced to endure unimaginable loss’ - Heba Morayef Responding to reports of hundreds of civilians, mostly...

UK: Alarming Crime and Policing Bill yet another assault on the right to peacefully protest

Today the Crime and Policing Bill will enter its Second Reading debate in the House of Commons It is the fourth anti-protest bill put to Parliament in as many years The Bill seeks to criminalise yet...

Wales: Welsh government must 'accelerate action' to deliver commitment on women's rights

Government has failed to incorporate the UN Convention of the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women into Welsh law Marking International Women’s Day with the theme 'accelerating...

UK: JSO judgment shows anti-protest laws must be 'revised immediately'

Responding to the Court of Appeal’s judgment on the appeal made by 16 Just Stop Oil protesters against their prison sentences for a range of peaceful protests, Kerry Moscogiuri, Amnesty International...

Global: Electric shock equipment widely abused by law enforcement agencies due to alarming lack of regulation - new report

40 countries including the UK where cases involving torture and other ill-treatment using electric shock equipment have been documented 197 companies manufactured or promoted direct contact electric...

Wales: Police secrecy in attempting to predict crime by racist profiling of communities

Amnesty’s new report ‘Automated Racism’ reveals dangerous discrimination in police prediction tools All police forces in Wales attempt to predict crime by profiling communities Black people more...

Lebanon: Israeli attacks on health facilities, ambulances and paramedics must be investigated as war crimes - new investigation

Four attacks on healthcare facilities and vehicles which killed 19 healthcare workers investigated Israeli military has not provided sufficient justifications or specific evidence of military targets...